Strong middle managers aren’t just nice to have; they are a business imperative. A new McKinsey analysis shows that organizations with top-performing managers yield multiple times the total shareholder returns of those with average or below-average managers over a period of five years. Check out the article for five steps organizations can take now to help strengthen middle-manager performance. Then preorder the forthcoming book Power to the Middle (out July 18), by McKinsey thought leaders Emily Field, Bryan Hancock, and Bill Schaninger, for a new model for companies to radically alter the way they hire, train, and reward their most valuable asset.
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