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Middle managers - those with responsibility for managers or sizeable teams/divisions beneath them and who directly answer to senior management - make up a large portion of a corporation. The Outstanding Middle Manager, co-authored by business psychologists Gordon Tinline and Cary Cooper offers a fresh perspective on the role of the middle manager in the 21st century. Taking a holistic view of the position, Tinline and Cooper first situate the role in the changing work paradigm: flatter organizations, new working practices and expectations, cross-cultural and intra-generational factors in management. They then address the unique pressures and challenges middle managers face including:-managing work pressures of overload, resource shortages, and limited control-building resilience-influencing where you have limited power-getting the best out of both the team and overseers-developing a mid-level career-life management and how to achieve a healthy work-life balanceWith a focus on lateral development and progression, this book empowers middle managers to take control of their career and become more fulfilled, resilient, and satisfied.