middle management
noun
: management personnel intermediate between operational supervisors and policymaking administrators
middle manager
noun
Examples of middle management in a Sentence
He was just promoted to middle management.
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Although Anderson is pitching the move as an innovative way of transforming its corporate hierarchy and giving employees more choice, trimming middle management to save costs and become more efficient is nothing new.
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Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune Europe, 11 Apr. 2024
Senior management is often hands-on, while middle management is always hands-on.
—Jc Gaillard, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2024
Key learnings included the role of the knowledge worker, emphasis on pre-skilling employees, and the importance of middle management.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Feb. 2024
Middle Management: As CMAs gain experience and move into middle management roles like Finance Managers or Controllers, their salaries notably increase, averaging around $122,000.
—Bryce Welker, Miami Herald, 2 Feb. 2024
McCay’s 1959 book, for example, is mainly a reaction to the postwar expansion of managerial capitalism, with its emphasis on hierarchy and endless layers of middle management.
—Cal Newport, The New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2024
Decisiveness is the antithesis of how many corporations make decisions, with multiple layers of middle management, or government agencies and their endless committees and meetings.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 14 Dec. 2023
Investment in middle management skills is critical, but so is investment in middle managers as unique contributors—who make a huge impact on results, on the work experience and on people.
—Tracy Brower, Forbes, 26 Mar. 2023
Supporting middle management Often, climbing the ladder in compensation and title comes with a leadership responsibility.
—Alexa Mikhail, Fortune, 13 Sep. 2023
Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune Europe, 11 Apr. 2024
Senior management is often hands-on, while middle management is always hands-on.
—Jc Gaillard, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2024
Key learnings included the role of the knowledge worker, emphasis on pre-skilling employees, and the importance of middle management.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Feb. 2024
Middle Management: As CMAs gain experience and move into middle management roles like Finance Managers or Controllers, their salaries notably increase, averaging around $122,000.
—Bryce Welker, Miami Herald, 2 Feb. 2024
McCay’s 1959 book, for example, is mainly a reaction to the postwar expansion of managerial capitalism, with its emphasis on hierarchy and endless layers of middle management.
—Cal Newport, The New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2024
Decisiveness is the antithesis of how many corporations make decisions, with multiple layers of middle management, or government agencies and their endless committees and meetings.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 14 Dec. 2023
Investment in middle management skills is critical, but so is investment in middle managers as unique contributors—who make a huge impact on results, on the work experience and on people.
—Tracy Brower, Forbes, 26 Mar. 2023
Supporting middle management Often, climbing the ladder in compensation and title comes with a leadership responsibility.
—Alexa Mikhail, Fortune, 13 Sep. 2023
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“Middle management.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/middle%20management. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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