When Middle Leaders Break: Power, Care, and System Strain

Dr. Teranda Knight examines how systemic strain is breaking mid-level leaders, not due to personal failure but because institutions push pressure downward while decision-making narrows.

She connects trends in higher education, data-focused metrics, privacy policies, and influencer culture to show how metrics can replace ethical judgment, policies can become shields for institutions, and online norms can normalize harm.

Dr. TK offers a model of healthy leadership. rooted in ethics, supported by reflection, and willing to prune unsustainable roles and urges leaders to withdraw energy from harmful systems and seek support.