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Leadership expert Leena Rinne warns that AI adoption risks eroding workplace empathy when managers use automation to avoid direct human connection with employees.

Leadership expert Leena Rinne warns that AI adoption risks eroding workplace empathy when managers use automation to avoid direct human connection with employees.

The phenomenon of 'social offloading' describes how AI enables leaders to delegate emotionally demanding tasks rather than building genuine workplace relationships

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