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 have been the backbone of corporate America for years, but emerging technology might make them extinct. Many corporations are shedding this tier of work thanks to artificial ...

Companies are laying off or restructuring to have fewer middle managers with more reports each. This can be done well — or it ...

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 ...

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 ...

Management is often painted as a discipline of strategy, efficiency and resource allocation. Leadership, in this view, is ...

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 ...

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.

Middle manager under strain as leadership requests various things from him. Middle managers are often overlooked, overworked, and underappreciated. Yet they may be the most influential leaders in ...

As we usher in a new year with new goals, it’s worth reflecting on a group often overlooked in organizational success: middle managers. They’re the silent force behind your team’s success, yet their ...

The number of middle managers looking for jobs has decreased since last year, according to the results of a survey released yesterday. The global management consulting firm Accenture surveyed 217 ...