{"id":48798,"date":"2025-08-14T17:06:05","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T00:06:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.franklincovey.com\/?page_id=48798"},"modified":"2026-07-07T17:54:53","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T00:54:53","slug":"mid-level-leaders","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/franklincovey.kz\/en\/people\/mid-level-leaders\/","title":{"rendered":"Leadership Level: Mid-Level Leaders"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"block block-cta-hero \">\n\t<div class=\"uk-flex uk-justify-sb\">\n\t\t<div class=\"hero-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/people\/\" alt=\"How We Help\">How We Help<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>Champion Your Mid-Level Leaders<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"subtitle\">Help your mid-level leaders bridge the gap between organizational strategy and frontline action. <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div 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But these leaders also have to master the art of translating organizational strategy into action while balancing the needs of senior leadership with the needs of their teams. <\/p>\n<p>Those who get caught in the middle often get overlooked\u2014but it\u2019s these leaders who need additional support so they and their teams can thrive. To effectively bridge the gap between the C-suite and the frontlines, mid-level leaders must exhibit strong communication, build trust, navigate change, resolve conflicts, and leverage the strengths of their teams to solve problems and achieve organizational initiatives. 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class=\"overlay\">\n                        <div class=\"overlay-inner\">\n                                                            <h3>Where Effectiveness Starts: With the Individual<\/h3>\n                                                        <p>Raymour &amp; Flanigan identified skill gaps among mid-level leaders, particularly in shifting perspectives and adopting new paradigms. They utilized the <em>The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People<\/em><sup>&reg;<\/sup> in key areas for growth, including core competencies like proactivity, prioritization, active listening, team building, collaboration, and fostering trust-based relationships.<\/p>\n                                                            <div class=\"cta-container\">\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/resources.franklincovey.com\/c\/raymour-flanigan?x=bH8YKb&#038;lb-mode=overlay\"\n                                        tabindex=\"-1\"\n                                        class=\"btn btn-primary optional-cta\"\n                                        target=\"_blank\"\n                                        title=\"Read Now\"\n                                    >Read Now<\/a>\n                                <\/div>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                                <div class=\"item\">\n                <div class=\"item-header\">\n                    <h2>Global Staffing &#038; Recruiting<\/h2>\n                    <a href=\"#\" class=\"plus\" title=\"Open Story\"><\/a>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"uk-flex\">\n                    <div>\n                                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/franklincovey.kz\/wp-content\/themes\/franklincovey\/img\/blank.gif\"\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/franklincovey.kz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/case-study-office-3-300x520-1.jpg\"\n                            alt=\"\"\n                            class=\"main-image lazy\"\n                            width=\"296\"\n                            height=\"513\">\n                                            <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"overlay\">\n                        <div class=\"overlay-inner\">\n                                                            <h3>Meeting Learners Where They Are\u2014At Every Level<\/h3>\n                                                        <p>A global staffing and recruiting company is focused on creating a framework to enhance their culture. With the help of FranklinCovey&#8217;s <em>The 4 Essential Roles of Leadership<\/em>\u2122, employees from around the world are learning a common language, finding common threads, and getting to know and understand each other.<\/p>\n                                                            <div class=\"cta-container\">\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/resources.franklincovey.com\/c\/global-staffing-and-recruiting?x=bH8YKb&#038;lb-mode=overlay\"\n                                        tabindex=\"-1\"\n                                        class=\"btn btn-primary optional-cta\"\n                                        target=\"_blank\"\n                                        title=\"Read Now\"\n                                    >Read Now<\/a>\n                                <\/div>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                                <div class=\"item\">\n                <div class=\"item-header\">\n                    <h2>Sanford Health<\/h2>\n                    <a href=\"#\" class=\"plus\" title=\"Open Story\"><\/a>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"uk-flex\">\n                    <div>\n                                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/franklincovey.kz\/wp-content\/themes\/franklincovey\/img\/blank.gif\"\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/franklincovey.kz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/case-study-healthcare3-300x520-1.jpg\"\n                            alt=\"\"\n                            class=\"main-image lazy\"\n                            width=\"296\"\n                            height=\"513\">\n                                            <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"overlay\">\n                        <div class=\"overlay-inner\">\n                                                            <h3>Transformative Leadership: Thriving With Agility<\/h3>\n                                                        <p>Sanford Health is the largest rural health system in the United States, with nearly 50,000 employees. Learn how their leader-driven agility has helped the organization flex with changing times and grow into a top provider for the communities it serves.<\/p>\n                                                            <div class=\"cta-container\">\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/resources.franklincovey.com\/c\/sanford-health?x=bH8YKb&#038;lb-mode=overlay\"\n                                        tabindex=\"-1\"\n                                        class=\"btn btn-primary optional-cta\"\n                                        target=\"_blank\"\n                                        title=\"Read Now\"\n                                    >Read Now<\/a>\n                                <\/div>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                                <div class=\"item\">\n                <div class=\"item-header\">\n                    <h2>Greif, Inc.<\/h2>\n                    <a href=\"#\" class=\"plus\" title=\"Open Story\"><\/a>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"uk-flex\">\n                    <div>\n                                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/franklincovey.kz\/wp-content\/themes\/franklincovey\/img\/blank.gif\"\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/franklincovey.kz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/case-study-leader-3-300x520-1-1.jpg\"\n                            alt=\"\"\n                            class=\"main-image lazy\"\n                            width=\"296\"\n                            height=\"513\">\n                                            <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"overlay\">\n                        <div class=\"overlay-inner\">\n                                                            <h3>Strategic Leadership Development for Global Success<\/h3>\n                                                        <p>Visionary CEOs recognize that building leadership at scale is a strategic asset necessary to win in the marketplace now and into the future. 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