The Middle
The Middle is a podcast series exploring the challenges of improving middle management since that is widely acknowledged as having the biggest impact on organisational performance. Each podcast will feature an interview with a prominent executive from a wide range of contexts including public, private and charitable sectors. The host is associate professor Stephen Willson from Birmingham City University Business School.
The Middle
Robert Kirby, People-People
Robert Kirby is the director of People-People, architects and engineers of behavioural, attitudinal and cultural transformation in the workplace.
He joins Stephen Willson to explore the negotiating, conselling and conflict-resolution skills required by middle managers to maximise their contribution to organsational performance.
The discussion opens by considering the selection of industry, company and role to enable managers to fufil their potential.