Svenja Welk analyzes the impact of different leadership styles on the affective commitment, or emotional attachment, of the German Generation Y in the context of the War for Talents. She demonstrates that the emotional component of employee attachment is the most important factor for above-average job performance, health and well-being, as well as long-term company loyalty. A positive influence on this attachment component is primarily achievable through a transformational leadership style. Young professionals also appreciate, to some extent, transactional, or authoritarian, leadership.