SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Firstup, the pioneer of the intelligent communication platform for the workforce, today released the results of its Manager Impact Survey, which uncovers ...

While flatter organizational structures can increase efficiency, they also introduce new pressure points—especially when ...

The Fast Company Executive Board is a private, fee-based network of influential leaders, experts, executives, and entrepreneurs who share their insights with our audience. However, it’s a risky gamble ...

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 managers serve as the liaison between the leadership team and frontline workers. Their role is especially critical in implementing new initiatives, ensuring communication flows between ...

Corporate America has found a blunt instrument for cutting costs: remove the people in the middle. Across sectors, companies are stripping out layers of supervisors and project leads, betting that ...

Judd Antin, who spent 10 years leading teams at Meta and Airbnb, says leaders should invest in middle managers, rather than cutting their jobs in the "Great Flattening." ...

Hospital and health system CEOs have described middle managers as integral to their organizations’ success. As this tier of leadership takes on growing responsibility, health system CEOs are focusing ...

I spent nearly all of my 30-year tech career in middle management. I managed teams that built and delivered web and mobile business applications. I intentionally stayed in the middle management ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Middle managers serve as conduits between upper and frontline management. Like translators at the borders of two or more cultures and ...