Strategic Middle Manager

How to Create and Sustain Competitive Advantage

Inbunden, Engelska, 1996

Av Steven W. Floyd, Bill Wooldridge, Bill Woolridge, Steven W Floyd

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An exceptional job of refocusing the middle manager's role?a mustread for practitioners and educators alike.--Jack Viega, editor, The Academy of Management Executives In their quest to become leaner, flatter, and reengineered,organizations have systematically cut out the very positions thatonce made them successful?mid-level managers. In The StrategicMiddle Manager,management experts Steven Floyd and Bill Wooldridgedraw on a decade of research involving over 250 middle managers todemonstrate that the success of future organizations restsdecisively on strong middle management. The authors present the tools managers need to: * Redefine their roles* Increase their strategic value* Secure their futures* Identify the top performers in the ranks...and much more! Far from lacking perspective, middle managers have a unique,pivotal perspective that places them at the forefront oforganizational change. They can play the role of champion,synthesizer, facilitator, and implementer--and this book gives theadvice needed to energize management. A must-read for trainingprofessionals, managers, and top executives, Floyd and Wooldridge'swork will radically redesign--and drastically improve--yourorganization's effectiveness.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum1996-02-23
Mått161 x 239 x 17 mm
Vikt372 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor192
FörlagJohn Wiley & Sons Inc
ISBN9780787902087

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Part One: The New Middle Management Imperative. 1. Leadership from the Middle: The Changing Demands of MiddleManagement Work. 2. Competing on Capabilities: The Middle Manager's Role inLeveraging Knowledge and Skills. 3. Realigning Resources and Talent: The Challenge of OrganizationalRestructuring. Part Two: The New Strategic Roles for Middle Managers. 4. Strategy from the Middle Out. 5. Championing: The Discovery and Proposal of InnovativeInitiatives. 6. Synthesizing: Advancing Shared Strategic Understanding. 7. Facilitating: Nurturing Adaptability and Setting the Stage forRenewal. 8. Implementing: Inducing the Vision and Making It Real. Part Three: Unleashing the Power in the Middle. 9. The Challenge of Executive Leadership. 10. Becoming a Strategic Middle Manager. Resources: The Strategic Consensus Questionnaire;A Self-Test of Middle Management Strategic Involvement.