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January 27, 2025

How to support middle managers

Often pulled in many directions, middle managers can be the most burnt out employees in an organisation

Many people coming into a manager role for the first time can feel like they’re being “thrown into cold water,” as Karen Brandt, chief people officer at Finn, puts it. Often, middle managers haven’t been trained up ahead of taking on the role, and many can struggle with the demands of leading a team for the first time.

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Miriam Partington

Miriam Partington was a senior reporter at Sifted, based in Berlin. She covered the DACH region and the future of work, and wrote Startup Life , a weekly newsletter on what it takes to build a startup.

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