Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 24, 2013

The good news is that millennial men are changing the way they define leadership and demanding work that fits around their families. Its practitioners are the modernization of the much-maligned yet depended-upon middle manager. What Sets Effective Middle Management Apart. Emotional Agility.

Management 19

Management Health Care Middle Management Agility 19

Harvard Business Review

JULY 24, 2018

But for a generation of senior managers and functional heads raised on a steady diet of “visionary leadership,” this more adaptive approach does not always come naturally. Not only are line managers closely connected to business imperatives, but they are also eager to move fast in technology adoption.

Technology 11

Technology Talent Management Process Management 11

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

For the past 30 years, the literature on leadership and empowerment has advised leaders not to be too prescriptive about these questions, lest they undermine employee empowerment. It also compromises your own leadership bandwidth, reducing your ability to macromanage.

Micromanagement 13

Micromanagement Constraint Middle Management Long-term 13

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 2, 2017

It’s about creating an agile organization that can detect what type of change is essential and respond quickly with the most competitive solution. This “democracy of data” frequently puts pressure on the middle managers in charge of it and passes decision rights to many others.

CEO 13

CEO Agility Technology Industry 13

Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 7, 2014

I recently asked readers to submit their burning leadership development questions. We use Lominger’s competency modeling and their Learning Agility tools in some robust ways. How do I get the leadership team to see this as important? Senior and middle managers are REALLY good at figuring out what’s “real” and what’s not.

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Planning Succession Metrics Commitment 236

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 2, 2014

Changing these attitudes and behaviors requires a multi-pronged approach: championing by senior leadership, evangelism by believers on the marketing front line, and active involvement of middle managers in encouraging the change. Do potential users have the skills they need to benefit fully from the technology?

Technology 8

Technology Marketing Tools Middle Management 8

QAspire

MAY 31, 2015

a) Leadership to Demonstrate open culture to challenge status quo b) L&D to Drive c) People to be naturally inquisitive! Managers, leaders & each individual. Managers as coaches. It is the leadership teams role. senior leadership and middle management – Tanmay Vora. – Tanmay Vora.

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TRIZ Diversity Learning-by-Doing Skills 70

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 7, 2013

Instead, inspired by the startup market, many businesses are experimenting with lean, agile product development processes, which benefit from customer insights, participatory design, and prototyping. It also provides the executive leadership with a steady stream of "demos" to show off at CES.

Strategy 10

Strategy Six Sigma Engineering Bottom-up 10

Harvard Business Review

JULY 28, 2011

With not a little pride, Procter & Gamble CEO Bob McDonald and Filippo Passerini, his CIO, told Fortune Brainstorm conference attendees that digital investment had successfully transformed their company's transparency and agility. That's contrary to net-centric clichés emphasizing how digital technologies hollow out middle management.

Micromanagement 14

Micromanagement Management CIO Agility 14

Rajesh Setty

APRIL 1, 2011

Three Star Leadership Blog. Great Leadership. Ask a Manager. John Maxwell on Leadership. Leadership Team. Management Craft. The Practice of Leadership. CEO Blog – Time Leadership. Curious Cat Management Improvement. Cranky Middle Manager. Linked 2 Leadership.

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Blog Management Gordon Covey 46