Leadership investment tends to follow seniority. The more senior the role, the more deliberate the development, the more structured the support. This is understandable. But it leaves a significant opportunity unaddressed.
The layer of leadership that has the most direct influence on the day-to-day experience of an organisation sits much closer to the work. It is the managers, team leads, and function heads who determine how strategy is actually experienced, not as intent, but as daily reality.
This is where a great deal of organisational performance is shaped. And it is where the returns on deliberate investment tend to be highest. Yet in many organisations, this layer receives the least structured attention. It is assumed that capable people, placed in leadership roles, will find their footing.
Some do. But finding one’s footing is not the same as being equipped to lead well. And the difference between the two is felt throughout the organisation, every day.
The reach of this layer
Most people in an organisation do not...
