Already a Future Women? Sign in Leadership The calendar invite that’s killing your promotion FW’s Patti Andrews on why being easy to work with is the most underrated career strategy for middle managers By Patti Andrews Published 25 March, 2026 Leadership The calendar invite that’s killing your promotion FW’s Patti Andrews on why being easy to work with is the most underrated career strategy for middle managers By Patti Andrews Published 25 March, 2026 Previous article Three signs it’s time for your career pivot Next article Witness, survivor, thriver: The woman driving a DV revolution Somewhere between my second coffee and first mystery meeting of the day, I had a revelation: clarity might just be the thing that makes middle management survivable and thrivable.There is a specific kind of exhaustion reserved for the middle manager. You are squeezed between high-level strategic demands, your team’s daily operational needs and your own desire to, you know, leave work before dark. Join the club Already a member? Sign in fresh content More from FW Career Are you sabotaging your financial independence? By Kate Toon Culture “Culture didn’t give up on me” By Odessa Blain Books An extract from ‘The Scoop’ By Erin Van Der Meer Career The hidden cause of your career dissatisfaction By Dr Lidia Lae Your inbox just got smarter If you’re not a member, sign up to our newsletter to get the best of Future Women in your inbox.
