{"id":339343,"date":"2025-06-30T04:02:25","date_gmt":"2025-06-30T11:02:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.livedeep.tv\/web\/2025\/06\/why-middle-management-is-the-hardest-job-simon-sinek\/"},"modified":"2025-06-30T04:02:25","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T11:02:25","slug":"why-middle-management-is-the-hardest-job-simon-sinek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.livedeep.tv\/web\/2025\/06\/why-middle-management-is-the-hardest-job-simon-sinek\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Middle Management is the Hardest Job | Simon Sinek"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  width=\"580\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/C0W4H6jMLKg?rel=0&#038;modestbranding=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<br \/>The middle management team is stuck between strategic and tactical thinking &#8211; they&#8217;re the translator between the two. 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