Middle managers fear that senior leaders will not "walk the talk"

July 23rd, 2010

Despite the CEO’s pronouncements on critical need for change, middle managers are likely to fear that senior leaders will not “walk the talk”. They worry that their bosses will opt out and not be admonished for it because of internal politics and a culture that doesn’t hold people accountable. This makes it unsafe for employees to raise difficult issues – the real stuff that changes politics, norms and organizational status quo.

-          book excerpt, pages 27, The Power of Strategic Commitment

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