The fragmented leader is finished: A new path to whole leadership

Edelman’s 2025 Trust Barometer found that 68 per cent of people globally believe business leaders deliberately mislead them. This is up from 56 per cent in 2021. A 2026 FranklinCovey Institute report found that only 42 per cent of employees view their own leaders as trusted.The development response is lagging. In 2025-26 assessments across government agencies and Fortune 500 companies, Noomii found that 73 per cent of high-potential leaders lacked capability in three or more critical areas