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Krishen Iyer’s Outline for Middle-Managers Navigating Return-to-Work Anxiety

Strategy Driven

As a result, executives and managers alike have started to brainstorm strategies for returning to the office. More specifically, it may be difficult for middle-managers to balance their team’s concerns with the organization’s intentions. As a middle manager , empathy matters, especially when retaining talent.

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The Middle Manager Paradox: Why They Struggle and What Can Be Done

HR Digest

Middle managers are often seen as the butt of office jokes, but they play a crucial role in most workplaces. With the pandemic and recession, corporate leaders want employees back in the office, while employees want flexibility, career development and a supportive corporate culture. One of the main reasons is a lack of autonomy.

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Leadership Training For High-Potentials, New and Middle Managers

Experience to Lead

For managers, leadership isn’t one-size-fits-all. Unfortunately, this can be an overwhelming process for new managers to undertake without support. With leadership training, managers can study the core competencies they need to adapt and grow for their entire career.

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Why Business Women Rarely Leave Middle Management

Women on Business

A study from McKinsey & Co reveals some possible reasons why the careers of most business women stall at middle management. Vikram Malhotra, McKinsey’s chairman of the Americas, says, ‘Middle-management women get promoted on performance, while middle-management men get promoted on potential.’

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Why Middle Managers Need to “Fire” Themselves as Supervisors

Great Leadership By Dan

I thought his answer was simple but brilliant, and gets to the heart of one of the biggest and oldest mistakes middle or senior managers make when they get promoted. They not only sabotaged their own careers, but they retarded the development of promising developing Coordinators. Select and hire capable first-line managers.

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Number #1 Factor for Career Success: Increased visibility in Your Job

Career Advancement

In all that time, what’s the one thing people should know… but probably don’t… that would have the greatest impact on their career? If you fail to make yourself recognized at work , you run the risk that your peers and management may not actually know your impact. Gaining job visibility is vital to career success at work.

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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.