Leadership can feel like a high-wire act—you’re balancing the needs of your team, the demands of the business and your own well-being. And lately, that high-wire has started to feel more like a thread. As an executive coach, I get asked the same question by leaders all the time: “How do I support my team with their emotional problems without becoming their therapist—or burning myself out?”
Great leadership isn’t just about hearing people out—it’s about helping them move forward. To get the best productivity, engagement and overall satisfaction from your teams, you need to find the middle ground of support that helps them feel heard while still moving forward to solve the problem.
I help my clients apply a simple (but powerful) approach that I call Acknowledgment + Movement.
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