Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
Leading from Middle is the only playbook designed specifically to help the middle manager be more effective in in managing up, down, and across his or her organization. The book will provide actionable, step-by-step instruction for the daily challenges a middle manager may face, including: extracting more resources from management; better communicating corporate initiatives to direct reports; influencing peers and colleagues; navigating times of changes; and much more. Leading from the Middle takes the lessons of Dale Carnegie's How To Win Friends and Influence People and John C. Maxwell's 360 Leadership and distills them into an accessible handbook designed for daily reference.
Synopsis
The definitive playbook for driving impact as a middle manager
Leading from the Middle: A Playbook for Managers to Influence Up, Down, and Across the Organization delivers an insightful and practical guide for the backbone of an organization: those who have a boss and are a boss and must lead from the messy middle. Accomplished author and former P&G executive Scott Mautz walks readers through the unique challenges facing these managers, and the mindset and skillset necessary for managing up and down and influencing what happens across the organization.
You'll learn the winning mindset of the best middle managers, how to develop the most important skills necessary for managing from the middle, how to create your personal Middle Action Plan (MAP), and effectively influence:
- Up the chain of command, to your boss and those above them
- Down, to your direct reports and teams who report to you
- Laterally, to peers and teams you have no formal authority over
Anyone in an organization who reports to someone and has someone reporting to them must lead from the middle. They are the most important group in an organization and have a unique opportunity to drive impact. Leading from the Middle explains how.