In too many organizations, the answer is: no one. A middle manager sits in a 1:1 with their boss. They nod along to strategic ...

Redefining middle management can create both opportunities and challenges, from faster execution and less bureaucracy to ...

The six key risks that need to be mitigated. It’s being called the Great Flattening: a global wave of layoffs triggered by ...

Most organizations are chasing better strategy, but the real performance gap is happening in the middle.

With AI rapidly transforming the workplace, the role of middle managers has never been more critical. As automation and AI reshape how teams operate, these managers are now tasked with not only ...

I spent nearly all of my 30-year tech career in middle management. I managed teams that built and delivered web and mobile business applications. I intentionally stayed in the middle management ...

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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 ...

A week ago, a Fortune 500 executive shared something with me that left me speechless. She said: "I used to love this job, but now I have nightmares about situations and conversations that might or ...

Middle managers have been the backbone of corporate America for years, but many companies are thinning the ranks thanks to artificial intelligence. It hasn’t been that long since robots began filling ...

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

Nancy Murphy is CEO of CSR Communications, a consultancy specializing in the human dynamics that make organizational change possible. To continue reading this content ...