This 2025 research report analyzes leadership’s direct impact on engagement, retention, and performance. It identifies a widening sentiment gap between executives and individual contributors and defines six leadership profiles, with “trusted leaders” driving the strongest outcomes. Teams led by high-performing leaders show dramatically higher engagement and productivity, while leadership transitions increase turnover risk. The report emphasizes rebuilding trust, improving communication, and closing perception gaps to transform leadership into a strategic performance multiplier.

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