John Wiley & Sons Inc Sivumäärä: 192 sivua Asu: Kovakantinen kirja Julkaisuvuosi: 1996, 23.02.1996 (lisätietoa) Kieli: Englanti
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.
