Description
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.
About the Author
STEVEN W. FLOYD is associate professor of strategic management at the University of Connecticut. BILL WOOLDRIDGE is associate professor of strategic management at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
Reviews
"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
"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
Book Information
ISBN 9780787902087
Author Steven W. Floyd
Format Hardback
Page Count 192
Imprint Jossey-Bass Inc.,U.S.
Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc
Weight(grams) 372g
Dimensions(mm) 239mm * 161mm * 17mm
--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.
About the Author
STEVEN W. FLOYD is associate professor of strategic management at the University of Connecticut. BILL WOOLDRIDGE is associate professor of strategic management at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
Reviews
"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
"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
Book Information
ISBN 9780787902087
Author Steven W. Floyd
Format Hardback
Page Count 192
Imprint Jossey-Bass Inc.,U.S.
Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc
Weight(grams) 372g
Dimensions(mm) 239mm * 161mm * 17mm
