Introduction to People Management

Introduction to People Management

Table of Contents
HEADING 1: INTRODUCTION....................................................................................................1
HEADING 2: CONTEMPORARY ISSUES FACE LINE MANAGEMENT FACES WHEN IT
COMES TO PEOPLE MANAGEMENT........................................................................................1
HEADING 3: KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS NEEDED TO BE AN
EFFECTIVE PEOPLE MANAGER...............................................................................................2
HEADING 5: RECOMMENDATIONS..........................................................................................5
HEADING 6: CONCLUSION........................................................................................................5
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................7

HEADING 1: INTRODUCTION
Human resource management is practice of managing the people to attain better and
effective performance. The role of human resource manager is to enhance the organisational
productivity by sustaining employees for longer time period. The human resource manager hires
those candidates who fit in culture of company as they will be stay longer, happier and also
productive than those people who would not be fit in company culture. People management
refers to set off the practices which encompasses end to end processes related to talent
optimization, talent retention and talent acquisition while giving the continuous support for
business (Alagaraja, Cumberland and Choi, 2015). It covers all aspects how the people behave,
work and also engage at workplace. Systems are employed to be manage people impact total
workings of company. It requires to adhered to as the dynamic puzzle pieces without losing sight
of big picture. In COVID-19, it is complex for organisations to manage the people at workplace.
Marks & Spencer is British multinational retailer that specialised in selling the home products,
food items and clothing’s of its own level. The present report is going to discussed about
Contemporary Issues which are face line management faces when this comes to People
Management.
HEADING 2: CONTEMPORARY ISSUES FACE LINE MANAGEMENT
FACES WHEN IT COMES TO PEOPLE MANAGEMENT
Contemporary issue is related to the problem that is impacting places or people. This is
one of the effective thinking way that needs to be properly addressed. There are some of the
contemporary issues faced through Marks & Spencer line management when this comes to the
people management related to theory mention below:
Training and Development- It is one of the most important part of human resource. Training
and development helps in enhancing the skills as well as core competencies of employee so that
their performance can be enhanced (Alfes, 2018). Investing in training and development of low
level staff is common problem of HR in Marks & Spencer organisation. Company face the issues
in finding effective resources to do so. In COVID-19 situation, Marks & Spencer provide the
online experience to employees through converting the in person workshops to the webinars.
Theory of Reinforcement- This theory is emphasizing learning behaviour of an
individual and also suggesting learner to getting positive outcomes. It is related with the
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