Organizations and employees want different things from leaders, study finds

Organizations and employees want different things from leaders, study finds

The qualities that get managers promoted are completely different from the behaviors employees say they want in supervisors, according to research from Hogan Assessments.

What gets leaders promoted isn’t what employees want, new global study finds

Stuart Gentle Publisher at Onrec 22 Apr 2026|StatisticsWhat gets leaders promoted isn’t what employees want, new global study finds Hogan Assessments research reveals a striking disconnect between the characteristics executives display and the qualities employees say define effective leadership, with zero overlap between the top five competencies leaders demonstrate and the top five characteristics employees want.What employees want in leaders: …