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Change, change, change – everywhere and all the time.  It just doesn’t let up.  If it isn’t leadership changes (politically and in business), its client needs changes or changing family expectations.  Middle managers are feeling overwhelmed.  They feel desperate, more and more.  And desperation is the most effective repellent to middle managers getting what they want out of their teams and leaders.   RainTree’s latest article talks about “The Mindset Shift, Middle Managers Need to Thrive in Times of Constant Change”

Coaching challenges the manager to recognize the trap of being stuck in familiarity (often recognized through statements like “that is how it has always been done”) is “right”, “good” and “safe”. People are designed to hold onto the familiar.  That is why we have “comfort zones”, and “growing pains”.  It requires courage, effort and energy to step out of the familiar and to explore the unfamiliar for long enough for the unfamiliar to become the new familiar.  RainTree’s latest article talks about “Coaching Middle Managers for Proactive Leadership with the POLC Model”

I remember the struggles with millennials and am now living through the challenge of understanding and accommodating Gen Zs in the workplace.  Both generations challenge the current status quo.  Both generations force the re-evaluation of what we know and expect.  Both generations have come closer and closer to knowing who they are and what they want and having the courage to demand it.  So, how does this affect business as most of our junior managers developing to be middle managers are Gen Z. RainTree’s latest article talks about “Bridging the Generational Gap: How Gen Z is Redefining Business Leadership”

The difference between leadership and management has become a more and more prominent topic in recent years.  Leadership seems to be elevated while management is presented as the “poor second cousin” in business practice.  Should middle managers be leading or is their job exclusively management? RainTree’s latest article talks about Leadership vs. Management: The RainTree Case for Empowering Middle Managers to Lead.

Middle Management are key influencers. They affect their staff’s employee engagement and productivity, and they impact their Executive’s capacity. How can Middle Management be empowered so they can deliver and give the Executives back their time?.  RainTree’s latest article talks about “How Executives Can Empower Middle Management and Get Their Time Back”