Middle managers are disappearing at an alarming rate across American businesses. According to Bloomberg, middle management positions represent over 30% of current white-collar layoffs. This isn't a ...

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Middle managers have a vital job in the workplace. Some companies have scaled back on middle management. Workplace experts shared why middle managers can be essential to a business's success. US ...

About 18 months ago, my team and I decided to survey more than 1,000 middle managers and found that many hate their jobs. No wonder, no one wants to be a middle manager anymore. These leaders are ...

We’ve all heard the familiar directive: “We’re going through another reorganization and will be cutting 20% of headcount, but priorities remain the same and, in fact, may expand.” Meanwhile, you’re ...

There has been no shortage of questions and predictions about the end of middle management—from the pages of HBR in 2011 to the BBC four years later. Despite this, the proportion of middle managers ...

Over the past few years, the corporate world has been reshaped by a quiet revolution: the rise of “unbossing.” Companies like Dell, Amazon, Microsoft, and Google have aggressively flattened their ...

Companies across a broad array of industries and business sectors are announcing layoffs in May, according to WARNtracker.net, a national website where companies are required to report such moves.

Middle managers might have a poor reputation but without them visionaries wouldn’t be free to focus on a company’s aims. Bureaucracy isn’t always a negative thing – and efficiency isn’t always polite.

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