Employees across the globe have a strong preference for democratic, empowering styles of leadership. Yet, this is rarely what they get.

We all know the reasons why managers lean toward authoritative leadership styles, and it's fair to say that no one can (or should) get everything they want. Yet, the way we are led has perhaps the single greatest bearing on our performance at work. So, if three in 10 workers are dissatisfied with the leadership they experience, we can only begin to guess at the impact this is having on productivity, innovation and overall performance of the world's organizations.

This infographic shows just how few employees feel that they are inspired to do their best work, and why it pays to give employees the leadership they actually want. To find out more, download our full report here.