Introduction to People Management

Introduction to people
management

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................................................................3
Main Body...................................................................................................................................................3
Issues faced by line management during people management.................................................................3
Discuss knowledge, skills and behavior require to become an effective people managers......................5
What is underpin by HR process and support management for effective performance management.......6
CONCLUSION...........................................................................................................................................9
REFRENCES............................................................................................................................................10

INTRODUCTION
People management is related with planning, organizing and maintaining effective
performance of individuals for ensuring their significant contribution in organizational goals &
objectives. It is stated that success of a company lies in its people so it is vital to manage work
force in best possible manner. People management is a wide function under which different
activities such as from hiring, motivating, retaining employees and so on are included in
significant manner (Garcia-Zamor, 2019). The present report is based on Amazon which is a well
known ecommerce company and currently offering a range of products and services through
online medium across the globe. There are ample of issues faced by line managers of company in
managing people at work place. Further, report includes the necessary knowledge, behavior
which is required for effective people management within organization. Lastly, it provides
information about HR process and support management for effective performance management.
Moreover, people management is an effective practice which is helpful in order to manage
higher productivity and efficiency of work force in significant manner.
Main Body
Issues faced by line management during people management
Line managers are the key between upper managers and employees. They oversee the
performance of employees and maintain a close relationship with them. They associated with
both staff members and top level managers so act as the communication medium between both
the parties. It is the responsibility of line managers to evaluate, supervise the work of employees
and maintain positive relationship with them. Employees cannot directly approach to top level
managers so line managers required to liaison their issues and provide best possible solution.
However, they also face some difficulties while performing the job roles and responsibilities. In
context of Amazon, major issues faced by line managers are mentioned below:
Lack of communication: In contemporary world, communication is the key of business
by which managers ensure proper flow of information at each and every level of organizational
hierarchy. Lack of communication might create a lot of issues such as ambiguity, conflicts,
grazes, disputes and more (Randev and Jha, 2019). Line managers often find it difficult to