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The Layer That Makes or Breaks You: Why Strategy Succeeds or Fails at the Management Level

The Layer That Makes or Breaks You: Why Strategy Succeeds or Fails at the Management LevelShane Kuchel
Published on: 14/08/2026

Why aren't your managers stepping up? Strategy execution rarely fails from a bad plan—it fails in the Translation Layer. Learn why the fix starts with your own communication, backed by research and the Bunnings vs Masters case study.

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The Death of the "Work Family": Leading a New Generation

The Death of the "Work Family": Leading a New GenerationShane Kuchel
Published on: 24/07/2026

Treating employees as simple labor units is driving the largest manager engagement slump in a decade. In this episode, Shane outlines how to reframe the employer-employee contract into a strategic commercial alliance built on mutual capability growth

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