"Middle managers--those with responsibility for managers or sizeable teams/divisions beneath them and who directly answer to senior management--make up a large portion of a corporation. The Outstanding Middle Manager, co-authored by business psychologists Gordon Tinline and Cary Cooper offers a fresh perspective on the role of the middle manager in the 21st century. Taking a holistic view of the position, Tinline and Cooper first situate the role in the changing work paradigm: flatter organizations, new working practices and expectations, cross-cultural and intra-generational factors in management. They then address the unique pressures and challenges middle managers face including: -managing work pressures of overload, resource shortages, and limited control -building resilience -influencing where you have limited power -getting the best out of both the team and overseers -developing a mid-level career -life management and how to achieve a healthy work-life balance With a focus on lateral development and progression, this book empowers middle managers to take control of their career and become more fulfilled, resilient, and satisfied"-- Provided by publisher.

"Recent research shows that the number of people in senior specialist and middle management positions is growing. As organizations continue to flatten, the middle becomes the place where many will spend the majority of their careers. The Outstanding Middle Manager is the new guide to dealing with those pressures specific to the role and maximizing the opportunities to forge a fulfilling and balanced career in the middle. Drawing on the latest research into workplace trends, strategic management and work-life balance, Tinline and Cooper focus on middle management as an opportunity level. Readers can discover: strategies for managing upwards as well as downwards, how to deal effectively with generational differences and an evolving workplace, influencing, empowerment and team-building skills, and stress- and life-management strategies that bring clarity and purpose. With a focus on lateral development and progression as a career choice, The Outstanding Middle Manager empowers readers to take control of their mid-level career to become more fulfilled, more resilient and more satisfied"-- Provided by publisher.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Machine generated contents note: 01 Life in the middle -- What is the reality of life in the middle? -- A positive view of middle management -- Power and influence -- All of you -- Establish your goals and objectives -- Development tool: Defining your goals -- 02 Life above and below -- Strategic drivers at the top -- Interpersonal dynamics -- Personal motivations -- What do those at lower levels need from you? -- Understanding the perspectives of those around you -- Process tool: Perspectives -- 03 Managing work pressures in the middle -- Demands in the middle -- Resource pressures in the middle -- Control in the middle -- Pressure in the middle: coping mechanisms -- 04 Mid-level career development -- Career anchors -- Looking out and across -- Connecting through networking -- Creating lateral futures -- Career resilience -- Wellbeing and career development -- Process tool: Structuring your career development -- Supporting others to develop their career in the middle -- Career development: the need to influence outwards -- 05 Getting the best out of your team -- Teams-getting the basics right -- Team resilience and wellbeing -- Managing the pressure climate -- Wellbeing and performance -- Team development -- Guidance tool: Team confidence builder -- 06 Influencing and working with your peers -- Peer influencing and networking -- Learning from your peers -- Better understanding and influencing distributed decision making -- Peer support networks -- Improving the way you work with your peers -- 07 Managing upwards -- Difficult upwards relationships -- Managing demands from above -- Developing a true partnership with your boss -- Managing a range of senior stakeholders -- 08 Lifestyle management -- The impact of work on life and life on work -- Maintaining your health and wellbeing -- 09 Becoming an outstanding middle manager -- Converting goals into actions -- The ultimate middle management challenge -- Developing middle managers -- So be outstanding -- References -- Index.

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