Here are useful resources we at Middle Manager have come across and read, and which are extremely useful to the topic of Middle Management and Leadership. This list comprises literature from over the years and from around the world.
BBC Worklife: Why millennial managers are burned out https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20211109-why-millennial-managers-are-burned-out
Centre for Creative Leadership: The Leadership Skills That Managers in the Middle Need to Advance
https://www.ccl.org/articles/leading-effectively-articles/6-skills-middle-level-leaders-need/
Channelnews Asia (CNA): Being a middle manager has been exhausting and miserable
Fast Company: I tried making a ‘to-don’t list’ instead of a to-do list. Here’s what I learned https://www.fastcompany.com/90617576/i-tried-making-a-to-dont-list-instead-of-a-to-do-list-heres-what-i-learned
Glassdoor: What to Expect in a Middle Management Position
https://www.glassdoor.com/blog/guide/middle-management/
Management is a Journey: 5 Strategies to Engage Middle Managers https://managementisajourney.com/5-strategies-to-engage-middle-managers/
The Straits Times (Singapore): When the boss is open and kind, workers are less likely to cheat a company