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.

When you know your boss is out of their depth but they don’t want your help, what are your next steps? Credit: Dionne Gain

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, a

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