middle managers
3 statements across 3 episodes · 1 bullish · 2 bearish · 3 people on the record · first statement Oct 29, 2023 by Eric Ries · across every show →
Everything said about middle managers, oldest first
Oct 29, 2023 bullish
Ries: In near future, AI will eliminate middle-management summarization needs
“So it's actually be really easy, you know, not in the not too distant future. It'd be very easy for someone to just be like, summarize for me, everything my company is doing. And You won't need, like, tons of middle managers to do that for you or just, you'll …”
Nov 10, 2024 negative
Perri: Middle-manager-led transformations fail because their jobs are at risk
“I've seen it run by a lot of middle managers, like a transformation run by tons of middle managers. And those are the jobs that are usually in most jeopardy when you start transforming and you have to reskill and you have to figure out what to do. And they don…”
Jan 30, 2025 negative
Linear rejects middle-manager reporting features that worsen IC workflows
“It's customization features requested by middle managers in order to make reporting a little bit easier. At the cost of making IC workflows worse, right? Like, it's like, if it fits that description, we're just saying no. There's no debate because we've alread…”