We often say culture starts at the top. But it’s middle managers who carry it, bend it and, more often than we admit, bear the weight when it breaks. These leaders are the bridge between strategy and daily reality. They translate vision into action, hold the emotional tone of an organisation, and influence the climate where performance either thrives—or slowly deteriorates.

If your staff or consultant says they've got the strategy "right" because of the model, they're wrong...

Monthly Leadership and Strategy Newsletter Issue #8, August 2024 August 1, 2024 The Imagination of Leaders I've been trying over the last...