Personally, I think I'm suitable for middle management. Although I think I have enough leadership to be a upper manager, it is difficult for me to make important choices when I need to. Therefore, I am more suitable to be a middle management. At this position, I don't need to think too much in the strategic level of the company. I just need to focus on the work assigned to me by the upper level and follow up the work progress of my subordinates.
I think it is natural to believe that it takes a gradual rise from entry level to middle management to upper management. An entry level employee is given a very specific set of tasks based on his specific role within the project. As the employee rises up in the ranks, the amount of roles stay the same but the roles are broadened to a wider range of scope within the overall project. A select few have the ability to rise to the top while others are better suited in their current roles and may be satisfied as such.
I believe I would have the skill set to excel in both roles however I think I will enjoy it more if I work as upper management. And since there are numerous studies where if you do what you like your productivity and quality of life increase significantly. Which is an important aspect when the company is hiring individuals. Like I mentioned in another post a leader, especially in higher management, should be flexible and adventurous. And since I am an immigrant those traits I mentioned above naturally emerge along with I do my best to become more well rounded.
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I agree with Scott, that for working in an upper management it is better and preferred if we have already worked in a middle management. As it will aid in creating the timelines and vision of the company/project. I would personally prefer the middle management role as i like to get into things in detail rather than having an outer overview.
In order to succeed in an upper management position, it is important to understand the industry. In my opinion, the best way to fully understand an industry is to work from the ground up. I had the pleasure of working with a particular upper management employee who started in the company as a warehouse representative and slowly worked his way up to VP of operations. He has been with the company for 17 years and has a strong understanding of where the company was, where it currently stands, and where it is heading. He has been a part of both company success stories as well as project failures. He understands through first-hand experience whether a strategy will succeed or not due to his history of employing tactical expertise during his time as lower to middle management.
with higher management roles it comes way more responsibilities that one might get overwhelmed with. Higher the managers position in the organization the more people they are incharged of. I would want to be working in the middle management role, just because you would get a small sized group to be incharged of and it would be easier to lead.
I had not considered myself to do more management roles since I prefer the technical side of things. However I have been exploring the idea lately. To echo what everyone else has said, as a person with little to no experience in management I would prefer to go middle management. It would be the best way to get experience so that if one day I decide to do upper management then I better understand what the challenges are and what communication barriers need to be broken. Additionally, my technical knowledge would be useful because I would be able to better understand how long things take and what the proper way of doing things is.
I believe that upper management should have a better idea of the overall function of the company. They should be knowledgeable about the goals and future of the company. It is also important to have some experience in middle management so that their goals and objective can be passed down. Upper management should have control of the overall direction of the company. While middle management should have control of the day to day functions of projects or employees.
A small part of the lecture reviewed Upper Management vs Middle Management. Upper Management people are strategic and tend to set the groundwork and vision for what the company could be. Middle Management people are tactical and make sure what needs to be done in terms of task to fulfill the vision.
Would your personally and talents be better suited for Upper Management or Middle Management?
For me personally, I believe I could do both. Leadership qualities are required for both. I think you have to get the experience first in middle management and being able to complete the task for basically some companies vision. After gaining that experience its easier to be able to lay the groundwork for the direction a company should go in.
As an educator, I think the upper and middle level positions that would correlate with those in the school system would be principal (upper) and assistant principal (middle). I do think I am capable of doing both, but I think I would prefer to be an assistant principal or middle management over the principal. I think my personality is more suited on finding ways to implement ideas/ strategies. I do think it is beneficial to be able to do both given particular needs to move/ operate in different positions or capacities. In addition, it can be an asset when considering the knowledge of more than one position may better equip one to make better decisions concerning his/ her current position.
With my personality and unique talents, I would be better suited for Upper Management. I am a very analytic and strategic person, making sure I have a plan before I do anything so as to be prepared for most situations. I am also a great visionary, having a keen understanding of the times, atmosphere, and overall social climate. Knowing the audience, through customer discovery, is vital to a successful project and product.
A small part of the lecture reviewed Upper Management vs Middle Management. Upper Management people are strategic and tend to set the groundwork and vision for what the company could be. Middle Management people are tactical and make sure what needs to be done in terms of task to fulfill the vision.
Would your personally and talents be better suited for Upper Management or Middle Management?
For me personally, I believe I could do both. Leadership qualities are required for both. I think you have to get the experience first in middle management and being able to complete the task for basically some companies vision. After gaining that experience its easier to be able to lay the groundwork for the direction a company should go in.
Personally I believe I am better suited for upper management. I say that because good management starts from the top and falls down from there. I feel that I have the strengths and ideals that will help a business prosper.
I think I could see myself doing both. I've served as a "middle manager" when I oversaw a co-op for 6 months and found that although it required a lot of work and planning I was able to ensure our goals were met on time. However, if I were to pick one I would choose to work in upper management as I personally have always had an inkling to leadership roles and believe the impact of upper management are far greater than that of middle management. That isn't to say one is more important than the other, they are both equally necessary (middle management even more-so since they are the ones that ultimately put the plan to action). I believe having experience as a middle manager preps you to become a better upper manager as you already have an understanding of what the company needs in order to move forward but from a bigger picture perspective.
Upper management is responsible for controlling and overseeing the entire organization while middle management is responsible for executing organizational plans and guiding the lower level employees. As of now I’m more suited for middle management based on my current skill sets, but I’m more suited to be in upper management in the long run as I’m highly interested in strategic planning and the execution of the overall business success. I think I can manage both jobs, but I would like to start in the middle management first to be able to gain some experience. In order to be highly successful in upper management positions, you must also possess the skills that a middle manager has.
I would be much better suited as a middle manager because I would trust myself more creating plans to achieve the company vision than to set the vision. It’s not that I am unfit for a leadership role; I’m certain I can step up to the plate if I need to. But having the idea of referring to myself as a CEO or something to that effect, is intimidating. Being the top person in charge would give me lots of anxiety. Stepping in to fill the shoes of the previous upper management creates a high expectation. I would be afraid if I could not be the person who the company needs me to be. On the other hand, if I were to start up a company, it might be a bit easier because I would have a clear vision of the future. All in all, my personality leads me to believe I would be happier and more successful in middle management.
I also believe I can excel in both areas; Upper management and middle management. I might prefer being in a position of upper management because I find myself to be quite strategic and pretty good at visualizing things in a big picture setting. I also think I can be good at providing leadership to set a company policy/strategy. Another strength of mine is being able to focus on long-term profitability. I am also good at organizing, and an upper level manager should be able to organize lower-level managers into teams so that they can work on the individual aspects of the overall strategy. In the end; the two groups, (Upper management and middle management) need to effectively communicate to be able to make sure that their team's long-term plans are realistic and achievable and then essentially, achieve them.
