How to thrive in the era of the ‘supermanager’

If you’re a manager today, your job may well be changing. That is, if it hasn’t already.

As companies continue to compress their org charts and axe layers of middle management, a new role is emerging: the “supermanager.”

Leaders are finding themselves responsible for significantly more direct reports and broader responsibilities. And in many industries, the trend shows no sign of slowing.

A Gallup survey published in January, citing data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics...