Middle management is not a punishment.
It is a perspective.
From here, you see everything.
Pressure from above.
Uncertainty below.
And the complexity that moves in between.
You are close enough to the front lines to understand the struggle,
and close enough to the boardroom to understand the politics.
You are the bridge that holds both worlds together.
Some days, it feels like being stretched.
Other days, it feels like being invisible.
On your best days, it feels like purpose.
Because the middle is where balance is built.
Where decisions meet reality.
Where empathy meets execution.
You may not have the corner office,
but you are the one who keeps the corners from collapsing.
It is not glamorous.
It is not loud.
But it is leadership in its purest form.
Leading without distance.
Influencing without applause.
So do not resent the view from the middle.
Own it.
Because from here,
you see what others miss.