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<\/div>\n?Nearly three years into a global pandemic, people managers remain on the front lines of a tumultuous world of work. They are often the first to respond to the year’s biggest workplace issues as they address questions from their workers before HR gets involved\u2014and good managers can have an outsized impact on employees’ sense of belonging and engagement with their co-workers.<\/p>\n
As the year comes to a close, we’re taking a look back at our top-read articles for people managers in 2022.<\/p>\n
How to Retain Employees During the Great Resignation<\/a><\/p>\n The<\/span> Great Resignation, which made waves in 2021<\/a> and continued its course in 2022, put a sharp focus on people managers’ role in retaining top talent. After all, the phenomenon might be better described as the Great Self-Evaluation\u2014as workers re-assess their relationships with their workplaces amid a hot job market. Management professionals offer these tips to help keep valued workers on board.<\/p>\n People managers were not immune to the self-evaluation, however. According to a 2022 report, managers have struggled with burnout, and many have headed for the exits this year<\/a>.<\/p>\n 5 Ways People Managers Can Help Stressed Remote and Hybrid Workers<\/a><\/p>\n With<\/span> employee stress levels at all-time highs, managers must model positive behaviors to keep workers happy and productive. This is especially true in fully remote or hybrid work environments, where workers may feel less connected and more exhausted. From taking sick\u2014or “sad”\u2014days off when needed to setting boundaries around when to respond to e-mails, managers can follow this guidance to create a less stressful workplace.<\/p>\n Camera-Shy: What to Do About Employees Who Disengage on Zoom<\/a><\/p>\n Remote<\/span> work and video calls have exploded over the past few years, primarily due to COVID-19 restrictions that forced millions of career professionals to work from home. Yet not everyone is on board with showing their faces on video workplace meetings\u2014and some managers don’t like it when staffers click the “video off” button. Managers who want to see team members’ faces on virtual meetings should take the following steps to get workers to go from “camera off” to “camera on.”<\/p>\n Viewpoint: What Great Remote Managers Do Differently<\/a><\/p>\n Managing<\/span> a fully remote or hybrid workforce can be challenging for even the most experienced people managers, but it’s clear that remote work is here to stay. Managers must move from micromanagement\u2014heavy managerial meddling that undermines trust\u2014to micro-understanding, writes Raghu Krishnamoorthy, a senior fellow and director of University of Pennsylvania’s acclaimed Chief Learning Officer doctoral program.<\/p>\n