The pandemic provided a crash course as managers pivoted to remote leadership overnight. Now as AI, automation, and sustainability reshape work, the onus falls on managers to guide a people-first transformation. As new green and digital skill requirements grow, managers must motivate their people while easing fears around displacement.
Managers also serve as the anchor steering organizational change. They must maintain engagement, inclusion, and well-being amidst shifts in work models, business needs and employee expectations.
Now managers spearhead upskilling initiatives so people at all skill levels participate in the future of work. Top managers understand change succeeds when their people succeed.