The Truth About Middle Managers
Who They Are, How They Work, Why They Matter
Harvard Business Press, 2009
Category:
Leadership & Management
Get the summary
Subscribe today and dramatically increase your business knowledge in your own time and at an affordable rate. Our summaries will update your skills, jump-start your career and put you ahead of the pack. Learn how to thrive in every aspect of your professional life.
getAbstract rating
| Overall |
|
(8)Applicability |
|
Innovation |
|
Style |
|
| Level of Expertise |
|
(7)
(9)
(3)In this summary you will learn
- How middle management is adapting to the de-layered corporation
- How middle managers climb the new corporate ladder – or don’t
- Where the modern middle manager’s loyalties lie
Why you should read The Truth About Middle Managers
Forests of trees have been felled and oceans of money spent studying corporate CEOs and top executive management. In this much-needed book, Paul Osterman does something different: he takes a good look at the ranks of middle managers, how they have fared during the past decades of corporate upheavals and how their jobs have changed. You may be surprised to learn that more middle managers are at work now than three decades ago, even though management has many fewer layers. Middle managers ensure the successful completion of the corporation’s work. Top management may set the agenda, but the supervisors who run the teams execute it. Osterman explodes myths about middle managers and what has happened to their jobs. getAbstract recommends his fresh insights into these vital jobs and the people who fill them.
About the author
Paul Osterman, the author of nine books, teaches human resources and management at the MIT Sloan School of Management. He is co-editor of International Labor Review, has served on many worker-related committees and is a frequent public speaker.
If you wish to purchase 20 or more copies of this title (not the summary, but the actual book), please contact us at info@getAbstract.com. Make sure you include the title of the book and your phone number.
getAbstract makes it easy for you to access the summary of The Truth About Middle Managers any time or any place. Once registered, you can choose from a variety of download formats: PDF for your computer, BlackBerry, iPhone, Kindle, PDA or other handheld devices. You can even obtain the audio version of many of our summaries.
Subscribe today to gain access to this summary as well as many other compelling titles!