McKinsey July 26, 2024
Bryan Hancock, Emily Field, Lucia Rahilly

Will middle managers survive the latest bout of disruption and delayering? Should they?

Middle management was already a tough gig. Then generative AI (gen AI) entered the fray. A year after the publication of their book Power to the Middle: Why Managers Hold the Keys to the Future of Work (Harvard Business Review Press, July 2023), McKinsey partners Bryan Hancock and Emily Field join global editorial director Lucia Rahilly to revisit whether and why middle managers matter, what leaders could do differently to make more of the managers on their team, and how gen AI could change middle managers’ jobs—for the better.

This episode of McKinsey Talks Talent has been edited for clarity and length.

Do managers still matter?

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