Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

MARCH 21, 2017

Let’s set aside the boring debate about leaders vs. managers for a moment and take a look at daily life for most managers in organizations. The reality is that middle managers provide leadership, or at least have the opportunity to provide leadership, all the time.

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The Horizons Tracker

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Middle managers often get a bad rap, but research from Wharton shows this is unfair. The study highlights how important middle managers are for a company’s success. The research suggests that middle managers may have more impact on a company’s performance than any other group.

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Great Leadership By Dan

NOVEMBER 7, 2012

I thought his answer was simple but brilliant, and gets to the heart of one of the biggest and oldest mistakes middle or senior managers make when they get promoted. If you’re a middle or senior manager, how many of you are still managing your old employees and not leading your organization by managing your supervisors or managers?

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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.

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Women on Business

JULY 18, 2012

A study from McKinsey & Co reveals some possible reasons why the careers of most business women stall at middle management. Vikram Malhotra, McKinsey’s chairman of the Americas, says, ‘Middle-management women get promoted on performance, while middle-management men get promoted on potential.’

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The Horizons Tracker

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Middle managers are crucial during times of organizational change. This puts them in a tricky position, managing their own stress and uncertainty while guiding their teams through new directives. Responding to change The study found that middle managers generally respond in one of two ways: they either cope or “cop out.”

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Let's Grow Leaders

JUNE 8, 2015

But trust me, the managers with the best outcomes are masters of translation. Great Managers are Translators. The very best managers are leaders with a keen ability translate: Industry dynamics into pragmatic straight talk: They listen closely to what’s happen with competitors and strategic partners.

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

Research shows that middle managers don’t get much love. When I was a middle manager – a program director at three different non-profits – I felt this frustration. Middle managers are employees, too! Among the “all employees” who responded, some were supervisors and managers.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 9, 2021

5:14 – What does it mean to Lead from the Middle and why Scott avoids the label “middle manager.” ” 7:28 – The passion Scott has for people leading from the middle and the opportunity you have when leading from the middle. Are autonomous but need to collaborate.

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The Horizons Tracker

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

It’s also quite likely that you might pin the blame on middle managers, who often seem to be the scourge for all seasons. Alas, as new research reminds us, middle managers can also be just as much victims of such toxic workplaces as the rest of us. Self-protection strategies. The effect of abuse.

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The Horizons Tracker

MAY 23, 2024

Middle managers are a much-maligned presence in the workplace, with few people having much good to say about them. However, research from Wharton reminds us that this image is often unfair and that middle managers can play a crucial role in a functioning workplace.

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Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 26, 2024

The book, Power To The Middle , shows how managers are the crucial link between a company’s ground floor and top brass. However, new KcKinsey research reveals that this outdated perspective needs to change and that well-developed managers are the strategy that companies must prioritize to succeed today,” they add.

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Women on Business

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

A couple of weeks ago, I had the opportunity to speak at Harvard Business School’s Dynamic Women in Business Conference. Our panel discussion was titled, Working in Heels: Women in the Workplace today, and the focus of the discussion was the internal barriers and external barriers that women hold women back from advancing their careers [.]

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The Horizons Tracker

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Middle managers are often much-maligned individuals who are seen as doing little but push paper around and try and make themselves as important as possible. Of course, the reality is somewhat different, with middle managers playing a crucial role in things like innovation , idea management , ethics , and so on.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 16, 2021

If you’ve wanted to attend a program or have a couple managers, but not enough to bring us to you, this is a perfect opportunity. 4:13 – Today’s question is a follow up to our last episode with Scott Mautz where we discussed Leading from the Middle. 6:59 – The vital role a manager plays for every employee.

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Strategy Driven

JULY 9, 2021

As a result, executives and managers alike have started to brainstorm strategies for returning to the office. More specifically, it may be difficult for middle-managers to balance their team’s concerns with the organization’s intentions. As a middle manager , empathy matters, especially when retaining talent.

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Chartered Management Institute

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Find out how senior managers can transform culture by refreshing and re-energising their workforce But, says Dr Chan Abraham CMgr FCMI, founder and CEO of Leadership International, when it comes to cultural change, middle managers wield unrivalled influence. In other words, each manager has a sphere they affect – however small.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

a middle manager is frustrated in his current role, but overlooks his long career of exciting challenges and developmental experiences. a team leader acknowledges the team’s steady progress, but fails to understand the deep personal sacrifices of her team.

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Leading Blog

JULY 22, 2021

Marc and Samantha Hurwitz on the importance of followership on management performance as you move up the organizational ladder: “There is a lot less forgiveness for poor followership at the middle-manager level because much more of the job is about building partnerships, setting an example, and working in the larger organizational context.

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 5, 2021

Recently we’ve had several clients ask us to help their managers get better at delegation. This tool works very well at every level of the business from executives delegating to middle managers, to project managers, to frontline supervisors and employees. Heck, some are not even up to you.

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 29, 2011

Posted in Change Management Leadership Development I was a new middle manager on my first trip across the country to the Corporate Office and was seated in the Executive Boardroom for a meeting.

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HR Digest

JANUARY 30, 2025

There has been considerable talk surrounding the retail chains shift in DEI policy but in other Walmart news, managers are all set to see a significant salary increase. According to Walmarts new strategy, managers can expect their annual compensation plan to total over $620,000.

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 21, 2023

If your managers of managers are struggling to hold their teams accountable, dig a level deeper into the root cause This Asking for a Friend question came in from a manager of managers in one of our executive development programs. I’ve got a manager of managers on my team, let’s call her “Sue.”

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Let's Grow Leaders

MAY 30, 2014

The best good I can do is right here, stuck in the middle– with you. Authenticity & Transparency Career & Learning Communication Energy & Engagement fear and intimidation feedback leaders leadership leadership development middle management transparency Trust'

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Lead Change Blog

APRIL 17, 2011

And high unemployment combined with the current economic malaise has forced many companies to cut back on middle-managers and travel. New technologies are being created at a rapidly increasing pace. All of this creates a toxic environment for leadership development. Traditionally developing leaders is a mentoring activity.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

a middle manager, frustrated in his current role, overlooks his long career of exciting challenges and developmental experiences. Gratitude is missing when…. the team leader acknowledges the team’s steady progress, but fails to understand the deep personal sacrifices of her team.

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Terry Starbucker

DECEMBER 22, 2013

Last summer, the local startup Treehouse , a producer of online education courses, decided to create a no-boss workplace by eliminating all the manager positions from its 61-person workforce, thus creating the ultimate “flat” organizational structure. That’s right – aside from the CEO, there are zero managers.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

NOVEMBER 22, 2011

One of the top reasons leaders fail to implement their vision is because they don’t manage the “mid-space.”. The biggest failure in implementing vision successfully is in not effectively managing the airspace between the 3000 ft view from the hot air balloon and the on-the-ground view of day-to-day activity.

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Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 24, 2018

Combatting the impact of individuals’ cynicism, especially when exacerbated by an apparent lack of buy-in from middle management. A lack of ‘Why’ and ‘Can Do’ modeling, especially by leaders and managers. Uncertainty and confusion on the part of managers tasked with handling “sensitive material.”

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 17, 2018

Emotional Intelligence (EQ) is the ability to identify, use, understand and manage emotions in an effective and positive way. In the business environment, researchers discovered that average EQ scores increase the higher in an organisation a person is, up to middle-management. Success in managing difficult life challenges.

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Rich Gee Group

JULY 31, 2023

A Game-Changing Blueprint for Empowering Middle Managers Designing and delivering a top-notch middle manager program is all about delivering relevance and value. First, you must understand who your middle managers are and what they're grappling with. Recognize their needs. Understand their pain points.

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leaderCommunicator

SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

5 Ways to Save Your Middle Managers From Burnout By Peter Walsh, Fast Company “If you want a recipe for disaster, just follow in the footsteps of many businesses today: As organizations are getting flatter and pushing responsibility down the ladder onto middle managers…”. Speaking at Inc.’s

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Whether you’re leading a team or managing a company, sustainability is a crucial challenge. 33:39] – Managing Your Sustainability Portfolio Bon Appétit uses a simple system to track progress on sustainability initiatives—red, yellow, and green. 43:40] – Can Middle Managers Drive Leadership Sustainability?

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Innovation Excellence

JUNE 5, 2024

Four Common Mistakes Managers Make GUEST POST from David Burkus Senior leaders set strategy. But middle managers and front-line managers make the difference in whether that strategy gets executed…and in whether or not people are engaged and motivated in an organization.

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Leading Blog

JULY 1, 2023

The Leap to Leader : How Ambitious Managers Make the Jump to Leadership by Adam Bryant The chasm separating managers from leaders is widening as the skills required to be an effective leader grow in number and complexity. Middle manager." Through them all, he's managed to guide his team out the other side successfully.

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Innovation Excellence

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

GUEST POST from David Burkus Managers make the difference. Middle managers especially play a crucial role in employee engagement and performance. However, many managers lack proper preparation for their role, and companies often fail to invest in robust leadership training.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 21, 2025

More frequently, however, respondents provided recollections about their own bosses (current and former) and the tangibility of how these middle managers made a meaningful difference in the lives of their teams and upheld the moral compass of their organizations.

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