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This one goes out to the my fellow middle managers…

Chances are many of you Middle Managers out there have been in your current position for a long time. I also know that many of you are far more capable than what your position or paycheck indicates, but your circumstances keep you in the middle management position.

With that in mind, you may end up working for someone in upper management who is inept at their job. You may even begin to resent them for their weakness. So what do you do?

(this article is not referring to a boss who is lazy. We are referring to a boss who cares and tries hard but just does not have the ability to perform his or her job.)

• First off, don’t make your weak and low-performing boss feel badly. If he has been put into a position he can’t handle, he’s probably feeling the stress himself. You should reach out to him and offer some advice and help, but do it in a tactful way that is non-threatening. A good senior manager will seek out middle managers who carry tenure and respect, and utilize them. This is your chance to inject some of your knowledge and experience to boost his abilities and confidence. Thus, he will become your supporter and your follower!
• Find something good about him or her. Listen, you can find a strong quality or two in any person. Search hard, find the good, and focus on it. Most people can focus on the negatives fairly easily, but it takes real character to find the good in someone and dwell on it! You should make it a point to do the latter. You will be a happier person for it, trust me.
• Support him behind his back. Once again, I am assuming that you are well-respected in your company and other middle and junior managers look to you as a mentor. Chances are if you have noticed your senior manager’sweaknesses, then so have they and will be vocal to you about it. This is your chance to say something good about the senior manager and openly demonstrate your respect for him. If you show respect for him and his position, you inadvertantly strengthen your own!

• Remember your place. In the long run, he will dig his own grave, so to speak. You should be mindful to accept your roll in the company, do your job with 100% effort and bring in the results you are expected to deliver. This is what being a team player is all about.

Remember, you work for yourself, your employees and your family, even if you have to work for a weak inept senior manager. You get what you are, and you can make the most of any situation if you will have a good attitude!