Introduction to People Management

Introduction to People
Management

Contents
Introduction..........................................................................................................................................3
Contemporary issues faced by line management faces when it comes to People Management......3
Knowledge and behaviour needed to be an effective people manager............................................4
HR Process underpin and support management when it comes to effective performance
management......................................................................................................................................5
Conclusion............................................................................................................................................6
References............................................................................................................................................7

Introduction
People management is a department which is responsible for recruitment, selection, training,
orientation and development of an individual in the organisation. This is the department which is
concern with the employees and employees related aspects. HR professional is responsible for the
sufficient employees to be there in the organisation and also concern with the performance of the
employees. There are various factors, which are to be considered for developing employees in the
organisation. People management is responsible for direction of all the laws and polices related to
the Human resources. Tesco is the chosen organisation for this report, It is the British retailer
company, which is dealing in groceries and daily use items. This is the third largest retailer
company in the world with operated in Asia and Europe. Tesco is founded by Jack Cohen in
Hackney, London. This report will cover the skills, behaviour and knowledge associated with the
employees and evaluation of the process of HR in the organisation. Furthermore, it will explain the
various issues faces by the line manger while managing the staff in the organisation.
Contemporary issues faced by line management faces when it comes to People Management
The line managers are key part in the organisation to achieve the organisational objectives
and to manage the human asset of organisation. The people management is an important task for the
effective functioning of the organisation. There are various issues which line manager of Tesco
faces in managing the employees which includes:
The change management is one of the main issues the organizations are facing today. The
times of acting on uncertain changes have to be seen and planned effectively. The change
management is one of the main problems to deal with (Budhwar, 2013). The change management of
Tesco is concerned with improving the organization performance and changing the organization
culture which includes change in job role and organisation structure. The employees often resist the
changes and feel that the new change will result in the danger of their jobs. The organisations use
largely the Kotter's model for bringing in change effectively. This theory focuses on the employees
reasons to change. This theory strategically brings in change stepwise by highlighting its
importance to employees and then team is being created which educates the resistant employees.
Then the communication takes place and change is being brought.
The employee retention refers to the keep and retain the employees in organization. The
employee retention is beneficial for Tesco also as the cost of training new employee is far more high
than retaining the high performers. The one of underlying theory to retain employee is Equity
theory. This theory is based on the comparison with other colleagues in the organisation. The
employees compare the input to output of there and with others also. This theory is based on
equitable treatment to all employees of organisation. The input is being considered in the KSA's