Introduction to People Management

Please, choose Nissan as company and follow the assignment brief I have attached.

Introduction
to
people
management

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................3
Leadership and management..................................................................................................3
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................5
Training and development......................................................................................................5
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................6
Talent management................................................................................................................6
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................6
REFERNCE.....................................................................................................................................7

INTRODUCTION
Employee management refers to a process which takes place in various organisations and is
connected to human resource department. This is a function which is very necessary to be
performed with adequate perfection employees are the most valuable asset for every company
and they have to be managed properly (Banfield, Kayand Royles, 2018). This report is based on
Nissan which is a Japanese multinational automobile manufacturer which sell the cars under
brand name of Nissan, Datsun and Infiniti. The company was established in 1993 and has its
headquartered in Yokohama. Some aspects which is discussed in this report includes leadership
and management functions of a company training & development process and further process of
talent management in the organisation.
TASK 1
Leadership and management
Leadership is process in relation with how a leader can influence a particular group and
influence their team members who are having a common objective or goal to be achieved.
Overall traits of leaders play a very significant role in making a leaders contributing effectively
towards achievement of organisational objectives. Every leaders makes attempts that maximum
contribution can be made by their subordinate which is a tool for measuring how much
successful a particular leader has been in influencing and making subordinates work towards a
particular set goal (Chan, , 2018) .
Management is also related with the various administrative functions which are being
performed in company. This is basically a process which has four major aspects like planning,
organisation, leading functions and monitoring & controlling activities. All function have to be
performed effectively so that objectives of whole organisation can be achieved in the specified
time period.

Traits of a leader: there are many traits and characteristics which must surely be present in a
successful leader which can help in achieving various objectives which have been set by them.
Those traits are confidence, honesty and integrity, ability to inspire others, accountability,
empathy, creativity, humility and many other such related traits. These are very helpful in having
a positive contribution of a leader towards achievement of various objectives in organisation. In
Nissan also leaders working at different levels of company will be able to achieve their
objectives with the help of such traits and skills (Comte and Pendleton, , 2018) .
Traits of a manager: there are some traits which have to be necessarily present in a
manager which includes experience, leadership capabilities, able to make effective
communication, management of time, delegation, reliability and such other factors all of this
contribute ton achievement of various objectives and managing the functions of overall
organisation in Nissan.
Leadership style: There are many different kinds of leadership style which can be
adopted by a company. Every style has its own advantages and disadvantages associated with it.
In context of Nissan it can be said that the most suitable style of leadership is democratic style or
participative style of leadership this is the style which will help in increasing the participation of
employees in company. This style will help in increasing employee morale and at same time this
is helpful in making employee’s believe that their view point is also important in every decision
which has to be taken in company.
Analysis of the adopted style of leadership: It can be said that every style of leadership
has some advantage sand disadvantage associated with it. Such as in present case in Nissan if
participative style of leadership will be adopted then it has a benefit that it will lead to a positive
impact on employee as they will be motivated to give their contribution and this can also have a
disadvantage in terms of situations of various conflicts which arise when the opinion on a
particular decision is different of two employees. This leads to a negative environment in the
organisation and in Nissan this may result into reduction in the overall productivity of
employees.
Suggestion and recommendations: It is there for recommend that Nissan must adopt a
particular style of leadership according to the overall culture of working which is prevailing in

their company and which has a impact on how employees are working. Also, this has an impact
on how decision making is done by the top management in company (Honarpour, Jusoh, and
Md Nor, 2018). The particular leadership style must have minimum negative effects and must be
able to maximize productivity of employees in the company.
TASK 2
Training and development
Meaning: This is one of the major functions of the human resource department with the
help of which they improves the skills, knowledge and their abilities of the employees of the
organisation. Trainings are provided to the employees to enhance the skills to undertake some
job while the development programs are conducted with the aim to improve their overall
capabilities of the employees which helps them in their growth (Lawrence, 2018).
Employee Performance: Employee performance refers to the ways in which the employees
behave at the workplace and how well do they perform so that their duties and obligations are
met. It is considered by the HR managers to determine the contribution of the individual
employee in the achievement of the overall goal and objective of the company.
Tools used for measurement of employee performance: There are number of tools which
can be used by the companies for measuring the employee’s performance such as: Productivity
test, management by objective and 360 degree feedback. Other than these various other tools can
be used by the organisations (McGill,and Ambrose, 2018). With the help of these methods the
employee in the organisation can measure the level of performance of the employee an according
to the performance various training and development programs are conducted for the employees
by the HR team.
Honey and Mumford Learning Style Theory: This is a theory which was proposed by
Peter Honey and Alan Mumford. In this theory they suggested four types of styles of learning
which are theorists, activist, pragmatist and reflector. On the basis of this style an individual
seeks out for the opportunity to learn.
SMART objectives: The objectives are to reduce the turnover of the employee by 12% in
comparison to the last year. This will help the company to retain their employee and also to
reduce the cost of procuring employees again and again.

Employee Engagement and its importance: Employee engagement is the concept in
which an employee feeling motivated and passionate for their job. This make the employee of
Nissan committed to the company by applying extra efforts to achieve the objectives of the
organisation. The human resource managers of Nissan communicate with other managers to
engage their employees in decision making which will make them feel an integrated part of the
organisation. It will have positive impact on the organisation as it will increase the productivity
of the employees which increases the profitability of the company. Employee engagement will
facilitate managers of Nissan to make the business environment more positive and optimistic.
TASK 3
Management of the employees is important for the organisation as it is help them to manage
the workforce of the organisation which helps them to achieve the overall organisational goals.
Management of employees helps the Nissan to reduce the impact of internal and external factors:
Internal factors: Internal factors are those which are present within the organisation. This
has influence on the management of the organisation and the initiatives taken by the board. It is
important for Nissan to consider all the internal factors as they affect the level of performance of
the employees (Tapping and Shuker, 2018).
External Factors: External factors are the factors which come from the dynamic external
environment. Such factors could be political, legal, social etc. All these factors lead to change in
polices of the organisation which affect the level of performance of the employees.
Process of Talent Management: The talent management process includes various steps with the
help of which organise manages their employees. The steps are discussed below:
 Identification of goal: This is the first step in which human resource team identify the
goal which they have to achieve with the help of workforce of the organisation.
 Attracting and sourcing talent: In this step the right candidate is attracted with the help
of various sources of recruitment. This helps the organisation to acquire an efficient
employee who can contribute in the operations of the company.

 Recruiting and selecting of talent: In this step the efficient and competent people are
recruited and selected to fill the vacant positions in the organization.
 Retention of employees: To retain the employees for a longer various strategies are
formulated by the organization. This helps them to reduce the cost of training new people
and to carry out their operations effectively with the existing people as they are well
aware with the organisation and their operations.
 Promotions and performance appraisal: It is a tool which is used by organisation to
motivate their employees. This can be done by promoting them and by providing them
the performance appraisals. It helps in satisfying the workforce of the organisation and to
retain them.
 Succession planning: It is also a part of talent management process. It is different from
replacement planning because in this the efforts are made by the companies.
 Professional development decisions: In this step various development decisions are
taken by the management for the workforce. This helps them provide their employees
various training and learning programs.
How to pick a right candidate: Various steps are taken by the company for selecting an
efficient candidate. Some steps which are taken into consideration by Nissan for picking up the
right talent are:
 Some quantification of the deliverables must be done while connecting the interview for
particular candidate.
 Subjective questions must be included as it helps them to analyse the level of
understanding of the candidate.
 The emphasis must be on the overall experience of the candidate and their
accomplishments, achievements from the perspective of their career.

 During selection of the candidate an evaluation must be done of the attitude of the
candidate towards the working culture. This evaluation will help the human resource
team to identify the suitability of the candidate in their organisation in context of
handling pressure, roles and responsibilities which will be assigned to them for the
particular job.
Selection process
Selection process can be defined as a process with the help of which right candidate is
selected by the organisation on the basis of skills possessed by them and required by the
organisation. Various steps which are included in the process of selection are are:
 Preliminary interview: It is nothing but a basic interview which aims to eliminate
candidates which does not fit to the requirements of the organisation.
 Receiving the applications: In this step various applications are received from the
employees who have the potential and capabilities to perform the particular role.
 Screening of the applications: In this step the applications which which does not
meet the criteria are rejected by the selecting team.
 Employment test: In this step various test are conducted for the candidates which
help the organisation to ascertain their skills, capabilities and knowledge.
 Employment interview: With the help of employment interview the interviewer
analysis the capabilities and skills of the candidates. This is one of the most
important step in the process of selection.
 References: In this step all the references which are provided by the employee are
cross verified in order to clear the doubts regarding the reliability of the candidate.
 Medical examination: Physical fitness is important attribute which helps the
employer to identify physical and mental state of the candidate.
 Final selection: This is the last step in which the candidate is finally selected and
they are provided a letter of selection which give the confirmation.

Importance of assessing candidates according to their applications:
Selection of candidate must be on the basis of the requirement of the vacant position and
the requirement of the organisation. This helps the organisation to procure an efficient
candidate after analysing all of their capabilities, qualifications, skills and knowledge which
they have provided in their application. Nissan fill their vacant position by identifying the
requirement of the job role and by comparing it with the capabilities of the candidate. This
help the human resource department to achieve their goal of right candidate for the right
position.

CONCLUSION
It is concluded from the report that various functions and attributes has to be considered by
the organisation which help them to manage their human resource effectively. Leadership and
Management play a crucial role in managing the employees of the organisation by motivating
them to achieve the goals of the organisation. Further various training and development
programs are conducted by the organisation which makes their employees competent enough to
adapt the changes and innovation. Apart from this it is important for the organisation to manage
the talent in the organisation for which they have to undertake recruitment and selection process.

REFERNCE
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