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10 - Middle managers: 8 syndromes
- How do the middle manager’s unique pressures influence their dysfunctional behavioral syndromes?
- What are the core paradoxical roles and resulting identity challenges for middle managers?
- How do these middle manager syndrome function as coping mechanism against organizational complexity?
A chapter of my book is discussed by two AI personas. Find below the summary of the text. Enjoy!
Chapter summary: the chapter "Middle Managers: 8 syndromes" (p45 ff.) explores the complex psychological and behavioral challenges faced by individuals in middle management roles. The author identifies and details eight distinct "syndromes" that emerge as coping mechanisms for the intense and often conflicting pressures these managers experience from both executives and employees. These syndromes, which include "the middle child," "the one-man band," and "the opportunist," describe behavioral patterns ranging from abusive tendencies and oversized ego to feelings of imposter syndrome and being an organizational "cleaner". Ultimately, the text presents these syndromes as potential career-limiting behaviors that can lead to burnout, while offering a framework for understanding and potentially escaping these destructive patterns.
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By Cecile Demailly- How do the middle manager’s unique pressures influence their dysfunctional behavioral syndromes?
- What are the core paradoxical roles and resulting identity challenges for middle managers?
- How do these middle manager syndrome function as coping mechanism against organizational complexity?
A chapter of my book is discussed by two AI personas. Find below the summary of the text. Enjoy!
Chapter summary: the chapter "Middle Managers: 8 syndromes" (p45 ff.) explores the complex psychological and behavioral challenges faced by individuals in middle management roles. The author identifies and details eight distinct "syndromes" that emerge as coping mechanisms for the intense and often conflicting pressures these managers experience from both executives and employees. These syndromes, which include "the middle child," "the one-man band," and "the opportunist," describe behavioral patterns ranging from abusive tendencies and oversized ego to feelings of imposter syndrome and being an organizational "cleaner". Ultimately, the text presents these syndromes as potential career-limiting behaviors that can lead to burnout, while offering a framework for understanding and potentially escaping these destructive patterns.