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I have a similar problem in my workplace. I have a hard time reading what's going on in the room or the relationships between ups and downs. It's exhausting. Is there a playbook for this type of thing?

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The book Moral Mazes is the best guide I know of. The basic takeaway is that if you're in middle management, it's already too late, you poor sucker.

https://hbr.org/1983/09/moral-mazes-bureaucracy-and-manageri... https://www.lesswrong.com/tag/moral-mazes

I strongly recommend Moral Mazes. It's great reading for anyone who wants to achieve some level of honesty as a manager. It also arouses the ire of dishonest or duplicitous managers, which is another useful social signal to account for.

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