The Middle Manager's Balancing Act: Taking Care of Everyone (Including Yourself)

For middle managers juggling pressure from above and below who want to look after themselves too.

Format
Live online or in person
Length
30 minutes to full day
Topic
Leadership & Manager Development

About this session

Learn practical methods to balance multiple stakeholder needs while fostering personal wellbeing and sustainable management practices.

Develop practical approaches for implementing sustainable management frameworks while maintaining personal wellbeing and team effectiveness.

What your people take away

  • Create effective pressure management approaches
  • Build sustainable wellbeing practices naturally
  • Develop balanced leadership frameworks
  • Foster lasting stakeholder relationships

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What each length covers

30 minutes

30 Minutes — Key Points: Managing Multiple Pressures

A focused 30-minute session on the essentials of Managing Multiple Pressures: pressure Navigation and expectation Balance.

  • Pressure Navigation
  • Expectation Balance

Covers Managing Multiple Pressures, in brief.

60 minutes

60 Minutes — Module 1: Managing Multiple Pressures

Participants design clear stakeholder communication approaches naturally and develop practical negotiation approaches naturally.

  • Module 1: Managing Multiple Pressures
  • Live Q&A

Covers 1 of 3 parts: Managing Multiple Pressures.

90 minutes

90 Minutes — Modules 1 and 2: Maintaining Personal Wellbeing

Builds on the 60-minute session. Participants also guide sustainable wellbeing practices naturally and develop practical resource allocation systems naturally.

  • Module 1: Managing Multiple Pressures
  • Module 2: Maintaining Personal Wellbeing
  • Live Q&A

Covers 2 of 3 parts: Managing Multiple Pressures and Maintaining Personal Wellbeing.

3 hours

3 Hours — Modules 1 to 3: Sustaining Leadership Balance

Builds on the 90-minute session. Participants also foster sustainable leadership practices naturally and structure enduring balance practices naturally.

  • Module 1: Managing Multiple Pressures
  • Module 2: Maintaining Personal Wellbeing
  • Module 3: Sustaining Leadership Balance
  • Live Q&A

Covers all 3 parts.

Full day

Full Day — All Three Modules

The complete workshop across all three modules, with more time to work through real workplace situations, practice the approaches together and plan next steps.

  • Module 1: Managing Multiple Pressures
  • Module 2: Maintaining Personal Wellbeing
  • Module 3: Sustaining Leadership Balance
  • Live Q&A

Covers all 3 parts, in more depth, with more time to practice.

What’s covered

Managing Multiple Pressures

Every length

Pressure Navigation

  • Design clear stakeholder communication approaches naturally
  • Create effective priority management systems together
  • Build balanced decision-making frameworks consistently
  • Structure regular pressure assessment practices

Expectation Balance

  • Develop practical negotiation approaches naturally
  • Create clear boundary-setting practices together
  • Build effective mediation channels regularly
  • Support balanced stakeholder relationships daily

Maintaining Personal Wellbeing

90 minutes and longer

Self-Care Integration

  • Guide sustainable wellbeing practices naturally
  • Create regular renewal opportunities together
  • Build effective stress management approaches
  • Structure clear personal boundaries consistently

Energy Management

  • Develop practical resource allocation systems naturally
  • Create balanced workflow patterns together
  • Build sustainable energy preservation practices
  • Support ongoing vitality maintenance regularly

Sustaining Leadership Balance

3 hours and longer

Role Integration

  • Foster sustainable leadership practices naturally
  • Create clear role management approaches together
  • Build effective coordination systems regularly
  • Maintain balanced workflow patterns consistently

Long-term Success

  • Structure enduring balance practices naturally
  • Build sustainable management approaches together
  • Create lasting wellbeing support systems
  • Foster continuous improvement regularly
Live Q&ATime for your people’s questions, answered by the expert.
60 minutes and longer

How booking works

  1. Book online. Create a free Workbliss profile, then pay with session credits, by card or by invoice.
  2. Pick a date. Choose a date at least 14 days ahead, or book now and set the date later.
  3. Choose your expert. Within 3 working days, we send you profiles of the experts available for your date.
  4. We deliver it. Your expert is briefed on your people and goals, then runs the session live online or at your site.

Questions about The Middle Manager's Balancing Act: Taking Care of Everyone (Including Yourself)

How long is The Middle Manager's Balancing Act: Taking Care of Everyone (Including Yourself)?

The Middle Manager's Balancing Act: Taking Care of Everyone (Including Yourself) runs as 30 minutes, 60 minutes, 90 minutes, 3 hours or full day. You choose the length when you book. A 30-minute session covers the essentials of Managing Multiple Pressures: pressure Navigation and expectation Balance. A 60-minute session covers Managing Multiple Pressures in full, with a live Q&A. A 90-minute session adds Maintaining Personal Wellbeing. A 3-hour session adds Sustaining Leadership Balance. A full-day session covers everything, in more depth, with more time to practice.

Can The Middle Manager's Balancing Act: Taking Care of Everyone (Including Yourself) be delivered online or in person?

Yes, both. It runs live online, so every office can join at the same time, or in person at your site, in any country.

How do we book The Middle Manager's Balancing Act: Taking Care of Everyone (Including Yourself)?

Create a free Workbliss profile with your work email, then open The Middle Manager's Balancing Act: Taking Care of Everyone (Including Yourself) to see the price for each length and book it. You can pay with session credits, by card or by invoice, and choose a date at least 14 days ahead, or set it later.

Who leads the session?

A vetted Workbliss expert, briefed on your people, culture and goals before the session. After you book, we send you profiles of the experts available for your date within 3 working days, so you can choose who leads it.

Can it be tailored to our company?

Yes. Every session is shaped around your goals, your people and the benefits you already offer, and delivered by experts in your people’s languages.