Powering Up
Powering Up
Closing leadership skill—and salary—gaps in quality
- Publication:
- Quality Progress
- Date:
- December 2025
- Issue:
- Volume 58 Issue 12
- Pages:
- pp. 14-33
- Author(s):
- Chu, Jenny, Hansen, Max
- Organization(s):
- Lagom Consulting, Richmond, VA, Management consultant, Sacramento, CA
Abstract
The 2025 ASQ Salary Survey tells a story that is encouraging and demanding. Salaries are rising, and so are expectations. Technical mastery remains essential; leadership skills increasingly determine advancement. Read what researchers uncovered as they explored how leadership capabilities have become one of the most powerful levers for career growth in quality.