💥 Crisis of Trust + Crisis of Leadership = Opportunity?
The 2025 @Edelman Trust Barometer is in—and the results are sobering:
🧨 6 in 10 people now hold a moderate to high grievance against business, government, and the wealthy.
📉 Trust in institutions is tanking.
But here’s the glimmer of hope:
✨ Employees still trust their own employer more than any other institution.
So what does this mean for leaders like you and me?
It means that we have the opportunity—and the responsibility—to lead the trust rebuild from the inside out.
👂 More listening.
🎯 More transparency.
💪 More action.
This isn’t the time for performative leadership or platitudes.
It’s time for real, human-centric leadership that puts people first.
Your team doesn’t need you to save the world.
They just need to know you’ve got them.
#Leadership #Trust #FutureOfWork #HumanAtWork #FutureProof2035 #EdelmanTrustBarometer
Trust and Leadership in Crisis—Or a Hidden Opportunity?
Kim Seeling Smith
Kim Seeling Smith is an international speaker, trainer, coach, mentor and author on Career Management and Employee Retention issues. Through her company, Ignite Global, Kim helps organizations build healthy work environments and increase employee engagement and productivity in our digitally connected, globally oriented world.
Kim Seeling Smith
Kim Seeling Smith is an international speaker, trainer, coach, mentor and author on Career Management and Employee Retention issues. Through her company, Ignite Global, Kim helps organizations build healthy work environments and increase employee engagement and productivity in our digitally connected, globally oriented world.
