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
Empowering Middle Managers for Long-Term Success
Middle managers are overworked, overlooked, and often under-supported. Yet they’re the glue holding organizations together—and right now, many of them are stuck in a cycle of burnout and invisibility.
In this episode, we dig into why this layer matters more than ever, how it’s being neglected, and what leaders need to do about it. From internal mobility to rethinking face time, we explore the small shifts that can re-engage your most critical players.
Key Takeaways from This Episode:
- Why middle management is central to culture, continuity, and innovation
- The real cost of overlooking internal talent and institutional knowledge
- Simple, practical ways leaders can give mid-level teams the support they need
Join the Conversation:
How is your organization supporting middle managers? What’s working, what’s missing, and what are you hearing from your team? We’d love to hear your take.
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