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Introducing Protect the Doers
Most people become managers by accident.
They were good at their job. Someone noticed. A promotion followed. Overnight, producing value was replaced by being responsible for people who do. No manual. No training.
This book exists because that gap is real.
Top-down governance: why paperwork fails and how to enable innovation
Most organisations treat governance as paperwork to be completed before an audit. Policies, slide decks, control libraries and “principles” circulate widely.
Everything looks governed until someone tries to build something.