“In the current, dynamic business environment, it is easy to become consumed with daily emergencies and managing complexity,” writes Robert Rudzki, co-author of a new study on corporate leadership.

What effect does unfocused behavior have on those you lead?

According to the study’s 700 participants:

• A perception that leaders are unmotivated. Approximately 40% of all study respondents rated their leaders’ morale as “fair” or “not good.”
  
  
• A sense that the organization is not a good place to work. More than half of all respondents felt their organizations had developed serious employee-retention problems.
  
  
• A sense that the organization is not competitive. Forty percent of white-collar employees see their organizations as “middle-of-the pack” or “struggling” in their industries.
  

—Adapted from “Study Shows Corporate Leadership Is Failing to Focus on Factors Necessary for Long- Term Survival and Competitiveness.”