In this series, the editors of HBR attempt to bring a new, multidisciplinary perspective to the mid-career, middle-age executive. Divided into three main section, the series strives to present a balanced view from both the individual and organizational perspectives. It includes articles from psychiatrists, psychologists, organizational development specialists, and businessmen.



Contents:

Preface



Executive in the middle

* What price success by jerome Steiner

* On being a middle-aged manager by Harry Levinson

* Executives as human beings by Fernando Bartolome

* Management of disappointment by Abraham Zaleznik

* General managers in the middle by Hugo E.R. Uyterhoeven



Coping strategies

* Strategies for self-education by William R. Dill

* Better management of managers' careers by Lawrence L. ferguson

* A psychologist looks at executive development by Harry Levinson

* Your innate asset for combating stress by Herbert Benson

* How to give phased-out managers a new start by Basil Robert Cuddihy

* Rx for managerial 'shelf-sitters' by Samuel R. Connor



Planning for change

* The mobile manager at mid-career by John F. Veiga

* Accelerating obsolescence of older engineers by Gene W. Dalton

* Executives as community volunteers by Dan H. Fenn