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Author:   Adam Tarnow
Publisher:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Imprint:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 16.00cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.10cm
Weight:   0.408kg
ISBN:  

9781394368136

ISBN 10:   1394368135
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   30 March 2026
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Prologue: Welcome to the Valley! vii Introduction: Not All Middles Are Miserable xxi PART I WHY IS MIDDLE MANAGEMENT SO DIFFICULT? 1 1 This Is All Dilbert's Fault 3 2 Wait, Where's My Porsche? 21 3 I Never Liked Hiking Anyway 35 PART II HOW DO YOU FIND A WAY WHEN THE PATH ISN'T CLEAR? 55 4 Two Paths Diverged in a Valley 59 5 Now I See a Third Path (and It's Made All the Difference) 73 6 In the Valley, Scorecards Are Better Than Scoreboards 87 PART III WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU DON'T WANT TO DO WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE? 105 7 You Don't Need More Serenity 109 8 How to B.Y.O.P.R. (Bring Your Own Pep Rally) 125 9 Resistance Training 145 Epilogue: Welcome to Leadership! 159 Appendix A: Recommended Resources 165 Appendix B: Twelve Guiding Principles from Three Great Middle Managers 169 Notes 181 Acknowledgments 189 About the Author 193 Index 195

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ADAM TARNOW is a partner at PeopleWorks International, a management consulting firm, co-author of The Edge: How to Stand Out By Showing You’re All In (with David Morrison), and co-host of the How To Lead podcast with his friend and bestselling author Clay Scroggins.

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