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One Super Power Every Great Middle Manager Masters

Let's Grow Leaders

If you are (or have been) a middle manager, you know how tough this role can be. In this episode, you’ll get practical steps you can take to master one transformational role the best middle managers do better than anyone else in an organization. Middle Manager Super Power. Middle Manager Super Power.

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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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Better Stakeholder Management: How to Turn Stress into Success

Let's Grow Leaders

Use these communication techniques to keep even the most difficult stakeholders on your side Stakeholder management is an art most of us learn the hard way. If you’ve been involved in stakeholder management for more than a minute, you’ve probably met a few of these well-meaning, challenging stakeholders. Sound familiar?

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Managing Company Culture Anthropologically

Leading Blog

Despite its perceived importance, for the most part, companies have a miserable track record when it comes to managing their people. Companies consistently get culture wrong because they go about assessing it, and attempting to manage it from the top-down, not the bottom-up. But what does this mean?

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Exploring the Power of Collaborative Competition

N2Growth Blog

Managing Conflicting Objectives: Coopetition demands careful alignment of strategic objectives between partners. The post Exploring the Power of Collaborative Competition appeared first on N2Growth. Engaging with competitors requires a delicate balance between collaboration and protecting proprietary knowledge.

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Powerful Phrases to Deal With a Credit Stealer or Idea Thief

Let's Grow Leaders

And today, when our manager asked us for our ideas, that credit stealer immediately chimed in and shared MY idea as if it were her own. What was really interesting is most of these managers responded incredibly well, with an apology and a sincere effort to make it right. I wonder how many times she’s done that?

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The Power of Pressure

Leading Blog

We need to rethink how we think of pressure and how we manage it. In The Power of Pressure , Dane Jensen says, “Pressure isn’t just a nasty by-product of life, it’s an essential input into high performance. To manage them well, we need to respond differently to each. This is where his Power of Pressure Model is helpful.

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