LDRLB
MAY 20, 2013
Middle managers don’t get a lot of attention or respect. Even most business satires are targeted squarely at middle managers, think Michael Scott or Bill Lumberg. In most organizations, the impact of middle managers is just as important as that of senior leadership. But leadership happens at all levels.
The Horizons Tracker
MARCH 5, 2024
Digital technology is playing an increasingly important role in the employee evaluation process, with performance analysis apps allowing employees to review their colleagues. “So when we merge these trends of social connectedness, instant communication, and use of technology, we come up with this wonderful application.”
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Lead Change Blog
APRIL 17, 2011
New technologies are being created at a rapidly increasing pace. And high unemployment combined with the current economic malaise has forced many companies to cut back on middle-managers and travel. Can you develop people remotely? All of this creates a toxic environment for leadership development.
The Horizons Tracker
AUGUST 22, 2021
The author cites the example of middle managers who don’t really know what their team is working on but have to talk to their boss about it nonetheless. The paper cites the number of AI “experts” that have emerged as the technology has hit the mainstream. Negative consequences.
HR Digest
APRIL 6, 2020
The top managers are the C-suite managers and carry the titles of chiefs-- the chief executive office, the chief financial officer, the chief marketing manager, the chief operational manager, and the chief technology manager. Their role is to convey top-down management. Middle managers.
The Practical Leader
FEBRUARY 5, 2019
Many people are looking for what’s new in quick-fix communication tools, technologies, programs, or workshops. When disconnected and undisciplined senior leaders demand way too much of middle managers and their teams, it’s a communication problem. Meetings can dramatically enhance communication and time management.
Harvard Business Review
SEPTEMBER 12, 2013
Just the mention of “middle managers” is enough to make people’s eyes roll back. And of all the individuals, the choice of who is middle manager on vital projects goes the furthest in explaining why some firms do better than others. For example, think of the middle manager (yourself, perhaps?)
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