Contemporary Issues in People Management

PEOPLE MANAGEMENT

TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS................................................................................................................2
INTRODUTION..............................................................................................................................1
TASK...............................................................................................................................................1
Contemporary issues faced by the line management in people management..............................1
Skills, knowledge and the behaviours are needed to become effective people manager............3
What HR process underpins and support the management when it comes to the effective
people management.....................................................................................................................5
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................7

INTRODUTION
People management is described as set of processes and practices which encompass end to
end process of the talent optimisation, talent acquisition and the talent retention through
providing the continued support for business and giving guidance for employees of the
organisation. Canopy of the people management is the key subset of the people management, it
covers all the aspects of how the people work, engage, behave and to grow at work. Systems
employed for managing people affects the total working of organisation and needs to adhere as
dynamic individual pieces of puzzle without losing the sight of bigger picture. Report will
discuss about the contemporary issues faced by the line management. The skills, knowledge and
behaviours for effective people manager and the processes that underpin and support the
management in people management will also be discussed. People management is very essential
for the business to grow and achieve their goals and objectives.
TASK
Contemporary issues faced by the line management in people management
There are number of issues and challenges faced by the line managers in human resource
management developments. At the conceptual level, issues include the organisational
commitment to the people development, understanding by senior managers of the training and
development problems and trust HR specialists and line managers. At practical level ability and
the willingness of the line managers for carrying out the tasks of human resources, time pressure,
organisational support and the workload are also challenges. Some of the contemporary issues
faced by the line managers are
Multi Generational challenges in the Workplace
There are around 4 generations in workforce that range from the septuagenarians to the
college graduates. Line managers face challenges posed from having different set of the
expectations, values and the work styles in workplace (Wæraas and Dahle, 2020). There are
more than 60% of the companies facing intergenerational conflicts. If these issues managed
properly could lead to the increased productivity leading to business success.
Resistance to change
Change in every organisation is most common challenge faced by the line managers as it
may create resistance and anxiety among the employees with new systems or technology of
doing work. The technical changes are seen specifically as threats by employees that their roles
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would be replaced by the organisation. Keeping pace with the technological development and
coordinating with the employees is a big contemporary issue that the managers try to resolve in
every organisation. Change is very essential for the growth and success of the organisation.
Innovation and Automation
Human resource departments are tasked often with the training & development of
employees. It means when the company rollout include technological advances, human resources
department requires to prepare for training the people. There are some instances, which means
coordinating with the technology developers for creating programs that could be easily rolled out
for employees. People management helps in rolling out program and helps to run training
programs.
Dealing with the workforce shortages
When unemployment is record high level, shortage of the skilled workers exists in
different companies. Line managers find it many times difficult to find the right employees who
are adaptive at using the new technology (Jyoti, 2019). They have to ensure that the required
staff is there for meeting the requirements of business operations. It is essential that adequate
level of the staff is there to run the production.
Training
Providing support and training to the employees that wishes to keep technical changes
helps in benefitting the company and also for their personal development. There are employees
who do not accept the new changes and technology in organisation with fear of losing their
managers. Line managers are required to teach people the requirement of change and how it will
help in their individual growth along with the growth of organisation.
Managing Information
Line managers posses with vital role of managing the different information related to the
organisation. They often face issues regarding the privacy or confidentiality of information while
sharing it with their employees. Managers are loaded with an extra task of managing the secrecy
of internal business strategies that it adopts for the growth and success (Knies and Leisink,
2018). Communications with the technology vendors and keep up to date technical aspects of the
company are the ways for HR managers for recognising and confronting challenge.
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