Great leadership is about understanding and activating the strengths of the people you lead. Consistently seeking, giving and incorporating and directs them toward common goals. Employees who feel valued and know their managers listen to their opinions are almost always engaged and empowered. By setting clear expectations, providing support, and fostering a sense of belonging, leaders create an environment that encourages growth and development among their followers. Furthermore, effective leaders cultivate trust among their followers. The Leader member exchange theory, or LMX, states that "leaders form high-quality relationships with some subordinates but not others, and that the quality of leader-subordinates relationship affects numerous workplace outcomes," (Carasco-Saul et al., 2015). It is important for leaders to have a good relationship with their followers because the relationship is positively related to follower work engagement and their assessment of job performance (Breevart et al., 2015). While there are many different approaches to leadership and work engagement, an emerging area of interest is mindfulness at work