Skip-level meetings may win bypassed managers’ support, but how they are done matters

October 27, 2026 · 2:40 am 1 sources

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• Skip-level meetings may win bypassed managers' support, but how they are done matters
  Phys.org · October 27, 2026 02:40
  Skip-level meetings (SLMs) seem common in some work environments but unheard of and norm-breaking in others. They entail both benefits and risks for employees, bypassed and skip-level managers, and organizations. Their effects also depend on context, as my qualitative exploratory study, published…