middle management
noun
: management personnel intermediate between operational supervisors and policymaking administrators
middle manager
noun
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He was just promoted to middle management.
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Many tech companies have spent recent years flattening their structure by cutting middle management at a record rate.
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Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 23 Jan. 2026
That doesn’t mean middle management roles should be eliminated altogether or indiscriminately, says Megg Withinton, vice president of enterprise analytics at HR solutions company Insperity.
—Ashton Jackson, CNBC, 29 Dec. 2025
Rolando Charvel, the city’s chief financial officer, said the mayor’s stricter policy on filling vacancies is likely to shrink middle management by focusing on filling only jobs that are essential to core city services.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Dec. 2025
While much of the discussion around flattening has focused on middle management roles, the C-suite has not been immune.
—Sarah Abbott, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
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Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 23 Jan. 2026
That doesn’t mean middle management roles should be eliminated altogether or indiscriminately, says Megg Withinton, vice president of enterprise analytics at HR solutions company Insperity.
—Ashton Jackson, CNBC, 29 Dec. 2025
Rolando Charvel, the city’s chief financial officer, said the mayor’s stricter policy on filling vacancies is likely to shrink middle management by focusing on filling only jobs that are essential to core city services.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Dec. 2025
While much of the discussion around flattening has focused on middle management roles, the C-suite has not been immune.
—Sarah Abbott, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
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“Middle management.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/middle%20management. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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