<![CDATA[This study examines the effect of empowering leadership on employee performance and the mediating roles of harmonious passion and obsessive passion. A quantitative approach was applied to a population of 60 employees. Data were analyzed using Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) with SmartPLS 4. The results show that empowering leadership positively and significantly affects employee performance (β = 0.293, p = 0.036) and harmonious passion (β = 0.435, p < 0.001), while negatively affecting obsessive passion (β = −0.393, p < 0.001). Harmonious passion positively affects employee performance (β = 0.414, p < 0.001) and significantly mediates the relationship between empowering leadership and employee performance (indirect effect = 0.180, p = 0.019; VAF = 32.1%). Conversely, obsessive passion negatively affects employee performance (β = −0.221, p = 0.044), but does not significantly mediate the relationship (indirect effect = 0.087, p = 0.072). These findings suggest that organizations should implement empowering leadership by granting employees autonomy, building trust, and providing support. Such practices can foster harmonious passion, strengthen employee performance, and help reduce obsessive passion.]]>
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