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When concerned about an employee's mental health, leaders too often take responsibility for their issues, or go into "solving mode", a wellbeing specialist says.

But instead of these responses it's better to empower the individual, says The Blueberry Institute MD Fleur Heazlewood in her new book, Leading Wellbeing: A leader's guide to mental health conversations at work.

"Empowering action is all about either encouraging a person to take an action that they feel comfortable with, or supporting them in taking actions that they believe will assist them in their healing journey," she says...