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In this episode of McKinsey Talks Talent, McKinsey leaders and talent experts Bryan Hancock and Bill Schaninger speak with McKinsey Global Publishing’s Lucia Rahilly about the vital role many middle managers play in their organizations—and about what we might stand to lose in a flatter future. An edited version of their conversation follows.
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Lucia Rahilly: Bill, Bryan, here we are, nearly a year into COVID-19, and we’re all aching for this pandemic to be over. Today we’ll talk about rapid changes in the way companies have organized during this crisis—specifically, changes to the traditional management hierarchy as more leaders pivot toward a flatter, more distributed, more agile organizational structure.