Are you completely emotionally exhausted by the end of the workday? As professionals, we’re constantly told empathy is a leadership superpower. But when you absorb everyone else’s stress—from anxious teams to demanding clients—your ability to connect becomes a fast track to burnout. In today’s briefing, we explore Jamil Zaki’s transformative framework from How to Sustain Your Empathy in Difficult Times. Discover why empathy is a dial you can control, and learn the critical difference between draining “emotional empathy” and empowering “compassionate empathy.”

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