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Managing Teams as a Manager of Managers: Authority and Resources

How a manager of managers can coordinate frontline managers, make cross-team choices, and use authorization and resources without taking back daily management.

LiyukLiyukPublished August 17, 20263 min read
  • #Leadership
  • #Management
  • #Mentoring
  • #Team
  • #Decision Making
  • #Organization
  • #Work & Leadership
  1. 1Why Manage Managers, and What Kind of Person Fits the Role?Short · 3 min read
  2. 2People, Work, and Money: The Operating Structure Managers of Managers Must UnderstandShort · 7 min read
  3. 3Managing Teams as a Manager of Managers: Authority and ResourcesShort · 3 min readThis chapter
  4. 4How Managers of Managers Find, Develop, and Hand Off Leaders: HRBP, TA, and Technical LeadershipShort · 8 min read
  5. 5Retaining and Replacing Frontline ManagersShort · 1 min read
  6. 6Governance Boundaries for Managers of ManagersShort · 2 min read
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