What happens when leadership success depends less on visionary ideas and more on incremental progress? Data from Nordic leaders reveals a pattern that challenges common assumptions.

When leaders’ healthy scepticism shifts into mistrust, it weakens relationships, psychological safety, and team performance. This article explores the signs and causes of workplace cynicism, and how to manage it.

Each year, the Hogan podcast highlights the Derailers of the Year by linking major events and public figures to the Hogan Development Survey. The 2025 list shows how familiar stories, from viral trends to global disruptions, reveal the hidden patterns that shape behaviour on the world stage.