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

Managing managers is way different that managing individual contributors. According to Charon, Drotter, and Noel, from their classic book The Leadership Pipeline , the most important things middle managers need to do are: 1. Select and hire capable first-line 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

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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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! How can a middle manager lift themselves up, in the midst of demanding circumstances?

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Let's Grow Leaders

JUNE 8, 2015

Great middle managers take time to learn the languages of those around them, and listen well to hear the truths from multiple perspectives. They empathize with the stress and concerns of their team. They help employees frame their needs so they can be heard and addressed to get the resources and support they need.

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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. The authors define middle managers as the people who are at least once removed from the front line and at least a layer below the senior leadership.

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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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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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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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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 16, 2021

4:13 – Today’s question is a follow up to our last episode with Scott Mautz where we discussed Leading from the Middle. Brandon asks about the role middle managers and senior leaders play when they promote people into leadership roles. 6:59 – The vital role a manager plays for every employee.

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Strategy Driven

JULY 9, 2021

More specifically, it may be difficult for middle-managers to balance their team’s concerns with the organization’s intentions. If you are feeling stuck, here is a step-by-step outline for middle-managers navigating return-to-work anxiety. 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. Find out more and get involved in the CMI community today.

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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

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

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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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 5, 2021

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. You can download the Strategic Empowerment Delegation Tool by clicking here. How to Do I Empower My Team By Delegating Well?

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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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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…”.

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Maisie walks listeners through how this tool helps manage ongoing projects and push leadership sustainability forward in a structured way. [43:40] 43:40] – Can Middle Managers Drive Leadership Sustainability? To wrap up, Maisie offers advice for middle managers who want to make an impact.

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Terry Starbucker

DECEMBER 22, 2013

I can understand a backlash against old-school “bosses” Peter Drucker himself cast a wary eye on the classic middle manager, and Rogoway noted a great quote in the article: Most of what we call management consists of making it difficult for people to get their work done. .

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 17, 2018

In the business environment, researchers discovered that average EQ scores increase the higher in an organisation a person is, up to middle-management. Surprisingly, EQ levels drop sharply when you go above middle-management and what is more surprising, CEO’s, typically have lower EQ scores than the lowest ranked employees.

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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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Leading Blog

JULY 1, 2023

Power to the Middle : Why Managers Hold the Keys to the Future of Work by Bill Schaninger, Bryan Hancock and Emily Field If you're thinking of cutting your midlevel managers in the new world of work, think again. Middle manager."

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Persuasive Powerhouse

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

I was interviewing one of the managers who reported to my seasoned middle-manager client (“Susan”), who was also relatively new to her current position. This was one of several interviews on her behalf that had included my client’s manager, peers, and direct reports.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 24, 2012

It doesn’t matter whether you’re in a senior leadership position, a middle manager, or an administrative staff member, the sad reality is political high-jinks are likely part of your world whether you like it or not.

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Leadership Freak

JULY 22, 2019

Upper-level leaders don’t know what front-line employees and middle-managers are doing. What goes unnoticed gradually loses value. What gets noticed improves. 4 reasons leaders don’t notice good performance: Ignorance. Personality. You don’t need… Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

APRIL 24, 2019

The future of organizations depends on skillful, empowered middle-managers. Successful managers*: Motivate employees to act. WSJ – subscription required.) Engage employees with purpose. Drive outcomes assertively. Paddle upstream successfully. Create accountability. Build relationships… Continue reading →

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Tanveer Naseer

AUGUST 6, 2013

For example, consider the story of a middle manager whose boss, one of the most respected people in the company, gave him some tough feedback that most people wouldn’t have the courage to give. A leader needs to be able to deliver hard-hitting messages that bring about change, but that do so without inflicting harm.

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 13, 2018

Bright employees who claimed higher management torpedoed their ideas and tied their hands. Middle managers who expressed frustration that they couldn’t change anything about their teams, let alone the whole organization. What made you decide to write Developing a Positive Culture ?

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