Middle manager? Who, me?
“Middle management is the intermediate management level of a hierarchical organization that is subordinate to the executive management and responsible for ‘team leading’ line managers and/or ‘specialist’ line managers. Middle management is indirectly (through line management) responsible for junior staff performance and productivity”
In any organization, there are usually three layers – senior or top management; middle management; and junior level. OK, it may not be that simple, because there are also people at middle-level job grades without direct line management responsibilities, and they aren’t exactly in an entry- or junior level position. But you get the drift.
While it’s not easy to discern the number of middle managers around the world, a 2016 Entrepreneur.com article stated that according to the Wall Street Journal, there were close to 11 million people in the United States working in a non-executive “middle” management role (compared to about 238,000 executive leaders, according to the Department of Labor).
Middle managers exist in all types of organisations. They are the meat in the sandwich of the company; the group that’s usually squashed between the top and junior levels.
Middle managers are saddled with both execution and administrative responsibilities – people, budget and project management.
They are the ones who have to step up and take responsibility when things go wrong – because that’s just the right thing for a middle manager to do (right?).
Is the journey to middle management a smooth one? It could be. Or it could be bloody and messy, with the executive having to take on jobs that others shun and doing things that feel like you’re swimming against the current. You will have successes, and you will make mistakes – lots of them!
Is the path to the top assured? Definitely not! Only a tiny percentage continue the journey to the pinnacle. For the rest, it’s becomes the permanent resting point.
Whether a newly anointed middle manager, or one who has grown roots that keep the individual steadfastly to where he or she currently is, it is good to know what pitfalls and traps to look out for, how to navigate the labyrinth, and how to add some spice to the role.
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