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> You need to motivate, teach and provide resources while dealing with all the bullshit from above and a lack of resources.

What would a middle manager need to teach me? Genuinely curious, as a person that enjoys learning, and have been doing it on my own for awhile.

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How to navigate organizational power structures to secure what is needed to get something done (both the formal and informal structures). How to establish organizational boundaries so that a teams capacity isn’t redirected. How to navigate upper management culture to communicate in a way they expect. How and why teams are organized the way they are and the pros and cons of different structures. How to position a team for growth and how to position a team during a period of consolidation. How to be therapist, mentor, mediator or executioner depending on the day.

I mean, in small enough orgs they're typically workers who have been promoted so they can teach the required skills. I guess in bigger orgs there's another layer...

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