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Cara Turner
I’m an impact-driven leader, blending innovation, creativity and leadership practices, to create cultures centred on meeting customer needs through learning and delivering - and having fun doing it. Subscribe below to get all my latest posts:
Getting going: the first step in Leading from the Middle Identifying our agency The first step in the ‘Leading from the Middle’ playbook Hi Reader Ever hear the question “But what can we do”? The first step in Leading from the Middle gives mid-level leaders two quick reflection exercises to help take action when we face organisational challenges. In the last post I introduced the Leading from the Middle playbook. In this post, we take a look at Step 1: Identifying our agency: WHY it matters...
Leading from the Middle - Introducing the Playbook Dear Reader In my last post I introduced the concept of mid-level leadership — something I’ve been exploring for over a decade — and a ‘playbook’ that fills the gap in leadership thinking. Transformative potential Mid level leaders face a barrage of challenges to navigate, in a specific gap between strategy and execution. Each scenario requires a fairly unique solution, navigating conflicting interests and compromise of some sort. It can be...
Leading from the middle The missing perspective Hi Reader ‘Leading from the middle’ is different. If you've ever been stuck between conflicting needs, vague organisational directions clashing with specific implementation details, and decisions that don’t quite fit their context, you'll know. The challenges are different. My own leadership journey began in 2008, and I’ve been coaching and training mid-level leaders for over a decade. My education started as I moved from project manager to...