Develop the Leadership Skills of Your Middle Managers

Middle managers are often squeezed between introductory management and senior leadership tasks, leading to poor team and organizational performance.
Despite their critical role, middle managers face significant challenges including power struggles, a desire to stick to the status quo, and stress, anxiety, and depression.

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Critical Insight

While the squeeze between traditional people management and senior-level leadership is one of the most notable challenges that middle managers face, effectively managing this squeeze is also the most important skill to master, as it will allow them to effectively put the organization’s strategy into action.

Impact and Result

An effective middle manager development program strengthens traditional management skills and starts to build senior leadership skills.
Middle management programs that focus on strengthening skills in talent management and people development and begin to zero in on skills in change management and strategic vision.

Develop the Leadership Skills of Your Middle Managers Research & Tools

1. Establish middle manager expectations in your organization

Determine manager expectations in your organization.

2. Assess the current state of your middle manager development initiatives

Assess the effectiveness of existing initiatives to identify gaps and establish goals and metrics for the manager development program.

3. Design your manager development program

Plan development program initiatives, create a manager learning path, and build content using McLean & Company’s Manager Training Decks.

4. Implement the program and measure success

Evaluate and finalize program roll-out method.

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A blueprint is designed to be a roadmap, containing a methodology and the tools and templates you need to solve your HR problems.

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Guided Implementation 1: Establish middle manager expectations in your organization

Call 1: Confirm manager expectations for your organization and ensure that critical components are being addressed.

Guided Implementation 2: Assess the current state of your middle manager development initiatives

Call 1: Analyze data findings to determine gaps in the existing program or initiatives.
Call 2: Set goals and metrics for your new manager development program.

Guided Implementation 3: Design your manager development program

Call 1: Evaluate whether current initiatives are being met and determine how to incorporate or modify existing initiatives.
Call 2: Craft a manager learning path.

Guided Implementation 4: Implement the program and measure success

Call 1: Determine an appropriate manager development program roll-out and communication strategy.
Call 2: Analyze data to determine program strengths and areas of improvement.