The strategic middle manager : how to create and sustain competitive advantage / Steven W. Floyd, Bill Wooldridge.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Floyd, Steven W., 1950-

Contributor:

Wooldridge, Bill, 1954-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Strategic planning.

Middle managers.

Physical Description:

xviii, 167 pages ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

San Francisco, Calif. : Jossey-Bass Publishers, 1996.

Summary:

In The Strategic Middle Manager, management experts, consultants, and researchers Steven Floyd and Bill Wooldridge demonstrate that the success of future organizations rests decisively on having managers who can lead effectively from the middle. With hands-on tools and valuable guidance the authors redefine the vital role of middle management today to show managers how to increase their strategic value - and secure their future careers. The authors' decade of research involving over 250 middle managers illustrates for top management how to unleash the potential dynamos in the middle of the organization and also presents to aspiring new professionals a state-of-the-art blueprint for future success in management. The Strategic Middle Manager offers a fresh approach and insight into how middle managers at leading firms such as Motorola, Intel, First Fidelity Bank, and Texas Instruments are creating and sustaining their organization's competitive advantage. Floyd and Wooldridge detail the four strategic roles unique to middle managers - from project managers and sales directors to financial administrators - using examples of the successes and failures of today's key players as they contributed to their organization's effectiveness.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

078790208X

OCLC:

33361549