<p><b>Balance being a leader with being an individual contributor.</b></p><p>Collaborator. Communicator. Creator. Coach. Conduit. The pandemic, and the resultant ever-evolving landscape of hybrid work, highlighted that we''re asking more of our mid-level managers than ever. You balance leading your team with maintaining your high-level individual performance. You provide feedback and coaching, support your people through tough times, field requests large and small, and communicate in every direction. Mid-level managers are the key to managing a hybrid workforce, leading innovation, managing talent, and helping your organization—and its people—adapt to our changing world.</p><p>If you read nothing else on being an effective mid-level manager, read these 10 articles by experts in the field. We''ve combed through hundreds of <i>Harvard Business Review</i> articles and selected the best ones to help you manage up and down, interpret and distill important messages, lobby for tim