Workers Are Avoiding Advancement. How Can HR Adjust When No One Wants To Lead?
HRDIVE, Wednesday, October 1st, 2025
No one wants to step up to the plate, data suggests. HR professionals have their theories about what is driving this 'conscious unbossing' trend - and how to respond to it.
The U.S. workforce may be in a leadership crisis: Recent research has suggested that nobody wants to be a supervisor anymore.
More than half of surveyed job seekers who are or were managers said they have left their roles - or plan to do so - because of a lack of fulfillment or advancement. Likewise, the majority of Gen Zers surveyed said they would rather develop their individual expertise than manage fellow workers, according to the results from Express Employment Professionals.