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Why Leadership is Becoming Harder and What That Means for Your Organization

Leadership is under increasing pressure. Based on insights from 1,100+ employees, this chapter reveals why fewer employees want to lead and what it takes to build stronger, more sustainable leadership.

✔ Understand what drives and limits leadership ambition
✔ Identify risks linked to stress, workload, and retention
✔ Understand what employees expect from modern leaders

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What You’ll Gain From This Chapter

  • Understand why leadership roles are becoming less attractive
  • Identify key drivers behind leadership motivation and disengagement
  • Understand which leadership qualities impact employee motivation and stress
  • Get a clear starting point for strengthening leadership

Where Leadership Falls Short Today

  • 1 in 3 employees have leadership ambitions, but far fewer act on them
  • Nearly 1 in 5 leaders want to step down from their role
  • Stress and workload are major barriers to leadership retention
  • Many employees don’t experience their leaders as curious or self-aware


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