Introduction to People Management

Introduction to people
management

Table of Contents
Introduction to people management.....................................................................................................1
Introduction..........................................................................................................................................3
Main body.............................................................................................................................................3
What contemporary issues face line management when it comes to people management.........3
What knowledge, skills and behaviours are needed to be an effective people manager.............3
What HR process underpin and support management when it comes to effective performance
management................................................................................................................................5
Conclusion............................................................................................................................................7
References:...........................................................................................................................................8
Introduction
People management is also known as human resource management which involves the process
of acquisition, optimization and retention of talent in the organisation of employees which includes
training, directing, motivating, recruitment, performance management of the employees to achieve
the organisation goals efficiently and effectively. The role of people management is to enhance
overall growth and productivity, development of workplace policies, compensation, training and
development of people in organisation (Berman and et. al., 2019). This report is based on the
contemporary issues faced by the line manager while managing human resources. Along with this,
knowledge, skills and behaviour to become effective people manager has been also discussed under
this report. At last, HR process underpin for effective performance management are also briefly
explained under this report.

Main body
What contemporary issues face line management when it comes to people management
The management faces various issues such as globalization, workforce diversity, technological
development etc. the line manager need to understand this issues so that there can be an optimum
utilization of resources.
1. Innovation and Automation- The line manager faces the problem of training and
development as they have to train their employee on advance technologies.
2. Recruitment of new staff – While recruiting new staff the line manager faces the problem
of to whom they select the best candidate as they require the skills, knowledge and talent of
employee for different reasons such as project management and operations.
3. Lack of communication- The line manager faces the problem of communication because
people have different perceptions of perceiving the ideas, knowledge and experience,
language differences which lacks the clarity, poor listening, lack of mutual understanding
between the sender and receiver.
4. Poor teamwork - To complete an individual task the employee loose its focus on
cooperation with the team. The line manager faces the problem of the team work as the
conflicts arises between the employees for particular work if proper direction is not given.
What knowledge, skills and behaviours are needed to be an effective people manager
To deal with problems and challenges of the organisation the manager must possess knowledge and
skills to gain morale and productivity so that resources can be utilized in efficient manner. The
behaviour of the line manager has great importance in the organisations which helps in achieving
the goals.
Knowledge required are-
1. Administration and Management – The line manager must have knowledge of
administration and management for achieving goals. Administration is a process of
determining the policies, objectives, projects. Management refer to getting work done
through others in an organized way by managing people which includes strategic planning,
resource allocation, and leadership technique. Management deals with people whose
attitudes and behaviours are highly unpredictable. It is the development of people.
2. Education and training – Education refers to learning which reinforce the knowledge,
values and habits. Training is a process of developing skills and knowledge, capabilities and
performance by providing instructions to the employees in the organisation for better
productivity. This knowledge helps the line manager in career development of the people