Why Managers Hold the Keys to the Future of Work<\/p>\n
Bill Schaninger | Bryan Hancock | Emily Field<\/p>\n
\u00abMiddle manager.\u00bb The term evokes a bygone industrial era in which managers functioned like cogs in a vast bureaucratic machine. In recent decades, midlevel managers became a favorite target for the chopping block\u2014 under-appreciated, often considered a superfluous layer of the organization.<\/p>\n
Not only does this outdated perspective need to change, but the future demands it.<\/p>\n
In Power to the Middle, McKinsey thought leaders Bill Schaninger, Bryan Hancock, and Emily Field call for a profound reimagining of managers and their roles. They explain how middle managers are uniquely positioned close to the ground but with a crucial connection to company strategy, enabling them to guide their organizations through periods of rapid and complex change, as well as to help shape the new world of work.<\/p>\n
The authors compellingly illustrate this deep shift in the workplace, showing how:<\/p>\n
\u2022 Managers are the key to winning the war for talent, which requires strong people skills to attract and retain the best talent.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Managers must shift from merely enforcing rules to challenging them, serving as critical stopgaps for rules that are ineffective or obsolete.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Why Managers Hold the Keys to the Future of Work Bill Schaninger | Bryan Hancock | Emily Field \u00abMiddle manager.\u00bb The term evokes a bygone industrial era in which managers functioned like cogs in a vast bureaucratic machine. In recent decades, midlevel managers became a favorite target for the chopping block\u2014 under-appreciated, often considered a …<\/p>\n