Alvaro Munevar Jr. leveraged middle management jobs to help him retire early from his tech career. Now, Big Tech companies are culling middle managers, a reduction that Munevar Jr. said makes sense.

Managers play a vital role in addressing the complexity crisis among organizations with a front-line workforce, according to a July 9 report from Dayforce, a global human capital management firm.

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In today’s always-on work environment, clear internal communication isn’t a nice-to-have—it’s a business imperative. Yet many organizations overlook the people most responsible for making it happen.

One cloudy morning last March, an associate dean for faculty affairs booted up her laptop for a standing meeting. “Elaine” (a pseudonym) was leading an ambitious new project — a core pillar in the ...

Companies large and small are scrambling to implement AI in hopes of boosting productivity, while many also are stripping out the very leadership backbone needed to guide that change: managers. That’s ...

US businesses are betting that they can thrive with fewer middle managers. They could come to regret it. Some business leaders think scaling back middle-manager roles — a trend called the "Great ...

Corporate America is slimming down its org charts, and the first layer on the chopping block is the one that once held everything together: middle management. In the race to cut costs quickly, ...

Middle managers used to command lots of respect. They were considered an indispensable part of a company – the problem-solvers, the peacemakers, the glue that kept teams together. But in recent years, ...

Middle managers serve as the liaison between the leadership team and frontline workers. Their role is especially critical in implementing new initiatives, ensuring communication flows between ...

Data from Gusto, a San Francisco-based payroll software services company, show that in 2019, mid-level managers used to have an average of three direct reports. As of the end of 2024, that figure had ...

Experts say years of hiring and the evolution of technology are forcing a shift in the role of the middle manager. That may just be the beginning. Tech giant Amazon.com Inc. is aiming to become faster ...