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Middle managers are the most burned-out group in organizations right now, and it has nothing to do with weakness.

According to Wiley, 47% report severe stress. Gartner found that the average employee is navigating 14 concurrent changes at once.

And middle managers are absorbing all of it from both directions.

Sahar Andrade, MB.BCh, Forbes Coaches Council member, host of AI Cafe Conversations (Top 2% globally), neuroleadership consultant explains the neuroscience of why this is a nervous system crisis, not a management failure, and what HR leaders can do about it, and why most organizations are addressing it in the wrong order.

73% are experiencing change fatigue. And middle managers are absorbing all of it from both directions — AI mandates above, exhausted teams below.

In this episode: What change fatigue actually does to the brain. Why skill-based training fails dysregulated leaders. What the ventral vagal system has to do with management. And three things HR leaders can do right now.

Leadership does not fail. Nervous systems do. It is time to build organizations that understand the difference.

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Website: saharconsulting.com

• Why are middle managers the most burned out group in organizations right now?

• What is change fatigue and how does it affect manager performance?

• How does being squeezed between AI mandates and burned out teams affect a manager's brain?

• What does neuroscience say about chronic stress in middle management?

• How can HR leaders support middle managers who are breaking under pressure?

• What is the physiological cost of leading people who are already burned out?

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