Career Coach: The Death of Middle Management
Career Coach: The Death of Middle Management
Organizations shed management layers to save money and remain nimble
- Publication:
- Quality Progress
- Date:
- March 2026
- Issue:
- Volume 59 Issue 3
- Pages:
- pp. 6-7
- Author(s):
- Lindborg, Henry J.
- Organization(s):
- National Institute for Quality Improvement, Fond du Lac, WI
Abstract
As artificial intelligence (AI) progresses from an instrument to an agent and replicates human skills, questions arise about humans’ roles and the boundaries of AI’s decision making. While networked systems of self-directed teams are likely, governance models will require central oversight of standards.