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, ...

Companies are hemorrhaging their organizational glue. The data shows this isn't burnout—it's systemic collapse of a critically misdesigned role. Sarah Chen had been a middle manager at a Fortune 500 ...

The career model you typically hear about in the US is to work for a company until age 65 and then retire and enjoy your latter years as best you can. I've worked in tech since the 1990s, and I've ...

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.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Leadership Strategist Dan Pontefract covers leadership and culture. Organizations often ignore the most crucial group of leaders ...

The latest corporate buzzword is efficiency, and that hasn’t been good for much-maligned middle managers. If you’ve got direct reports, you should probably be looking over your shoulder. “It’s always ...

Playing the middleman between senior leadership and frontline supervisors has always been a little miserable, but the role reached a tipping point in the 2020s. Middle managers have led their ...

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 ...

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.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Antin once had to lay off more than 25% of his team.Courtesy of Judd Antin Judd Antin spent 10 years at Facebook and Airbnb, where ...

AMSTERDAM--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AI is transforming the way businesses operate, but successful adoption isn’t just about technology – it’s about people. Management and technology consultancy BearingPoint’s ...

Alvaro Munevar Jr. credits middle-management jobs for his early retirement. The jobs gave him enough free time to maintain a side business to cover his retirement expenses. Senior management positions ...