As the nights draw in, many business minds will be firmly on Christmas, and hopes for a much-needed bumper trading season.
My thoughts have also turned from the summer sun to something distinctly wintery: the organisational permafrost that can block the best strategies and brightest visions for change, and trap you in the status quo.
Are middle managers the problem, stubbornly frustrating their leader’s efforts? Yes and no. As this week’s article explores, they are best seen as an integral part of the solution, so you’d better get them onside.
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