AI and middle managers: BCG survey on 2030, Gartner forecast on flattening
In a BCG survey of 1,330 people presented on October 15, the managers who remain will be those who can also lead AI. Gartner's 2024 forecast says that by 2026 one in five organisations will use AI to flatten their structure and eliminate more than half of middle-management positions.
Who is affected and how
- középvezető
- Keeping the position requires AI leadership skills: dividing tasks between humans and machines and checking the quality of output.
- HR-vezető
- Role descriptions and the training programme for the middle-management layer need to be redesigned.
Sources
- Will AI Reduce Middle Management? BCG Surveys 1,330 People on 2030. The Managers Who Remain Will Be Those Who Can Manage AI｜中塚敏明＠スキルティnote.com · Oct 26, 2026
- When the Layers Come Off - by Mollymrkleadership.substack.com · Oct 26, 2026
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