The Quiet Crisis in Middle Management (And Why It Deserves Urgency)

Middle managers are the organisational glue we keep forgetting to reinforce.

They lead teams, translate strategy, manage projects, soothe clients, mediate tension, uphold culture, and respond to both executive pressure and frontline frustration — often within the same day, sometimes within the same meeting.

They are not just conduits. They are shock absorbers. And they are breaking.