Food for thought. So lots of conversations these last couple of weeks with middle managers feeling very ‘stuck in the middle’. It’s not the yummy ‘cream in the oreo’ feeling. It’s actually super uncomfortable, frustrating and demotivating. They’re in management roles yet not actually being empowered to lead or manage their team.
It can happen for several reasons. One of the most is significant micro-management from the top down which can be lack of trust or lack of skill related (either in the senior or middle manager). However here’s the thing though, if you’re in senior leadership, then it’s really important to embrace and develop your middle management in the business.
We want the Cookies n Cream technique. Otherwise you’re never going to develop a high performing team and kick the desired goals and drive the results the business needs.
So let’s take a closer look at this, on a scale of 1 to 10, how ‘stuck’ are the middle managers in the business or have you got an awesome bowl of Cookies n Cream to work with?
It’s about all about:
- combining strengths
- honesty around the gaps and a solid development plan in place
- being open to learning and growing
- giving and receiving feedback
- setting boundaries
- committing to measures for accountability
- then communication, communication and more communication.
If you and your management team are struggling with poor accountability, uncomfortable team dynamics and lack of initiative and engagement, then let’s take action in February and problem solve.
Genevieve
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4. Let’s get the team together
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