[Webinar] How to stop being everyone’s emotional support human (before you burn out)

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Melanie Naranjo, Chief People Officer at Ethena

November in HR: Year-end reviews. Comp conversations. Open enrollment questions. Holiday party drama. And every stressed-out employee in the building ends up on your desk.

HR spends all year holding everyone else up, and nobody’s checking on HR. Melanie Naranjo (Chief People Officer, Ethena) gets honest about why HR teams burn out faster than the people they support and what you can do about it before you hit empty.

You’ll leave with practical ways to protect your time, set boundaries that actually stick, and stop absorbing everyone else’s stress as your own.

Join us Tuesday, November 17 at 2pm ET / 11am PT.

What you’ll learn:

• Why HR burns out faster than the employees it supports
• How to set boundaries with employees and leaders without looking like you don’t care
• What to stop taking on so you’re not the default fix for every workplace problem

You should attend if you:

• Are the person everyone runs to when things go sideways
• Have answered a “quick question” Slack at 10pm this month
• Are heading into year-end already running on empty

Got questions? We’ll answer them live during the event, but feel free to send them in advance via the registration form if you’d like to keep them anonymous.

Can’t join us live? Register to get access to the event recording and resources post-session.

This program has been submitted to the HR Certification Institute and is currently pending review for 1 (HR (General)) recertification credit hour. HR Certification Institute’s® (www.HRCI.org) official seal confirms that Ethena meets the criteria for pre-approved recertification credit(s) for any of HRCI’s eight credentials, including SPHR® and PHR®. We’ll share the Program ID with registrants as soon as approval comes through.

This program has been submitted to SHRM and is currently pending review for 1 SHRM Professional Development Credit (PDC). Ethena is recognized by SHRM to offer Professional Development Credits (PDC) for SHRM-CP® or SHRM-SCP® recertification activities. We’ll share the activity code with registrants as soon as approval comes through.

Tuesday, November 17 at 2pm ET / 11am PT

November in HR: Year-end reviews. Comp conversations. Open enrollment questions. Holiday party drama. And every stressed-out employee in the building ends up on your desk.

HR spends all year holding everyone else up, and nobody's checking on HR. In this webinar, Melanie Naranjo (Chief People Officer, Ethena) gets honest about why HR teams burn out faster than the people they support and what you can do about it before you hit empty.

You'll leave with practical ways to protect your time, set boundaries that actually stick, and stop absorbing everyone else's stress as your own.

What you'll learn:

  • Why HR burns out faster than the employees it supports
  • How to set boundaries with employees and leaders without looking like you don't care
  • What to stop taking on so you're not the default fix for every workplace problem

You should attend if you:

  • Are the person everyone runs to when things go sideways
  • Have answered a "quick question" Slack at 10pm this month
  • Are heading into year-end already running on empty

Speaker(s):

  • Melanie Naranjo (Chief People Officer, Ethena)

Got questions? We'll answer them live during the event, but feel free to send them in advance via the registration form if you'd like to keep them anonymous.

Can't join us live? Register to get access to the event recording and resources post-session.

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Attendees will be eligible to receive 1 SHRM Professional Development Credit (PDC) for participating in this webinar. Ethena is recognized by SHRM to offer Professional Development Credits (PDC) for SHRM-CP® or SHRM-SCP® recertification activities.

This program has been approved for 1 (HR (General)) recertification credit hour toward aPHR™, aPHRi™, PHR®, PHRca®, SPHR®, GPHR®, PHRi™ and SPHRi™ recertification through the HR Certification Institute. HR Certification Institute's® (www.HRCI.org) official seal confirms that Ethena meets the criteria for pre-approved recertification credit(s) for any of HRCI's eight credentials, including SPHR® and PHR®.

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