Hierarchy Is Broken. Here's How to Fix It.
Show notes
Why do workplace hierarchies so often fail the people inside them? In Level Up: Why Hierarchies Are Broken and How to Fix Them, Stanford organizational psychologist Nir Halevy examines how rank and power distort organizations—and what people at every level can do about it. Then, in the 2023 book Power to the Middle: Why Managers Hold the Keys to the Future of Work, McKinsey leaders Bill Schaninger, Bryan Hancock, and Emily Field argue that middle managers aren’t dead weight. They’re the crucial link between strategy and the people doing the work. Together, the books make a case for rebuilding hierarchy around responsibility, coaching, and useful authority—not bureaucracy.
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