MIDDLE LINE Workbook | Investing in Your Frontline Managers is the companion to CG Leadership Article No. 011.
Preview the workbook: swipe the cover or use the arrows to browse sample pages.
Invest First. Build Capability.
Is the problem a manager problem, or a manager-job problem?
Twenty-seven fillable pages guide leadership teams from diagnosis to decision: examine capability, capacity, role clarity and organizational design, then choose an investment the evidence supports.
Four moves organize the workbook: Clarify, Protect, Develop and Reinforce.
What is inside
Manager-Problem Diagnostic: sorts a recurring pattern into a capability, capacity, role clarity or design problem.
Manager Role Charter: defines what the role exists to make possible.
Decision-Rights Review: separates decisions managers own, decisions employees own and decisions that rise higher.
Manager Capacity Audit: records one representative week of leading, processing, producing and correcting.
Promotion-to-Management Readiness Check: names what a new manager must understand and practice before leading people.
Frontline Coaching Rhythm: sets a realistic monthly cadence for observation, feedback and follow-up.
30/60/90-Day Middle Line Plan: turns the review into commitments, owners, dates and measures.
A 90-minute path shows where to begin. Shaded fields calculate automatically, from capacity shares to a managerial leverage measure, and a summary page brings evidence and a decision together.
Fillable PDF, 27 pages. Scoring and summary pages calculate automatically in desktop Adobe Acrobat. Sample entries shown in the preview images are illustrations only.
Choose your edition
Download your preferred workbook by clicking on its title:
Individual License, $28: one named participant. Add to cart on this page.
10-Participant Team License, $252: up to ten named participants and one facilitator.
25-Participant Organization License, $560: up to twenty-five named participants, with facilitators inside the organization.
License terms
Individual License. Licensed for one named participant. The participant may complete, save, and print one working copy for professional use within the licensed organization. Resale, redistribution, or copying for other users, including posting on a shared drive or learning management system, is not permitted unless you hold a license to do so.
10-Participant Team License. Licensed for one organization or team and up to ten named participants. Each participant may complete, save, and print one working copy for professional use within the licensed organization, and one facilitator may guide the group in person or by video call.
25-Participant Organization License. Licensed for one organization and up to twenty-five named participants, with facilitators inside the organization. Each participant may complete, save, and print one working copy for professional use within the licensed organization. For 50 or more participants, please contact CG Excellence Training.
Watch the Workbook Video
MIDDLE LINE Workbook | Investing in Your Frontline Managers is the companion to CG Leadership Article No. 011.
Preview the workbook: swipe the cover or use the arrows to browse sample pages.
Invest First. Build Capability.
Is the problem a manager problem, or a manager-job problem?
Twenty-seven fillable pages guide leadership teams from diagnosis to decision: examine capability, capacity, role clarity and organizational design, then choose an investment the evidence supports.
Four moves organize the workbook: Clarify, Protect, Develop and Reinforce.
What is inside
Manager-Problem Diagnostic: sorts a recurring pattern into a capability, capacity, role clarity or design problem.
Manager Role Charter: defines what the role exists to make possible.
Decision-Rights Review: separates decisions managers own, decisions employees own and decisions that rise higher.
Manager Capacity Audit: records one representative week of leading, processing, producing and correcting.
Promotion-to-Management Readiness Check: names what a new manager must understand and practice before leading people.
Frontline Coaching Rhythm: sets a realistic monthly cadence for observation, feedback and follow-up.
30/60/90-Day Middle Line Plan: turns the review into commitments, owners, dates and measures.
A 90-minute path shows where to begin. Shaded fields calculate automatically, from capacity shares to a managerial leverage measure, and a summary page brings evidence and a decision together.
Fillable PDF, 27 pages. Scoring and summary pages calculate automatically in desktop Adobe Acrobat. Sample entries shown in the preview images are illustrations only.
Choose your edition
Download your preferred workbook by clicking on its title:
Individual License, $28: one named participant. Add to cart on this page.
10-Participant Team License, $252: up to ten named participants and one facilitator.
25-Participant Organization License, $560: up to twenty-five named participants, with facilitators inside the organization.
License terms
Individual License. Licensed for one named participant. The participant may complete, save, and print one working copy for professional use within the licensed organization. Resale, redistribution, or copying for other users, including posting on a shared drive or learning management system, is not permitted unless you hold a license to do so.
10-Participant Team License. Licensed for one organization or team and up to ten named participants. Each participant may complete, save, and print one working copy for professional use within the licensed organization, and one facilitator may guide the group in person or by video call.
25-Participant Organization License. Licensed for one organization and up to twenty-five named participants, with facilitators inside the organization. Each participant may complete, save, and print one working copy for professional use within the licensed organization. For 50 or more participants, please contact CG Excellence Training.
Watch the Workbook Video
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