Cutting Middle Management
Without Process Infrastructure Is a Strategy for Failure
Explores the strategic risks associated with the
current corporate trend of "unbossing," where companies
aggressively eliminate middle management to reduce costs. The author argues
that removing managers without first establishing a robust process
infrastructure leads to operational chaos and the loss of vital
institutional knowledge. This restructuring frequently leaves frontline
workers under-directed and causes businesses to become
"hollower" rather than truly leaner.
Artificial intelligence is often used as a deceptive
justification for these layoffs, even though AI requires defined process
models to be effective. To solve this, the text proposes the Integrated
Process Excellence (IPE) framework as a necessary system for documenting
and measuring work to ensure long-term stability.
Ultimately, without systematic process ownership, companies will inevitably repeat cycles of hiring and cutting as they struggle to manage unorganized labor.
Paper
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yYIzywPU_JbPLpbdGkWItaK-p5mSXfjC/view
Video
John Cachat
johncachat@ipe.services
www.ipe.services
Reference Material
Books on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/stores/John-Cachat/author/B0G4NB66MD
LinkedIn Articles https://www.linkedin.com/in/johncachat/recent-activity/articles/
YouTube Videos https://www.youtube.com/@ipeservices/videos
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