When the COVID-19 pandemic began in early 2020, employees in many different fields were temporarily displaced or laid off entirely. Others in leadership positions had to learn how to motivate a remote team when all business had previously been conducted face to face. Telehealth, teletherapy, and virtual meetings rose in usage. And a burnt-out workforce experiencing demands from all angles led to "the great resignation." All of these circumstances have profoundly affected the way employees see work and the way managers manage—including those in social work organizations. 

To prepare:

• Review the article in the Learning Resources depicting business moments and management trends. Gherson, D., & Gratton, L. (2022). Managers can't do it all. Harvard Business Review, 100(2), 96-105.
• Search the Walden Library or the internet for resources discussing other current trends in management. The resource you find should have been published within the past 2 years.
• Consider the benefits, challenges, and opportunities of your selected trend and its implications for social workers in management positions.
• Consider how you would leverage this trend as a future manager or leader.

Assignment.

Compose a three-paragraph analysis of a popular and current management trend in the United States within the last two years. 

Describe the trend and discuss the benefits as well as the challenges and opportunities it poses. 

• Explain the implications of the trend for social workers in management positions. Finally, describe how you would leverage this trend as a future manager or leader.