Signal Rolls-Royce raised strategy clarity to 82% and performance-update reach to 88%

Summary

Rolls-Royce offers a company-level example of how resetting leadership expectations can show up in employee sentiment. In an interview for the report, Sarah Armstrong of Rolls-Royce describes changing leadership behaviors and expectations twice in three years, updating leadership development, and launching renewed expectations in January 2025. The company's latest annual engagement survey found 82 percent of employees saying the strategy is clearly articulated, ten points more than the year before. The share saying they receive regular updates on performance rose four points to 88 percent. Rolls-Royce presents these softer metrics alongside financial and operational gains from a transformation that removed layers, clarified accountabilities, and cut duplication.