Each week, Dr Kirstin Ferguson tackles questions on workplace, career and leadership in her advice column Got a Minute? This week: concerns the leadership team is out of its depth, colleagues overstepping their authority and an unfair application of working from home policies.

I work for a government funded agency engaged with communities across Australia. My chief executive and leadership team have no background in the task and only a little understanding of the work and its complexities. Because the internal environment is messy and a bit unpredictable, our senior leaders double down on the idea that they are all over the work. The CEO is considered a guru, although in reality demonstrates a superficial understanding of the issues involved. Any tips on how to manage this? I have respe

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