{"product_id":"the-strategic-middle-manager-9780787902087","title":"The Strategic Middle Manager","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn exceptional job of refocusing the middle manager''s role?a mustread for practitioners and educators alike.\u003cbr\u003e --Jack Viega, editor, The Academy of Management Executives\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The authors present the tools managers need to:\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e * Redefine their roles\u003cbr\u003e * Increase their strategic value\u003cbr\u003e * Secure their futures\u003cbr\u003e * Identify the top performers in the ranks...and much more!\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 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,sy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The best thing that could happen to a middle manager is to havehis or her boss read this book.\" --Francis Guiliano, retired CEO,Ampad Corporation\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart One: The New Middle Management Imperative.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 1. Leadership from the Middle: The Changing Demands of MiddleManagement Work.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 2. Competing on Capabilities: The Middle Manager's Role inLeveraging Knowledge and Skills.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 3. Realigning Resources and Talent: The Challenge of OrganizationalRestructuring.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Part Two: The New Strategic Roles for Middle Managers.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 4. Strategy from the Middle Out.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 5. Championing: The Discovery and Proposal of InnovativeInitiatives.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 6. Synthesizing: Advancing Shared Strategic Understanding.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 7. Facilitating: Nurturing Adaptability and Setting the Stage forRenewal.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 8. Implementing: Inducing the Vision and Making It Real.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Part Three: Unleashing the Power in the Middle.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 9. The Challenge of Executive Leadership.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 10. Becoming a Strategic Middle Manager.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Resources: The Strategic Consensus Questionnaire;\u003cbr\u003e A Self-Test of Middle Management Strategic Involvement.","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405024469335,"sku":"9780787902087","price":34.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-strategic-middle-manager-9780787902087","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}