Managers both manage and lead. This true statement should stop the debate as to whether you, as a middle manager (MM), are a manager or a leader. You are both blended into one. You are a manaleader! Let’s do some first principle thinking about this. There is work that needs to be organized and carried […]
Month: August 2023
Dealing with non or low performers
If there is one thing that all MM’s dislike it is having to deal with non performance issues. It is really the idea of telling a worker that they are not performing. Add to this that they might be ‘friends’, older than you, former peers, previous high performer, a person of the opposite sex or […]
Meeting bl#!##@**!! Meetings
Do this: Look back on your calendar and see how many hours you have spent in meetings. Typically for a Middle Manager (MM) 3-6 hours will be the time spent. That does not leave much time for those to-do’s! And you need to eat and go to the washroom as well. I aim to give […]