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Mathias Meyer
@mathiasmeyer.co

Don't really have a lot to add to what Kellan wrote up here on middle managers. Except I had to write 15-18 pages for my term paper, so I had to. It's been a fun research project that I hope to turn into some less scientific writing, tho Kellan already did the work: laughingmeme.org/2026/09/14/m...

laughingmeme.orgManagers Are CatalystsAs an industry, we like to shout a lot about experiments when we kick them off, all confident swagger that this time our superior intellects have landed from first principles on the correct reimaginin...

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Mathias Meyer
@mathiasmeyer.co

I still find the most ironic (and very tech industry) part about this is that Google did solid internal research to convince their engineers on the value of middle management. Shame when CEOs listen more to their gut than to data: hbr.org/2013/12/how-...

hbr.orgHow Google Sold Its Engineers on ManagementReprint: R1312D High-performing knowledge workers often question whether managers actually contribute much, especially in a technical environment. Until recently, that was the case at Google, a compan...