I did some testing modifying the leadership range with the game files and even 8m felt a lot more usable than 5m. I think having a short-ish range makes it more strategic and interesting, though 5m is way too limiting. Also it would be nice to know exactly where you can stand to be in its range rather than just guessing or need to measure out the distance manually every time. It's one of those abilities that starts out fairly inconsequential, but with 10 ability points invested it will literally mean your teammates take 50% less damage, so it needs some kind of limitations.