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The Manager in the Middle: How Managers Shape Team Culture Inside Organizational Complexity
Managers are often expected to lead inside systems they did not design, explain decisions they did not make, and create stability in the middle of constant change. They sit between senior leadership priorities, team needs, cross-functional pressure, and the daily reality of getting work done through people they may not fully control.
In this interactive session, we will explore how managers shape the culture their teams actually experience, even when the larger organization feels fragmented, fast-moving, or misaligned. Participants will examine the difference between organizational culture and local team culture, reflect on what managers model, reward, tolerate, and protect, and leave with practical questions they can use to create more clarity, trust, and consistency in the space they can influence.
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Participants will leave able to:
- Recognize how managers shape local team culture inside broader organizational complexity.
- Identify the four culture levers managers use every day: what they model, reward, tolerate, and protect.
- Apply practical coaching questions to help managers create clarity, trust, and healthier team norms, even when they cannot control the larger system.
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About Your Speaker:
Isla Reddin, Corporate Performance Coach
Isla Reddin is a corporate performance coach passionate about bringing diverse tools and strategies to support individuals and teams to grow and reach their desired goals. Her background in curriculum design, training, and project management informs her coaching practice. Isla believes new tools and paradigms of learning need to be constantly created to meet the needs of individuals and society.
In her early career, Isla supported global sales, media, and PR events for international automotive, pharmaceutical, and financial services companies. In the past 15 years, she has worked in Europe and the US as a consultant and corporate performance coach with multiple clients, and as an entrepreneur in the tech, and education spaces. She understands how to help leaders and teams handle the diverse challenges they face with practical, creative, and flexible solutions.
