Will the role of a manger change post-COVID?

A lot of stuff has changed. More will. (Some won't.) What will be the role of managers in all of it?

Short answer to this question, IMHO: no, not really, although it probably should. There's a new article on HBR from the Gartner HR practice about "the role of a manager today," and while it makes some good points here and there, it's generally infuriating because it keeps quoting HR leaders. HR leaders do not talk to managers all day/week. They mostly t…