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Friday, May 2, 2014

Middle Managers Wear Many Hats (Part 2)

Continued from yesterday... Being in the middle of an organization is a lot like being the middle child in a family. These leaders have to learn to get along with everybody around them and survive the various family dynamics: following, leading, cajoling, appeasing, and partnering as needed. It’s not an easy task. Here are a few guidelines: 3. When you change hats, don’t change your personality: This is harder than it sounds. As stated earlier, you shouldn’t treat your spouse the same way you treat you employees. That doesn’t mean, however, that you should change your personality according to who you’re with. Your attitude and behavior should be consistent and predictable. Otherwise, you won’t be trustworthy in the eyes of those you work with. 4. Don’t neglect any hat you are responsible to wear: If you neglect the duties of any hat for a day, you will fall behind. The physical separation of different areas of responsibility may help you make the mental leap you need to keep all your responsibilities moving forward, neglecting none. Whenever possible, leave work at the office and vice versa. If you are being asked to wear many hats by people in your life, then you must be sure to not neglect any of them. 5. Remain flexible: The main key is knowing what hat to put on at any point in time and enjoying the challenge it offers. The only way to do that is to remain flexible. Because there are so many demands on leaders in the middle of an organization, they can’t afford to be rigid. They need to be able to change hats at a moment’s notice. Some people love a new challenge and thrive on the rapidly changing demands and nature of leadership in the middle of an organization. It energizes them. Others find it less appealing. But it’s something that all great leaders must learn to navigate if they want to be successful and influence others from wherever they are in the organization. Are you struggling to know which hat to wear and when? Truth@Life can help. Call 248-396-6255 or email me at curtis.songer@gmail.com for a FREE consultation. For more info on help I can provide check out http://truthatlife.com/

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