Introduction to People Management

Introduction to People
Management
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Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................3
Main Body.......................................................................................................................................3
1. Contemporary issues which line management faces in people management in COVID-19. .3
2. Knowledge, skills and behaviours needed to be an effective people manager in this
epidemic......................................................................................................................................5
3. Efforts made by HR process and support management in effective performance
management................................................................................................................................6
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................7
References........................................................................................................................................9
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Introduction
People management refers to the process of managing people within workplace. It is
effective management of how employees work, behave, engage and grow within the company
(Denning, 2018). Covid-19 has presented tough times for business organisations and it is
imperative for managers at the companies to indulge in people management to accommodate,
adapt and deal with these difficult situations. This report is aimed at assessing whether
organisations in UK are getting better at managing their people or not in the context of
difficulties faced by management and HR of companies in Covid-19 pandemic situation. This
report highlights the contemporary issues which are faced by line management of various
companies in managing their people in this pandemic. Knowledge, skills and behaviours which
are required to be adopted by managers to be effective people manager and the efforts made by
them in effectively managing the employees' performance are also illustrated in this report.
Main Body
1. Contemporary issues which line management faces in people management in COVID-19
Line managers are usually middle-level and lower-level managers who are responsible to
oversee their subordinates' management and report it to senior management. In other words, they
are connecting link between employees and senior management. Since, they are the ones who are
immediate in-charge of managing people within organisation in accordance with the values and
objectives of the organisation, they are the ones who faces and are entrusted to resolve issues
faced by company employees. In this process, they face multiple issues which arise either due to
internal factors present in the business or external factors that are present in the business
environment (Martin and Siebert, 2016). One such external factor that has created issues for the
line managers while people management is presented by Covid-19 which has disrupted whole
business operations:
 Issue in managing their mental health and well-being – Covid-19 has resulted in
change in work dynamics as well as there are risks of physical health issues being caused
by virus spreading. Employees can come into contact with virus within workspace from
someone else who is being carrier of corona virus or outside the workspace. Also, in
manufacturing companies like Unilever, where production process is disrupted because
of obstructions in supply chain has created uncertainties in mind of employees related to
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