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quickpoint: What Middle Managers Do

Leading Blog

I N Power to the Middle: Why Managers Hold the Keys to the Future of Work , authors Bill Schaninger, Bryan Hancock, and Emily Field contend that middle managers are crucial to the new world of work. They came to realize that they needed middle managers more than ever. They can inform all three in return.

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You’re a Middle Manager? How Depressing.

Lead Change Blog

Research shows that middle managers don’t get much love. When I was a middle manager – a program director at three different non-profits – I felt this frustration. Middle managers are employees, too! Among the “all employees” who responded, some were supervisors and managers.

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How The Best Leaders Develop Leaders Within Their Organization

Lead from Within

Great leaders understand that developing leaders within their organization is essential for long-term success. Tailored development initiatives, reflecting employees’ roles, enhance retention and foster a culture of personalized learning. Very few understand why or how to prevent it.

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Why Middle Managers Need to “Fire” Themselves as Supervisors

Great Leadership By Dan

Given that I try to avoid politics in this blog, please allow me the indulgence of referencing a headline from my favorite sport to make a point about leadership: Chiefs' Romeo Crennel fires himself. The reason they were such great Coordinators is because they were good at motivating and developing their players.

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Developing a Positive Culture

Lead Change Blog

Last month we had the opportunity to sit down (virtually) with Marcella Bremer to talk about her work in developing a positive culture in the workplace, her new book, Developing a Positive Culture , and the Positive Culture Academy (classes start April 2nd). What made you decide to write Developing a Positive Culture ?

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Leading Thoughts for July 22, 2021

Leading Blog

Marc and Samantha Hurwitz on the importance of followership on management performance as you move up the organizational ladder: “There is a lot less forgiveness for poor followership at the middle-manager level because much more of the job is about building partnerships, setting an example, and working in the larger organizational context.

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Training Middle Managers On People Management Basics

QAspire

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Training Middle Managers On People Management Basics Here is a simple idea: Whenever you have a new manager (project manager/departmental leader) joining in your organization, put him/her through a simple training program on how to manage people.