Harvard Business Review

MARCH 22, 2017

Despite our fascination with the extreme ends of the power distribution, the reality is that most employees possess a middling amount of power and must repeatedly alternate between interacting with higher and lower power colleagues. When interacting with our superiors, we naturally adopt a more deferential low-power behavioral style.

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Middle Management Management Power Micromanagement 15

Skip Prichard

JUNE 22, 2020

Zappos is one example. Trader Joe’s is another example. There are many examples of healthy culture, and unfortunately, many more examples of unhealthy ones. Leaders must lead by example and continue to demonstrate company values. Middle managers are instrumental in creating a deep personal commitment to change.

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How To Middle Management Reputation Short-term 111

Michael Lee Stallard

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

Deb Mills-Scofield’s blog post entitled “ Gamification in Everything &# is a recent example. Published by Michael Lee Stallard on November 18, 2010 01:11 pm under Uncategorized Every once in a while I come across an article or blog post that jumps out at me for its sheer brilliance or insight. I hope to see you there!

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McCarthy Godin Middle Management Blog 186

Michael Lee Stallard

OCTOBER 12, 2010

I’ve previously written that connection is critical to health care and cited the examples of Dr. Herb Pardes at New York-Presbyterian and my own observations during my wife Katie’s battles with breast and advanced ovarian cancer. Abraham Verghese, a doctor at Stanford who really knows how to connect with patients.

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McCarthy Godin Health Care Middle Management 199

Nathan Magnuson

JANUARY 18, 2016

We all need a leadership development plan that includes work experiences, formal training, networking and self-study. One of the biggest frustrations to senior management is middle management who won’t make the tough decisions at their level. Here are eight observations to make of the leaders around you.

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Education Leadership Middle Management eBook 120

Michael Lee Stallard

OCTOBER 18, 2010

Here’s an example of a servant leader that brings the force of connection to life. So far I’ve seen good examples not only in the military but also in business, the social sector organizations, families, rock bands and sports teams. Retired CNO Admiral Vern Clark was formerly the chief of the U.S. Navy from 2000 until 2005.

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Servant Leader Bond Mentor McCarthy 356

Lead on Purpose

DECEMBER 23, 2011

A successful leader who leads by example and keeps his promises will gain the trust and loyalty of his employees. Toyota is a prime example of this mindset – their engagement approach gets employees involved via quality control improvement at all levels of the organization.

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Kaizen Leadership Styles Leadership Motivation 162

Building Personal Strength

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

I once had the pleasure of training all the executives and middle managers of a city government in the basic skills of leadership. Years later, I realized that the problem wasn't with my training. Many well-intentioned managers read books about leadership. They loved the program. I was surprised and disappointed.

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Training Leadership Learning-by-Doing Skills 42

Michael Lee Stallard

AUGUST 25, 2010

2 Comments so far davidburkus on August 26th, 2010 Tony Hsieh’s new book on Zappos is a great example. So what are you waiting for? Just connect. In the last chapter he talks about how to design happiness into a culture…one of the four keys: connection. why is everyone smiling? why is everyone smiling?

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Social Capital McCarthy Godin Committee 284

Michael Lee Stallard

MAY 28, 2010

Examples in the article include Ret. It includes an article that Jason Pankau and I wrote entitled “To Boost Productivity and Innovation, Connect with the Core.&# The article is about how great leaders don’t just focus on star performers, they are intentional about connecting with employees at large. why is everyone smiling?

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Film McCarthy Godin Middle Management 170

Mark Sanborn

JUNE 12, 2019

Rage, yelling, name calling and shaming are examples. I’ve always been puzzled why behavior that wouldn’t be tolerated by an employee or middle manager is accepted from a powerful leader. More concerning, the behavior of both was often abrasive or even abusive of those around them.

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Morale Middle Management Licensing Power 78

QAspire

JULY 22, 2010

setting wrong examples? not aligning middle managers with vision at the top? re-hiring/training new hires when your experienced people leave? not training your workforce? effective and right management can go a long way. Have you ever realized the costs of: having an inefficient leadership team?

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Cost Middle Management Compliance Directory 158

Michael Lee Stallard

JUNE 7, 2010

For the latest developments and examples about how to boost connection, stay tuned to blog posts here and consider following my tweets on www.twitter.com/michaelstallard. The Connection Culture is ultimately grounded in character strengths and virtues. Learn more by reading the manifesto or go even deeper by reading our book.

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Conference Definition McCarthy Godin 199

Michael Lee Stallard

JUNE 24, 2010

President Obama’s recent action to replace General Stanley McChrystal is an excellent example. Here is an article about President Obama’s decision-making process and here is the Rolling Stone magazine article entitled “The Runaway General&# that brings General McChrystal’s character into question.

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Ethics McCarthy Godin Open-book 210

Coaching Tip

APRIL 29, 2011

For example, when a global brand manager and a local sales organization share responsibilities, and are rewarded for working together, they will fight for their interests so that both the global brand and the local market are addressed. Why talent at the top doesn’t notice bad design while talent in the middle suffers. “

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Development Bureaucracy Globalization Middle Management 112

Chartered Management Institute

MAY 3, 2023

Evidence from around the world shows that countries with more highly trained public-sector managers also have better public services. Our work will focus on the potential benefits of better management practices across the NHS, education and local government. All leaders should commit to these actions.

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Policies Article Skills Learning-by-Doing 121

Mike Cardus

MAY 7, 2013

Many aspects have to be considered such as Federal/State/Local politics, changing regulations, increasing or changing customer needs, vendor issues, overlapping systems with differing needs and priorities, as well as staff competencies and training needs.

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Executive Coaching Organization Development Execution 137

Persuasive Powerhouse

DECEMBER 28, 2010

Although there may be special learning needs for this group (just like there might be special learning needs for first line supervisors or middle managers) – when those at the top of the organization deny or hide their learning behind a wall of invincibility, it can create a dilemma – or damage – in the rest of the organization.

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Development Learning-by-Doing Blog Self-aware 240

Michael Lee Stallard

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

I’d like to share three critical actions that I believe are necessary to impart your values and I think you will be inspired by and learn from his example. Recently I had the opportunity to watch a leader who does this well. Communicate Your Values, Upfront and Often Leaders need to lead courageously by telling people what they believe.

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Environment Learning-by-Doing Influence Books 316

Sales Wolf Blog

DECEMBER 24, 2010

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures (1978) Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Walk The Talk The Dash, The Race, and Management, Training and Development Resources Workforce Management: information on employment law, human resource development and human resource management.

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System Human Resources Presenteeism Blog 167

Michael Lee Stallard

JUNE 23, 2010

Navy One example of a leader who intentionally developed a Connection Culture using all three bridges is Admiral Vern Clark, the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) from 2000 until his retirement in 2005. Instead, he increased the training budget. We need to give them the training and resources to enable them to fulfill their promise.

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Long-term Consensus Class Follow-up 207

Sales Wolf Blog

JANUARY 14, 2011

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures (1978) Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Walk The Talk The Dash, The Race, and Management, Training and Development Resources Workforce Management: information on employment law, human resource development and human resource management.

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Leadership Human Resources Blog Resources 145

Skip Prichard

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

Would you share an example from an organization doing it right? In our book, we provide numerous examples of agility. In the military realm, we use the Battle of Normandy as an ultimate example of both strategic and tactical agility. What if you are in middle management and the top management isn’t fully there.

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Agility How To Decentralization Morale 90

Sales Wolf Blog

OCTOBER 11, 2010

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures (1978) Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Walk The Talk The Dash, The Race, and Management, Training and Development Resources Workforce Management: information on employment law, human resource development and human resource management.

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Blog Human Resources Talent Management Welch 145

Michael Lee Stallard

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

Another fine example of heart and soul. She also wrote that she would be making a donation in our daughter and her friends’ names to our local high school scholarship fund. How great is that! Thanks for indulging a father who’s proud of both of our daughters’ hearts and souls). why is everyone smiling?

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Customer Loyalty McCarthy Godin Self-aware 239

Building Personal Strength

AUGUST 18, 2010

Like a lot of first-time managers, she didn’t know where to start. Maybe she’d get some training. All managers need to lead effectively: from first-line supervisors to middle managers to top management. It’s about what a manager does. Managers need to tap into people’s motivation.

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Servant Leader Learning-by-Doing Middle Management Guidelines 99

Sales Wolf Blog

DECEMBER 3, 2010

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures (1978) Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Walk The Talk The Dash, The Race, and Management, Training and Development Resources Workforce Management: information on employment law, human resource development and human resource management.

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Conference Human Resources Human Capital White Paper 133

LDRLB

JANUARY 13, 2014

She was looking at these leaders, these middle managers in large companies that were in stagnant industries, but these managers were still able to have double-digit annual growth even though their industries were stagnating. The designers train the managers in their client companies.

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Innovation Tools Open-book Learning-by-Doing 104

Sales Wolf Blog

APRIL 30, 2010

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures (1978) Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Walk The Talk The Dash, The Race, and Management, Training and Development Resources Workforce Management: information on employment law, human resource development and human resource management.

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Newsletter Human Resources Case Study Creativity 100

Strategy Driven

MARCH 21, 2014

And since study after study tells us that the most important driver to employee satisfaction is the manager-employee relationship, it only stands to reason that companies should be placing their bets on middle managers to hold the ship together. In my experience, most of these don’t work. So, spell it out for them—every time.

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Henderson Management Open-book Competitive Advantage 52

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

For example, pushing for change without being told to can ignite resistance from supervising managers and fellow colleagues. On the one hand, top managers need to provide autonomy so that middle managers feel comfortable taking initiative. But being proactive at work involves risk.

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Middle Management Management Performance Review Project 8

Michael Lee Stallard

JUNE 5, 2010

For much of his career Wooden worked alongside the student managers as they swept or mopped the basketball court before practices to set an example that no position was unimportant. He required even the best players to clean up after themselves in the locker room and not to expect the student managers to do it.

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QAspire

DECEMBER 24, 2009

I also included this example in a leadership training I delivered to a group of middle managers in my organization. April 2009: Leadership Lessons from Geese flying in V shape ‘Leadership’ was almost like theme of the month. This post documents observations from Geese flying in V shape and what we can learn from them.

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Blog Constraint Quality Directory 82

Marshall Goldsmith

APRIL 5, 2011

Knowledge workers can be defined as people who know more about what they are doing than their managers do. Many knowledge workers have years of education and experience in training for their positions, yet have almost no training in how to effectively influence decision makers.

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Influence Drucker Guidelines Ethics 139

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 12, 2018

For example, last September, after HP conducted a one-year media audit of its agency partners, CEO Antonio Lucio publicly admonished Edelman, ranked as the top public relations agency in the world, for lacking racial diversity and inclusion. Some leading agencies have made changes.

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PR Diversity Public Relations CEO 9

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 6, 2018

At the start of my public seminars on strategic planning I ask attendees, who rank from board members and CEOs to middle management, to write down an example of a strategy on a sheet of paper. But have they produced a plan with a strategy? They look at me quizzically at first as they realize that this is a tough assignment.

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Strategic Planning Planning Objective Seminar 14

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 18, 2016

Research by Ethan Burris , for example, has shown that leaders generally react quite negatively to employees who challenge them, even when employees do so constructively. Examples of abusive behavior included asking whether their supervisor ridiculed them, were rude, invaded their privacy, or gave them the silent treatment.

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