Leading When You Can’t Fix the Culture: A Survival Guide for Middle Managers
Let’s be honest: you’re stuck in the middle.
You don’t set the culture. You can’t undo years of fear, dysfunction, or performative “values.” But you still have to lead a team—often made up of smart, skeptical, emotionally exhausted millennials who’ve seen a dozen leaders come and go. They don’t trust the system. And if we’re being real, you probably don’t either.