Where has the ‘clay layer’ gone? The destruction of middle management

What happens when companies cut back on precisely those people who have known for years how the business really works? In his keynote speech ‘Where has the “clay layer” gone?’, Matthias Konetzny shows why middle management is far too often labelled as a hindrance, even though in reality it bridges the gap between strategy and day-to-day operations. It’s about lost experiential knowledge, overburdened managers, young staff lacking direction, and companies that only realise too late what they’ve actually got rid of. A talk for managing directors, HR professionals and decision-makers who want to make leadership not just leaner, but more effective once again.