Makower: Middle management is the impenetrable wad thwarting corporate sustainability
Joel Makower · A reality check on corporate sustainability · Nov 16, 2022 · at 12:32
Joel Makower, co-founder of GreenBiz, explains why corporate sustainability efforts stall despite buy-in from CEOs and entry-level recruits.
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“It's that big, fat, impenetrable wad of resistance called middle management that's often thwarted. They're really adept at thwarting change.”
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