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Forbes
32 minutes ago
- Business
- Forbes
Disengaged And Drained? 5 Leadership Moves That Actually Work In 2025
According to Gallup's State of the Global Workplace 2025 report, a staggering 79% of employees ... More worldwide are not engaged. But there is hope. Once upon a time, disengagement was a warning sign. Today, it's the default. According to Gallup's State of the Global Workplace 2025 report, a staggering 79% of employees worldwide are not engaged—with 17% actively disengaged, meaning they're not just checked out, they're actively working against company goals. This isn't just about morale. The cost of disengagement for a median S&P 500 company is estimated between $228 million and $355 million annually—or up to $1.8 billion over five years. And it's not just employees who are suffering: managers experienced the sharpest engagement drop of all. That's a leadership emergency. But here's the good news: Some organizations are not only staying afloat, they're thriving. What sets them apart isn't a better wellness app or a more persuasive vision statement. It's reinvention. From my work both as a scientist and a mining executive, one thing is clear: You cannot solve a 2025 problem with a 2015 leadership model. So what actually works now? Here are 5 leadership moves that are delivering real results—increasing engagement, reducing burnout, and building true resilience in a world that's not slowing down. 1. Rewrite the Psychological Contract Employees today aren't just burned out—they're disillusioned. They've been promised one thing ('we just need to get through this transformation') only to find the next disruption already knocking. In my recent Harvard Business Review article, 'Constant Change Is Rewriting the Psychological Contract with Employees,' I explored this shift. The old contract—'Help us through this change, and then things will stabilize'—no longer holds. In a world of constant turbulence, employees need honesty, alignment, and a new deal. That means: • Making reinvention part of everyone's job, not a separate initiative. • Creating safe spaces for dialogue—like Beeline Kazakhstan's bi-weekly 'ask me anything' sessions and 'soft kill' product decisions. • Dedicating time to trend-watching, scenario planning, and skill-sharing across all levels. → Leadership move: Openly discuss how your organization is adapting the psychological contract to fit today's reality. This isn't just communication—it's restoration of trust. 2. Shift from Resistance to Reinvention Mindset When people view change as a threat, they brace for impact. But when they see change as normal—and potentially exciting—they lean in. That's why, at Reinvention Academy, we tested 15-minute reinvention tools with over 20,000 professionals globally. The results speak volumes: • 97.7% reported increased confidence in uncertainty • 95.5% improved their readiness to handle new challenges • 86.4% developed new ideas for reinventing products, services, or processes Just 15 minutes. Once a week. That's all it takes to begin changing the narrative around change itself. → Leadership move: Incorporate one simple mindset-reset exercise each week. Use it to reframe uncertainty from threat to opportunity. Over time, this creates a culture that doesn't just endure change—it grows from it.3. Elevate Managers as Culture Multipliers Gallup's 2025 report shows a worrying trend: managers are more disengaged than ever, dragging teams down with them. And yet, these same managers are the single most powerful influence on team morale, performance, and retention. The fix isn't micromanagement. It's elevation. Your managers need tools, trust, and time to be what we call at Reinvention Academy 'culture multipliers'—people who don't just cascade KPIs, but embody reinvention and lead by example. In 'Surviving Uncertainty: 5 Strategies To Stay Sane, Sharp And Financially Sound,' I shared how a team's adaptability hinges not on tools alone, but on the emotional and strategic fluency of their direct leaders. → Leadership move: Invest in managers as the frontline reinvention agents. Give them autonomy to adapt processes—and emotional support to lead through exhaustion.4. Make Reinvention a Daily Habit, Not a Year-End Initiative Too many organizations still treat strategy, innovation, and change as three different departments. In reality, they're one system—and that system needs to move continuously. In 'The New Corporate Playbook: 5 Trends Changing The Rules Of The Game In 2025,' I explained how companies are shifting from episodic change to continuous reinvention—a rhythm of listening, adapting, and evolving in real time. Whether it's through agile strategy sprints, weekly 'what's shifting?' team huddles, or regular product kill sessions, the goal is to normalize the act of letting go and starting fresh. → Leadership move: Build micro-reinvention cycles into your operating model. Don't wait for disruption—lead it.5. Design Energy-Rich Workflows (Not Just Efficient Ones) We often think of productivity as a time issue. But today, it's an energy issue. Disengaged teams aren't always overwhelmed—they're under-inspired. The best-performing leaders I've worked with design energy-rich work environments: • Meetings that have purpose (or don't exist at all) • Workflows that include reflection, not just reaction • Cultures where contribution is measured by impact, not just hours I've been to team meetings that include a round of Wordle and laughed at the 'Thursday Meme' exchange that brought the energy of the team way up. It's not soft. It's strategic. → Leadership move: Audit your workflows for emotional ROI. Ask: 'Does this system give people energy—or drain it?' Then redesign Bottom Line In 2025, most of your employees aren't burned out because they're weak. They're burned out because they're operating in old systems that no longer work. So don't throw another motivational poster on the wall. Roll up your sleeves—and start with something real. Even 15 minutes a week can reset a mindset, spark a new idea, or reignite a team. With trust. With clarity. With reinvention at its core. Because your people aren't really waiting—for leadership that works.
Al Jazeera
3 hours ago
- Politics
- Al Jazeera
New poll shows plunging US public support for Israel's war on Gaza
Washington, DC – A new poll from the research firm Gallup suggests that only 32 percent of Americans approve of Israel's military action in Gaza, a 10-point drop from September 2024, as anger over atrocities against Palestinians continues to rise. The survey, released on Tuesday, also showed an enormous partisan divide over the issue. Seventy-one percent of respondents who identified as members of the Republican Party said they approve of Israel's conduct, compared with 8 percent of Democrats. Overall, 60 percent of respondents said they disapprove of Israel's military action in Gaza. Shibley Telhami, a professor at the University of Maryland and the director of the Critical Issues Poll, said the latest survey shows a trend of growing discontent with Israel that goes beyond the war on Gaza. 'What we're seeing here is an entrenchment of a generational paradigm among particularly young Americans – mostly Democrats and independents, but even some young Republicans – who now perceive the horror in Gaza in a way of describing the character of Israel itself,' Telhami told Al Jazeera. In Tuesday's survey, only 9 percent of respondents under the age of 35 said they approve of Israel's military action in Gaza, and 6 percent said they have a favourable opinion of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The study follows an April poll from the Pew Research Center, which found a majority of respondents – including 50 percent of Republicans under 50 years old – said they had unfavourable views of Israel. But even as public opinion in the US continues to shift, Washington's policy of unconditional support for Israel has been unwavering. Since the start of the war on Gaza, the US has provided Israel with billions of dollars in military aid, as well as diplomatic backing at the United Nations. Both President Donald Trump and his predecessor, Joe Biden, have been uncompromising backers of the Israeli assault on Gaza, which human rights groups have described as a genocide. Israel has killed more than 60,000 Palestinians in Gaza, imposed a suffocating siege and flattened most of the enclave, reducing its buildings to rubble. The siege is credited with prompting deadly hunger: The UN on Tuesday said there was 'mounting evidence of famine and widespread starvation'. Nevertheless, the US Congress also remains staunchly pro-Israel on a bipartisan basis. Earlier this month, a legislative push to block $500m in missile defence support for Israel failed in a 422-to-six vote in the House of Representatives. So, what explains the schism between the views of average Americans and the policies of their elected representatives? Telhami cited voter 'priorities'. He explained that foreign policy traditionally has not been a driving factor in elections. For example, domestic issues like abortion, the economy and gun control usually dominate the electoral agenda for Democrats. He also noted the influence of pro-Israel groups, like the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), which have spent millions of dollars to defeat critics of the Israeli government, particularly progressives in Democratic primaries. But things are changing, according to the professor. Palestine is rising in public importance, he said, with US voters looking at the issue through the lens of 'soul-searching', as a way of questioning what they stand for. 'It's not just Gaza. It's that we are enabling the horror in Gaza as a country – in terms of our aid or support or, even in some cases, direct collaboration,' Telhami said. 'That it is actually creating a paradigmatic shift about who we are, not just about: 'Do we support Israel? Do we support the Palestinians?'' He said the victory of Palestinian rights advocate Zohran Mamdani in New York City's Democratic mayoral primary last month underscores that movement. 'The rise of Zohran Mamdani in New York is giving people pause because he's been able to generate excitement, not, as some people thought, despite his views on Israel-Palestine, but actually because of his views on Israel-Palestine.'
The Hill
3 hours ago
- Politics
- The Hill
US support for Israel military in Gaza sinks
Americans' disapproval of Israel's military action has now reached 60 percent and diverges greatly along partisan lines. Democratic support is at a low of 8 percent, while 25 percent of independents approve with those low numbers contributing to overall decline in approval. The latest poll took place between July 7-21. It comes amid growing international outrage against Israel for a worsening humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip, with food crisis experts saying Tuesday there is a 'worst-case scenario' related to famine in the territory. 'Americans supported Israel's actions in Gaza in its initial reading in 2023, taken several weeks after the Oct. 7 Hamas attack. Since then, disapproval has outpaced approval in each survey, peaking at 55 percent in March 2024 before dipping to 48 percent in two readings later in the year,' Gallup said. While 71 percent of Republicans approve of Israel's military actions in Gaza, the wide divergence among political parties is viewed as threatening the longstanding bipartisan support for the U.S.-Israel relationship. Sen. Angus King (I-Maine), a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, said Monday he would vote against any military support for Israel amid the hunger crisis in Gaza. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Friday introduced a joint resolution of disapproval to block certain weapons shipments to Israel, reportedly to block the sale of thousands of fully automatic assault rifles. In April 2024, Congress approved more than $14 billion in security assistance to Israel, and under the Biden administration, approved more than 100 separate foreign military sales, the Washington Post reported. President Biden was criticized for slow-walking deliveries to Israel under pressure from Democrats to hold back sending some of America's most destructive weaponry. The Trump administration said in March it was expediting 'the delivery of approximately $4 billion in military assistance to Israel.' Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, asked earlier this month whether he was worried about declining support for Israel in the Democratic Party, said he was 'certainly interested in maintaining the great support that Israel has had' and blamed a 'concerted effort to spread vilifications and demonization against Israel in social media.' The Gallup poll also recorded a majority of Americans disapprove of Netanyahu, at 52 percent, his highest unfavorable rating since 1997.
Politico
3 hours ago
- Politics
- Politico
MAGA is turning on Israel over Gaza, but Trump is unmoved
The frustration among prominent conservatives mirrors the broader trend in Americans' views on the war in Gaza. A Gallup poll released today — conducted before Trump called out starvation in Gaza on Monday during a meeting with British Prime Minister Kier Starmer — found that six in 10 Americans now disapprove of Israel's military actions in the Gaza Strip. Still, 71 percent of Republicans in the same poll voiced support for Israel's war effort. That number has changed minimally since Trump took office. International pressure on Israel is also mounting. The United Kingdom today said it would join France in recognizing a Palestinian state if Israel doesn't agree to a ceasefire by September and reverse course in the enclave. U.S. allies in Europe have threatened to punish Israel in other ways if it does not work to improve the situation in Gaza. Israel, for its part, has continued to blame Hamas for issues with the distribution of aid in the war-torn territory and has sharply pushed back on any suggestions that its actions rise to the level of war crimes, crimes against humanity or acts of genocide against the Palestinian people. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has argued that the volume of food aid Gaza is receiving is sufficient. The White House did not respond to a request for comment on the administration's strategy for responding to the worsening crisis. An administration official, granted anonymity to speak freely about the strategic thinking around Gaza, said that the administration isn't breaking with Netanyahu despite its harsher criticism of its closest Middle East ally. 'No one wants to see starving kids anywhere,' the official said. 'And while he's obviously in steadfast support of Bibi, the president's ultimate mission is going to be, one, ending the war, two, ending the killings, and at a bare minimum, secure a ceasefire, get our hostages back and make the region more prosperous than it's ever been before,' the official said. The official added: 'I don't think the Lindsey Grahams of the world and the Tom Cottons of the world are going to be up in arms that the President doesn't want to see kids starving in the Middle East.' Graham and Cotton have been some of Israel's most stalwart supporters in the Senate. Hawkish senators have a similar read on the president's thinking. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), a senior member of the Armed Services and Intelligence committees, said in a brief interview that the president's actions are rooted in Trump's desire not to see children killed in war. Administration officials, however, aren't accepting charges of 'genocide' on Israel's part. At a State Department briefing Tuesday, spokesperson Tammy Bruce called accusations that Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians 'outrageous.' U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee echoed those sentiments on Tuesday in a Fox News interview. 'Is there suffering? Yes. Is it as bad as some of the Europeans say it is? No,' he said. 'It could be a whole lot better, it could all be over quickly if Hamas would finally decide there is no future for them there, which is exactly what the president keeps saying.' Jordain Carney contributed to this report. Like this content? Consider signing up for POLITICO's Nationa l Security Daily newsletter.
Yahoo
7 hours ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
Americans' support for Israel in Gaza plummets to record low, new Gallup poll finds
The proportion of Americans who say they approve of Israel's war in Gaza has fallen to 32%, according to the poll, the lowest since the beginning of the war. Just a third of Americans say they now support Israel's actions in Gaza, and almost all of them are Republicans, a new poll finds. The poll by Gallup is the latest in a series by the polling firm about U.S. attitudes about the war. Early on, in November 2023, it found that half of Americans approved of the actions Israel was taking in Gaza, and fewer disapproved. (Some said they did not know.) By last June, more Americans disapproved than approved, Gallup found, but there was still 42% approval. Now, more than a year later, the proportion of Americans who say they approve of Israel's war in Gaza has fallen to 32%, according to the poll. Among Democrats, who started out at 36% approval, the proportion has fallen to just 8%. The proportion of Republicans who approve of Israel's actions in Gaza is at the same level today — 71% — as it was in November 2023, Gallup found. The gap was the largest partisan divide on the issue that the poll has ever found. The poll was conducted July 7-21, starting when Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was in Washington, D.C., and continuing during a period when concerns about a humanitarian crisis in Gaza were simmering but had not reached their current level. The results add to mounting signs that Israel is losing the support it has long enjoyed among Democrats. The poll also found both a plummeting approval rating for Netanyahu and sharp disapproval for Israel's military actions in Iran among Democrats. Netanyahu's image has reached record lows among Americans The poll noted that a majority of Americans have a negative view of Netanyahu, with 52% of all the polled people having an unfavorable view of the Israeli Prime Minister. The partisan divide shows that the majority of Americans with negative views of Netanyahu are democrats, with only 9% having positive opinions. The age is also an important variant, with the younger age group (18 to 34 years old) having only 6% of favorable opinions about Netanyahu, 9% about Gaza's war, and 15% about Iran's war. Israel still retains the majority of its supporters among those aged 55 and older, with all three categories marking almost a 50% approval rate. Solve the daily Crossword
