# Episode 311: 311. Are middle managers being set up to fail? With Kristien Turner

- **Date:** 2026-06-18
- **Guests:** Kristien Turner
- **Duration:** 3630s
- **Listen:** https://truthliesandwork.com/311

## Segments (12)

- [Are middle managers being set up to fail?](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/311-are-middle-managers-being-set-up-to-fail.md) — interview, start 0s · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/311?t=0)
- [A shared passion for the middle manager crisis](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/311-a-shared-passion-for-the-middle-manager-crisis.md) — interview, start 210s · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/311?t=210)
- [What's putting managers under so much pressure right now?](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/311-what-s-putting-managers-under-so-much-pressure-right-now.md) — interview, start 425s · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/311?t=425)
- [Job design, AI, and the changing nature of work](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/311-job-design-ai-and-the-changing-nature-of-work.md) — interview, start 763s · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/311?t=763)
- [When middle managers start to give up](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/311-when-middle-managers-start-to-give-up.md) — interview, start 970s · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/311?t=970)
- [The coming skills gap and the Gen Z shift](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/311-the-coming-skills-gap-and-the-gen-z-shift.md) — interview, start 1450s · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/311?t=1450)
- [Brands doing it right — it's not all doom and gloom](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/311-brands-doing-it-right-it-s-not-all-doom-and-gloom.md) — interview, start 1747s · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/311?t=1747)
- [The 'Sally' problem, modelled in real time](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/311-the-sally-problem-modelled-in-real-time.md) — interview, start 2054s · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/311?t=2054)
- [The power of volunteering](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/311-the-power-of-volunteering.md) — interview, start 2448s · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/311?t=2448)
- [Sally takes agency — cold Kristien's advice](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/311-sally-takes-agency-cold-kristien-s-advice.md) — interview, start 2663s · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/311?t=2663)
- [Knowing your super skill and building your kit bag](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/311-knowing-your-super-skill-and-building-your-kit-bag.md) — interview, start 3187s · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/311?t=3187)
- [The war cry — where to find Kristien](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/311-the-war-cry-where-to-find-kristien.md) — outro, start 3505s · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/311?t=3505)