Introduction to People Management

Introduction to
People Management

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The report highlights about people management, it the process which helps in managing and
maintaining the employees of organization. In this project, a brief introduction about people
management is determined including the challenges which are faced by line manager relating to
people management. It also covers the knowledge, skills and behaviour required t be effective
people manager in organisation. The report also depicts about the HR processes which underpin
the performance management.

Table of Contents
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY.............................................................................................................2
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................4
Current issues facing line managers relating to people management.....................................4
Knowledge, skills and behaviors to be an effective people manager.....................................6
HR processes which underpin the performance management................................................7
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................9
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................10
Books and Journals...............................................................................................................10

INTRODUCTION
People management is a process of maintaining, obtaining and using a satisfied workforce in
order to run the business in effective and efficient manner. It is an activity of planning,
organising, compensating, maintaining and integrating the people of organisation so that they can
contribute to individual, societal and organisational goals. The main motive of people
management is to inspire and motivate staff in order to develop their skills and knowledge.
People management is one of the parts of human resource management which include all the
process of optimization, acquisition and retention of employees in company (Denning, 2018).
The few components of people management are understanding people that make up the
company, making best use of healthy differences, create workforce of future and establishing
effective communication. It is important for organisation to make effective people management
strategy so that employees can work productively and give their best performance in achieving
the vision and mission of brand. The project is based on introduction to people management in
which different problems that is faced by line manager is determined and also it focuses on
defining the knowledge, skills and behaviour required to be effective people manager. It covers
HR process which underpins and support management when it comes to effective performance
management.
Current issues facing line managers relating to people management
Line manager is a person who manages overall staff and also evaluates their performance,
development and contribution with workplace. There are various issues which are faced by line
manager relating to people management:
Decreased performance level is one of the issues which are faced by line manager related to
people management. When there is decrease in performance levels of employees it can influence
the profitability and growth of business. Due to COVID 19, employees are not contributing their
productive outcomes which create an impact on the performance of business. It is the
responsibility of line manager to increase the morale and motivation level of employees so that
they can contribute better output and achieve their target (Liao and Ai Lin Teo, 2018). They must
consistently review the performance of employees in order to improve their efficiency and
knowledge.