Middle Management Is Being Automated Away
Mike Smith
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The Take
The primary function of middle management — information routing, status tracking, and task coordination — is exactly what AI does best. The 'managing managers' layer of organizations is being compressed to nothing.
+Why I'm Right
AI project management tools replace status meetings
Direct communication tools eliminate information relay roles
Flat organizations with AI coordination outperform hierarchical ones
Every major tech company has been cutting middle management layers
?The Counter-Argument
“People management — coaching, conflict resolution, career development — requires humans. The role changes from information router to people developer. That's evolution, not elimination.”
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