The Heart of the Middle
Influencing change and finding fulfillment on the middle management treadmill…
Middle Management
There has always been a passion in me to seek out purpose and find opportunities to make a difference. To know that every email and every phone call and every report and every presentation is not all just for the benefit of a single greater corporation and at the expense of me.
I choose to seek out fulfillment and find moments of joy
The demands of training, mentoring and managing a pool of mildly experienced employees is extensive and the responsibility to do it well is great.
This is a place for support, strategies and sharing…
Strategies to do Better
There are many demands and expectations but limited support. Throughout more than 20 years in middle management I have discovered ways to make a difference, strategies to do better; ways to feel moments of joy and find fulfillment.
What People Say About the Author
“Sometimes the reassurance from a coach, mentor or professional connection like Melanie is exactly what we need to erase self-doubt and persevere.”
V. Phillips
Featured Blog Posts
THROUGH MY EYES
For weeks and weeks, I would listen to my friend list her struggles at work. I would hold her as she sobbed over her perceived failures and inability to excel in her new role. We would rehash her most recent meeting and she would beat herself up over an answer she did not have or…
DO THE NEXT RIGHT THING
In June of 2004, I had given birth to my first son just 8 weeks prior. Six weeks after having him I was forced to return to work in a new role as a Regional Manager; we were young broke parents with no additional paid maternity leave left. The first couple of weeks back to…
FROM HERO TO ZERO
There is a common saying in sales when one has closed out a profitable fiscal year one day and then the very next day a whole new fiscal year starts. The saying is “From hero to zero”. The close of 2022 should make all of us feel like heroes. Whereas 2020 and 2021 had many…
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