Helping Without Enabling: What Belongs to HR, What Belongs to Leaders◢

Overview

HR professionals are burning out at alarming rates.

• A 2023 UKG study found that 71% of HR professionals report feeling burned out, compared to 50% of the wider workforce.

• Nearly half of HR leaders have considered leaving their roles due to stress (SHRM).

Why? In addition to their critical responsibilities, HR often becomes the “dumping ground” for work leaders should be doing themselves — from performance conversations to hiring and firing decisions. While HR’s desire to help is admirable, it can unintentionally enable weak leadership and erode culture.

This webcast will bring together HR and business leaders to unpack this dynamic and provide practical tools to help HR reclaim its rightful role.

What You’ll Gain

By attending, you’ll learn:

• Why HR burnout is tied not only to workload, but to misplaced responsibilities.

• The difference between HR helping and HR enabling — and why it matters.

• A framework for what belongs to HR vs. what belongs to leaders.

• Scripts and strategies to redirect responsibilities back to leaders without abandoning support.

• How leaders and HR can work together in a “wingman, not hired gun” configuration to build healthier culture and stronger accountability.

Who Should Attend

This webcast is designed for HR professionals at all levels who want to:

• Set boundaries without losing influence.

• Strengthen leadership accountability in their organizations.

• Reduce burnout while amplifying HR’s strategic value.

Join us to shift from “dumping ground” to “strategic partner” — and reclaim the space HR deserves.