Middle managers find themselves in the position of having to manage both up and down - pleasing superiors and motivating subordinates. The articles in this collection offer practical advice to help middle managers juggle the competing demands of their jobs. A separate section addresses the middle manager's ambiguous relationship to power.



CONTENTS:



Mastering Middle Management

*General Managers in the Middle by Hugo E.R. Uyterhoeven

*The New Managerial Work by Rosabeth Moss Kanter

*Wagon Masters and Lesser Managers by J.S. Ninomiya

*The Middle Manager as Innovator by Rosabeth Moss Kanter



Managing Up and Down

*Managing Your Boss by John J. Gabarro and John P Kotter

*Pygmalion in Management by J. Sterling Livingston

*Nobody Trusts the Boss Completely- Now What? By Fernando Bartolome

*In Praise of Followers by Robert E. Kelley



The Middle Manager and Power

*The Manager: Master and Servant of Power by Fernando Bartolome and Andre Laurent

*Power Failure in Management Circuits by Rosabeth Moss Kanter