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Leading from the Middle
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Leading from the Middle

A Playbook for Managers to Influence Up, Down, and Across the Organization

Wiley, 2021 más...


Editorial Rating

8

Qualities

  • Applicable
  • Well Structured
  • Overview

Recommendation

The success of all organizations depends on middle managers. Scott Mautz explains that although most middle managers are overworked and undervalued, they remain essential to any organization’s well-being. Mautz discusses the skill sets and mind-sets middle managers need to succeed and – unlike most middle managers today – to be content at work.

Take-Aways

  • Companies need middle managers, but most of them are deeply unhappy in their jobs.
  • Middle managers face messy problems in the “SCOPE” areas: self-identity, conflict, omnipotence, physical and emotional stress.
  • Self-identity matters because you are accountable to those you report to and those who report to you.

About the Author

Scott Mautz teaches at Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business for Executive Education.


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