The middle managers as leverage? (Online)
Middle managers are the heroes in the middle, but they live with cross pressures and dilemmas
Middle managers are indispensable, but often underestimated or even shamed. The image of middle managers as an endangered species is misleading. Middle managers, on the contrary, are at the center, they are important ambassadors for the company's vision, values, ethics and strategies, and they have an important personnel responsibility. They tie the organization together and ensure that direction and meaning are created. The big challenge, however, is that the role is complex and full of dilemmas.
A fresh book 'Handbook for Middle Managers' maps the current and future role of the middle manager: to exercise strong personal leadership, lead downwards, upwards and outwards, connect the company across the organization, unite professional management and human resources management, and strengthen sustainable management in a global economy. Each of the 22 chapters highlights a current management theme, provides insight into research and dilemmas, presents a living case study and provides tools for managers.
Meet the authors
At this NOCA event, you will meet the authors behind the book, Henrik Holt Larsen and Lilian Mogensen. They provide a 360-degree view of the middle manager's situation. They will also share their perspectives on how HR and HR professionals can best support middle managers in their role.
Henrik Holt Larsen is Professor Emeritus at the Department of Organization at Copenhagen Business School, where he has been affiliated for 41 years. His field of expertise is Human Resource Management with a special emphasis on strategic and international HRM, talent and competence development and leadership. He has contributed to approximately 40 books and 300 journal articles as well as countless publications in various media.
Henrik Holt Larsen is a frequently used teacher at home and abroad and participates in development projects in private and public companies
Lilian Mogensen is a strategic management consultant and has in her career been, among other things, Group CEO at ATP and Department Director for HR Development at Danske Bank.
Lilian Mogensen has won many HR awards for ATP and has participated in a number of committees and committees for changing governments, e.g. in education, women in management, simplification, digitization and de-bureaucratisation.
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