# The Strongest Leaders Build Belief, Model Discipline and Earn Trust By Kevin Dougherty · Published 2026-05-14 · Updated 2026-09-16 · Education Technology on MarketScale Canonical: https://www.marketscale.com/industries/education-technology/just-thinking-leadership-mindset-faith-robert-morello Creator hub: Just Thinking... > Workplace leadership is under pressure: employees are continuing to disengage, and many managers are still trying to fix a trust problem with performance tactics. Gallup reported that U.S. employee engagement fell to 31% in 2024, its lowest level in a decade, and its research has ## Key points - U.S. employee engagement dropped to 31% in 2024, its lowest point in a decade, according to Gallup. - Many managers are trying to fix a trust problem with performance tactics — the episode asks instead how people build belief, discipline and trust in the first place. - Many managers are still trying to fix a trust problem with performance tactics; the episode asks how people build belief, discipline and trust in the first place. Workplace leadership is under pressure: employees are continuing to disengage, and many managers are still trying to fix a trust problem with performance tactics. Gallup reported that U.S. employee engagement fell to 31% in 2024, its lowest level in a decade, and its research has found that managers account for at least 70% of the variance in team engagement. For leaders, coaches and educators, that makes the conversation bigger than productivity. It raises a harder question about how people build belief, discipline and trust in the first place. So what actually makes people follow someone—not because they have to, but because they believe that person has their best interests at heart? In this episode of Just Thinking, host Kevin Dougherty sits down with Robert Morello, Personal Results Specialist at Robbins Research International, for a conversation about leadership, mindset and faith. Morello reflects on his Boston roots, more than two decades in health and fitness, his move to Dallas, his work influenced by Tony Robbins, and the personal transformation that helped him connect leadership with service, discipline and spiritual conviction. Top insights from the talk… Robert Morello is a Personal Results Specialist at Robbins Research International, where he works with leaders, entrepreneurs and growth-minded individuals on high performance, identity and personal transformation. He brings more than two decades of fitness, wellness and multi-unit leadership experience, including senior personal training leadership roles at LA Fitness and district management experience at EōS Fitness. His career has focused on team development, multi-unit operations, personal training leadership and performance coaching across the fitness and wellness industries. Article written by MarketScale. Tags: faith-driven leadership, Growth Mindset, Just Thinking, Kevin Dougherty, personal development, Robert Morello, trust-based leadership, wellness leadership --- Source: MarketScale, https://www.marketscale.com/industries/education-technology/just-thinking-leadership-mindset-faith-robert-morello. Published for AI indexing and citation; cite the canonical URL. Site guide for agents: https://www.marketscale.com/llms.txt