This TD at Work focuses on the skills that are needed to succeed in middle management, specifically, the top five capabilities every middle manager needs to succeed: effective relationship building, building talent, critical thinking and alignment, optimizing performance, and inspiring excellence.

Management is the best and most challenging job, and it provides the best opportunities to have maximum impact. Middle management acumen is a set of capabilities that will help every manager be a great engine for an organizations success. This TD at Work is targeted at helping managers focus on building middle management acumen, as well as providing a training and reference resource for human resources and training professionals.