Organisations need to ensure enough visibility and recognition for middle managers

Organisations need to ensure enough visibility and recognition for middle managers

There is certainly an aspect of skills and competence but the larger issue is about perspective. If the managers build perspective and change their paradigm, it will spur them to re-skill themselves.

How do you decode the Middle Riddle? What are the most relevant issues involved with  middle managers in the organisations?

BR The key issues to my mind revolve around three broad areas, at an individual level :

Ability vs. Aspiration : Clarity around both aspects is important Research shows us that we all overestimate our capabilities, and it is also the same for middle managers. Also, many middle managers tend to be unclear about their own strengths and purpose, so they are often drawn in by short term aspects. E.g. a promotion and salary hike leaves them happy and sometimes without reflection of what it will take to really succeed at the next role. They are so happy with a short term milestone like this, that they forget to...

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Bimal Rath

currently is Founder and Managing Director of Think Talent - Services, Gurgaon. Prior to his consulting career, Bimal had deep corporate experience across different industries and geographies including the USA, Middle-East, Africa and APAC. His last corporate position was as the HR Director for Nokia – Asia Pacific. He had previously held senior positions in Eicher, British Telecom and Tata Sons.
He is also associated with Center for Creative Leadership, USA as a executive coach, with Duke Corporate Education as an educator and also sits on the boards of several small to mid-size young entrepreneurial companies.

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Bimal Rath

currently is Founder and Managing Director of Think Talent - Services, Gurgaon. Prior to his consulting career, Bimal had deep corporate experience across different industries and geographies including the USA, Middle-East, Africa and APAC. His last corporate position was as the HR Director for Nokia – Asia Pacific. He had previously held senior positions in Eicher, British Telecom and Tata Sons.
He is also associated with Center for Creative Leadership, USA as a executive coach, with Duke Corporate Education as an educator and also sits on the boards of several small to mid-size young entrepreneurial companies.

March 2024

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