Finding the Right Number of Middle Managers for Your Organization

Published On:

December 12, 2024

Authored By:

APQC

Members-Only Content:

In this article, APQC reviews cross-industry data on middle managers as a percentage of total business entity employees, discusses why there is no “right” number of managers to have, and highlights some considerations that can help you benchmark this measure in a way that will be helpful for your organization.

Type:

Articles

Topics:

Human Capital Management, Employee outplacement, downsizing, and redeployment

Tags:

Key performance indicators (KPIs)

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