Common Criticisms of Middle Management
- 🚫 Many companies don't hire middle managers for the right reasons, such as managing processes instead of people, rewarding good employees with a management title, or promoting high-performing employees until they are given a job they are not good at.
- 🤦 Companies may use flawed systems, such as the Matrix organization or dotted line reporting, which can confuse employees and make it difficult for them to know who to talk to about what.
- 📉 Middle managers are often ridiculed, but this is often because companies don't understand the value they bring, and instead view them as unnecessary or inefficient.