Partners
Your managers are left to their own devices, without a clear set of expectations, meaningful feedback, and a clear trajectory upwards.
Their position isn’t great and they feel left alone. It’s likely they’ll leave your company at some point. And yet, they’re also afraid to come to you, their boss. Instead they turn to coaches and peers for help. But being external, a coach can only offer so much help, and a peer’s recommendation could be to either sit things out or to find a new place to work. That can only mean one thing: you need to start going to them. You need to spend more time listening to them, helping them grow, providing them with all the context, perspective, and support they need. Put on your manager’s hat and come along. Together we’ll explore the key themes that hold your middle managers back. Then we’ll talk about how you can do a better job supporting them.