Challenges and Skills in People Management

People
Management

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY ..................................................................................................................................1
Present day people management challenges associated with people management faced by line
management ...............................................................................................................................1
Knowledge and skills essential for becoming an effective people manager ..............................2
Description of HR process which assist in effective performance management .......................2
RECOMMENDATION ..................................................................................................................4
CONCLUSION ...............................................................................................................................7
REFRENCES ..................................................................................................................................8

INTRODUCTION
People management is one of the most valuable tasks conducted by Human resource
department of business organisations. People management is associated with recruiting, engaging
, training and retaining skilled workers with the aim of optimising their talent and maximising
their productivity. This report involves description about present day challenges faced by line
management of various organisations associated with effective people management. In addition
to this skills and knowledge essential for people management is also provided in this report with
suitable examples. HR processes which assist in effective performance management are also
provided in this report.
MAIN BODY
Present day people management challenges associated with people management faced by line
management
People management is s subcategory of human resource management and includes
various practices such as recruitment, employee training, employee engagement. People
management is an important part of Human Resource management as it helps business
organisations enhance employee well-being, builds mechanics to ensure compliance company
regulations, increases respect of workers towards organisational culture and aims to enhance
employee motivation. This contributes to increase of employee productivity and helps the
company gain effective organisational factors for the benefit of the company (The importance of
people management, 2020). Line managers face various challenges while aiming to ensure
effective people management. Several people management challenges faced by managers are
mentioned below with appropriate examples:
 High Taff Turnover: This is one of the main challenges associated with people
management. People management involves implementing policies to increase employee
retention. This is because employee turnover is highly expensive for business firms. In
the contemporary business environment, managers utilize their people management skills
to retail staff members with expertise and skills. This is huge challenge due to low
presence of highly skilled workers in the labour market and large demand of such
employees. (Clocking Off Ten of the ‘worst’ companies to work for in the UK revealed
as staff lift lid on dodgy bosses and killer hours, 2017)
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