Smart dissent: middle management
From The Westminster Tradition by The Westminster Tradition
May 25, 2026 · 54 min · Season 4 · Episode 10
About this episode
The episode explores the challenges faced by middle management in public sector environments under pressure.
A new hypothetical scenario, this time from the big smoosh of middle management. Imagine if... your Minister has announced a 15-day processing target, your team is already drowning, there's no cutting corners, and there's no extra resourcing. In this episode, Alison, Danielle and Caroline unpack the impossible balancing act of middle management in high-pressure public sector environments: communicating risk upward without sounding obstructive, keeping teams together during the crunch, a...
People in this episode
Hosts: Alison, Danielle, Caroline
Topics covered
- middle management
- public sector
- risk communication
- team dynamics
- high-pressure environments
Keywords
- middle management
- public sector
- risk communication
- team dynamics
- processing target
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: public sector
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