If you’re a leader who leads from the so-called messy middle, I’m sure there are times where you feel how the challenges you face are uniquely different from those other leaders have to face. As it turns out, those leading from the middle do face both unique challenges – as well as opportunities other leaders don’t have access to – as a result of their having to lead down, up and at times, across the organization.
Thankfully, in this episode of my podcast, “Leadership Biz Cafe”, I’ll be speaking with a seasoned executive who’s first hand experience and research has lead to a powerful and insightful playbook to help those who lead from the middle.
Scott Mautz is not only a former Procter & Gamble senior executive, but he wrote a popular leadership column on Inc.com, serves as faculty at Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business for Executive Education, and the CEO/founder of Profound Performance, a keynote, leadership training, and coaching company.
Scott is also a good friend of mine who’s written three books, his latest being the brilliant “Leading From The Middle – A Playbook For Mangers To Influence Up, Down, and Across The Organization.”
Over the course of this episode, Scott and I talk about his latest book “Leading From The Middle” where we look at:
- The 5 unique challenges those who lead in the middle face and how they can be transformed into opportunities for growth.
- The limitation that comes from a servant leadership mindset and what leaders in the middle need to adopt instead.
- The 7 skills those who lead in the middle need to adopt if they are to succeed as leaders.
- How those who lead in the middle can address the growing issue of employee burnout.
- A powerful model that will help leaders in the middle to gain more influence with their bosses.
As I mentioned at the end of this episode, this year marks the 10th year of my leadership podcast, and it’s been truly gratifying to have so many insightful guests on my show for such a milestone. And I’m sure it won’t be surprising to hear this episode is one of my favourite conversations of this year because I not only got to talk about leadership with an insightful thought leader, but I got to talk to a good friend as well.
So I hope you’ll check this episode out and if you enjoy it, please leave a comment here or subscribe, rate, and write a review where you prefer listening to your favourite podcasts.
Noteworthy links:
- To get your FREE 30-page companion book to “Leading From The Middle”, visit – scottmautz.com/freetools.
- Buy Scott’s book “Leading From The Middle” on Amazon.*
- Learn more about Scott’s work – scottmautz.com.
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