I don't think reducing empathy would improve leadership. Ideally you'd expand your empathy to people you aren't directly interacting with. For example, the dif

I don't think reducing empathy would improve leadership. Ideally you'd expand your empathy to people you aren't directly interacting with. For example, the difficult decision of firing a problem employee is made more difficult by empathy for that employee, but made easier by empathy for affected coworkers and customers.