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title: "Middle management roles are also a trap."
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# Middle management roles are also a trap.

*Original article link with an AI-written directory summary*

> An examination of how middle management develops valuable coordination skills while leaving gaps in preparation for executive work. Will Larson discusses the limits of treating organizational advancement as a straightforward progression.

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An examination of how middle management develops valuable coordination skills while leaving gaps in preparation for executive work. Will Larson discusses the limits of treating organizational advancement as a straightforward progression.

**Original author:** [Will Larson](https://listedstartups.com/people/will-larson-2io3yahbfc9ps)

**Publication:** [Irrational Exuberance](https://lethain.com/)

**Source publication date:** 2026-08-08.

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