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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In today’s uncertain economic climate, organizations often flatten structures to cut costs and accelerate decision-making, eliminating layers of middle management.
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Kathryn Landis, Harvard Business Review, 1 Sep. 2025
Championing strengthens the pipeline from middle management to senior leadership.
—Dr. Shaheena Janjuha-Jivraj, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Companies like Amazon, Moderna, and McKinsey are eliminating layers of middle management, merging departments, and deploying AI agents to automate routine work.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2025
Companies are trimming their workforces, and many of them are focusing their cuts on middle management.
—Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 15 July 2025
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Kathryn Landis, Harvard Business Review, 1 Sep. 2025
Championing strengthens the pipeline from middle management to senior leadership.
—Dr. Shaheena Janjuha-Jivraj, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Companies like Amazon, Moderna, and McKinsey are eliminating layers of middle management, merging departments, and deploying AI agents to automate routine work.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2025
Companies are trimming their workforces, and many of them are focusing their cuts on middle management.
—Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 15 July 2025
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“Middle management.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/middle%20management. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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