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Middle Management

Thursday, November 10th, 2011 – running time 06:38

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Successful entrepreneur and CEO, Jay Adelson, demystifies the start-up process by providing advice, tips, and answering questions. Today Jay discusses what middle management is, and when to decide that you need it.

Successful entrepreneur and CEO, Jay Adelson, demystifies the start-up process by providing advice, tips, and answering questions. Today Jay discusses what middle management is, and when to decide that you need it.


Jay's Chalkboard Notes: The Importance of Middle Management

- Not needed in early stage

- Definition: manager in between front line & VPs/CEO

- Help make decisions when you're not around

- A flat team beyond 5 begins to need a director

- Companies can often go for years w/o middle management

Today's Homework Assignment


Deciding When You Need Middle Management:

- When the natives are getting restless

- When front line employees begin having problems

- Think about promoting vs hiring

- When company has growth and revenue

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Ask Jay
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Entrepreneur, CEO, and business owner Jay Adelson (Equinix, Digg, Revision3, SimpleGeo) demystifies the start-up process by providing tips and answering questions. Ask Jay how to turn business ideas into reality!
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