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India’s next chapter of growth will be shaped not only by investment, technology and market opportunity, but also by the quality of leadership that turns those drivers into sustained performance and long-term prosperity. As businesses navigate technological disruption, geopolitical uncertainty and rising stakeholder scrutiny, the ability to align people around a shared purpose and enable them to perform at their best has become one of the defining responsibilities of corporate leadership.
The Institute of Directors (IOD) has partnered with Gallup to examine exactly this. Drawing on Gallup's research into India's workplaces, the perspectives of around 200 IOD members, and extensive conversations with senior leaders, the resulting report, Rebuilding Indian Workplaces for the Future, offers a candid picture of how engagement, culture and management are shifting beneath the surface of Indian organisations.
India’s engagement decline is driven by increasing numbers of “not engaged” employees.
Managers Are Expected to Fix India’s Engagement Crisis. They Are Struggling.
Three questions for the workforces to connect employee experience, manager capability and capacity, and the leadership decisions that shape both leaders and employees
42% of members say weak organisational culture or values misalignment is the leading factor.
43% of members say organisations must foster a team culture in which members support and rely on one another.
41% of members say organisations need to select managers for talent and role fit, not just past performance.
Culture, trust and meaning shape employees' willingness to invest in their work.
Manager effectiveness is greatly influenced by team culture, individual capability and streamlined processes.
Selecting managers based on their talent for the role is crucial to improving their engagement.
The Diagnosis Reveals What’s Broken. The Gallup Path Shows How to Rebuild It.
Rebuilding India's Workplaces for the Future — IOD × Gallup, August 2026.
