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Mid-Level Manager Training
Middle Management Is a Balancing Act
Leading in the middle is challenging, but leadership training for mid-level managers can help.
If your mid-level leaders feel like they’re constantly being pulled in a million different directions, it’s because they are. Middle managers must handle it all — connecting the overall organizational strategy to day-to-day tactical tasks — while managing demands from above and below in the hierarchy and effectively collaborating across functions to get work done. It’s not easy.
Leading in the middle requires being able to meet the demands from above, while providing resources to those below. We understand this challenge, and you can rely on our decades of global research and pioneering experience with middle management development programs to help mid-level leaders at your organization build the skills needed not only to succeed, but to thrive.
Our Leadership Training Programs for Mid-Level Managers
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| Description | Personalized development that helps managers of people and projects learn to get results through others and increase their effectiveness through practice leveraging the 4 essential roles of leadership: player, manager, coach, and leader. | Comprehensive, whole-person development that strengthens the abilities of leaders to understand themselves, manage complexity, balance competing priorities, and collaborate — up, down, and across the organization — to drive tangible results. | Comprehensive, personalized development for senior leaders, featuring our world-renowned business simulation, enhancing their ability to lead while balancing tactical concerns with strategic priorities and improving decision-making. |
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Frontline or first-line managers responsible for people and / or projects |
Experienced leaders, mid-level managers, directors, and leaders of senior professionals |
Senior leaders of business units, departments, divisions, or regions |
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Participants take the program together all at once, in the same geographic location. Participants take the program together all at once, interacting with the instructor & each other, virtually, in real time. |
Participants take the program together all at once, in the same geographic location. Participants take the program together all at once, interacting with the instructor & each other, virtually, in real time. |
Participants take the program together all at once, in the same geographic location. |
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| Duration | 20-hour intensive, within a 5-month journey | 5-day intensive, within a 5-month journey | 5-day intensive, within a 6-month journey |
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Custom Leadership Training Programs for Mid-Level Managers
All of our programs for mid-level leader development can be customized for your organization. Partner with us to co-create a custom middle manager leadership training that’s focused on the specific competencies most needed in your unique context and culture. Combine our research-based, award-winning learning journeys with engaging experiential learning exercises, proven business simulations, 360-degree assessments, and personalized executive coaching.
What Our Clients Are Saying
At CCL, we measure success by lives touched and impact made. That’s why the organizations we work with and the leaders we train consistently tell us the same thing: their experience with us isn’t just a game-changer, it’s a life-changer. Our leadership training programs for mid-level leaders have helped transform thousands of middle managers around the globe into the highly effective team leaders their organizations need.
But don’t just take our word for it — take theirs.
Let’s Talk About Our World-Class Middle Management Training Programs for Your Organization
Our experts are here to help. Get in touch with us about bringing our proven, research-based middle management development program to your organization.
Leadership Skills for Mid-Level Managers: Research & Resources
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More About Mid-Level Manager Training
How Middle Manager Training Programs Can Help Your Mid-Level Leaders
Leading from the middle isn’t about a position. Mid-level managers may be divisional managers, senior directors, general managers, plant managers, regional managers, or even vice presidents. Equipping mid-level managers to not just work in the middle, but successfully lead from the middle, is all about balance.
How do they learn to understand the “system” they belong to and take a more global perspective? And what about ensuring they have the boundary spanning and communication skills needed to provide direction, create alignment, and boost commitment — often across time zones leading virtual teams? With so much to juggle, how can they stay resilient and avoid burnout?
These mid-level leaders are the translators of your organization’s strategy, the messengers as well as the enforcers. Can yours handle the pressure? Are they ready to take on the challenges they face?
Transformative Leadership Training for Your Mid-Level Managers
Our flagship Leadership Development Program (LDP)® is the most widely known and longest-running middle management development program of its kind anywhere in the world. For over 5 decades, this transformational middle manager training program has helped over 50,000 alumni around the globe to develop the skills, understanding, and clarity needed to succeed and advance in their careers. Consider this: investing in your leadership pipeline now will pay dividends as middle managers take the next step to become a part of your organization’s executive leadership team.
Whether you’re looking to uplift and transform all your mid-level leaders, or targeted, scalable programs to develop your middle managers, we offer a variety of human-centered, research-backed solutions for every budget, available both virtually and in-person. Choose from our time-tested middle manager training programs, or let us craft a custom engagement for these leaders, complete with personalized, transformative leadership coaching.
Frequently Asked Questions About Middle Manager Training Programs
What are management training programs?
Our management training programs are research-backed courses that support leaders and develop the core leadership skills and competencies needed to succeed in their roles. At the Center for Creative Leadership, our management training programs help leaders at every level better understand themselves and provide direction, create alignment, and boost commitment across boundaries and functions.
What is a middle manager training program?
At CCL, our middle manager training programs give mid-level leaders the chance to develop the skills, understanding, and clarity needed to thrive and advance in their careers. We offer a variety of engaging solutions that suit your organization’s unique needs, including our flagship Leadership Development Program (LDP)®, the longest-running program of its kind in the world.
How can middle managers be best trained and developed?
Middle managers must be trained and developed in 6 key leadership skills needed to succeed, which include thinking and acting systemically, resiliency, communication, influence, learning agility, and self-awareness.
More questions? Our experts are here to help. Let’s have a conversation!
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