Gregory Gaines

Navigating the Middle: How to Support and Empower Middle Managers

Despite serving as a link between senior management and frontline staff, ensuring that tactical choices are effectively carried out, middle managers are often overlooked employees. Diving into the evolving role of middle managers, we’ll look at a few of the challenges they face, as well as the critical importance of supporting them, and offer strategies […]

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Middle Managers and Other Endangered Species

Middle managers are currently receiving more notice from a leadership/management standpoint. Their role in organizations is changing and many believe it’s becoming more important. Middle managers are like the bridge between the big bosses and the folks on the frontline. They have a real impact on how communication happens and how decisions are made. And

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Mindful Listening: A Cornerstone for Effective Leadership

Managers and leaders often take listening for granted, but it is a crucial skill and an essential component towards establishing trust in every business. When leaders learn to listen mindfully, they can keep their staff more engaged, foster innovation, find new ideas, and hear what they need to hear in a discussion instead of what

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How Empathy Contributes to a Positive Work Environment

Empathy contributes to a positive work environment by helping leaders better relate to their clients, team members, coworkers, and the public at large – as well as in their private life. And although empathy is a vital leadership competency, only the actual application of empathy in the proper way and in the appropriate perspective can

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