Quick Take | Tips to Help Executives and Leaders Grow
The Quick Take podcast provides concise and actionable tips to help executives and leaders, like you, tackle the thorny and complex challenges that affect us daily. By leveraging their experience and relationship with other global leaders, our hosts provide suggestions that are based on their deep experience as leaders and coaches but also pressure tested in boardrooms everywhere because they asked their friends….(almost). Hosted by James Capps and Susie Tomenchok. Episodes release weekly on Thursdays.
Quick Take | Tips to Help Executives and Leaders Grow
Reigniting Motivation in Disengaged VPs and Middle Managers
When motivation fades in the middle layers of leadership, the ripple effect can stall an entire organization. In this episode, Susie and James unpack why VPs and middle managers often feel stuck—and what leaders can do to reignite energy, ownership, and engagement at this critical level.
They explore strategies like reframing roles, creating "mini CEO" opportunities, and introducing shadow boards to give rising leaders more ownership and visibility. Whether you're managing this layer or sitting in it yourself, this conversation will challenge you to rethink motivation as an active, shared responsibility—not just a feeling.
Key Takeaways from This Episode:
- How to reframe stagnant roles and reset expectations for new momentum.
- Why ownership and decision-making authority can reignite engagement.
- How shadow boards can give middle managers broader perspective and purpose.
Join the Conversation:
Are you seeing signs of disengagement in your middle leadership layer—or feeling it yourself? What’s worked (or backfired) in your efforts to reignite motivation? We’d love to hear your take.
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/capps/
