Lowering the tax on the modern-day people manager

The manager tax - the level to which managers are overloaded - is something we don't often acknowledge But the role of the manager is grossly overburdened in today's workplace How can HR help them out?

We all have the image of the modern-day woman depicted as juggling a laptop, diapers, a spatula, washing machine, pets and more, staunchly entrenched in our minds. The evolving role of a people manager evokes a very similar image. At first it looks easy. They have an entire team rallying to complete a series of tasks and strategies. But the role today has as many layers as an onion. It includes being empathetic, hiring and leading diverse teams, acing hybrid and remote management, communicating unpopular company stance on decisions such as where their teams work, convincing them that the pay is fair – all of this on top of work distribution, effective delivery, innovating rapidly and deeply understanding the customer I can guarantee there are at least thirty elements of their job expectations I have missed listing, none of them less important than the other As someone who works with people leaders’ day in and day out, I not only empathise with their roles but am also increasingly grateful for my own status as an individual contributor This empathy and recognition however is highly mis-calibrated amongst those best positioned to drive impact. Earlier this month while building the plan of activities, in an enthusiasm to build the perfect version of a healthy organisation, my peer and I dumped in a series of activities we believed were critical for our senior leaders to execute over the next twelve months. Most of them are no-brainers. A good organisation leader must plan succession, should inspire their teams, communicate regularly, drive inclusion while building diverse teams, determine how geographically spread their organisation needs to be, own career conversations and promotions, analyse org health metrics on a regular basis, and focus on well-being at minimum. Where there exist gaps, they need to invest…

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