Managing the Middle Manager
Middle Manager makes his way through the maze of chest-high walls, passing members of his team as he plans his morning, pausing a couple of times – pretending to understand what he’s watching as he peers into cubes where startled engineers suddenly switch from doing real work to doing things they think will look more like real work. This daily double-ended dance of deception lasts only seconds. Middle Manager moves on down the corridor, hoping to hear a hint of the mood in executive staff as he passes the cracked conference room door.