Middle Management

The Daily Telegraph features an article prepared by Hay Group on the current state of middle managers.

The article unavoidably refers to the David Brent Syndrome. Approximately 40pc of senior managers believe that middle managers are the 'single biggest barrier' in achieving company goals.

A further 38pc of senior managers believed that they were 'paralysed' by the incompetence of their subordinates. The same managers believed that with sufficient training productivity could be increased by 29pc.

The real quality that shines through in this article is the last statistic - a staggering 72pc of middle managers believed that they could comfortably undertake their boss's job....