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 crisp 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 crosswise, unite professional management and personnel management and strengthen sustainable management in a global economy. Each of the 22 chapters focuses on a current management theme, provides insight into research and dilemmas, presents a vivid personal case and provides tools for use by 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, with which he has been associated for 41 years. His area of expertise is Human Resource Management with particular emphasis on strategic and international HRM, talent and competence development as well as management. He has contributed to approx. 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 consultant in strategic management and in his career has, among other things, been group director 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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