Reflective Portfolio on People Management in Tesco during Covid-19 Pandemic

Reflective portfolio

Executive summary
The report has shown the significance of managerial skills, knowledge and behaviour in
the organisation. As there are certain issues which impact on the organisation productivity due to
Covid-19 pandemic. The managers needs to be accurate in delivering instruction, roles and
responsibilities. Therefore, the Tesco needs to be aware about current business issues and focus
on enhancing key skills to secure employee motivation and retention at workplace. Also, the HR
process provides emphasize on performance review and appraisals which are crucial activities to
manage individuals in the company.

Table of Contents
Executive summary..........................................................................................................................2
INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................4
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................4
TASK ..............................................................................................................................................4
Reflection on current issues facing line managers relating to people management....................4
Reflection on the knowledge, skills and behaviours to be an effective people manager............6
Reflection on HR processes which underpin the performance management..............................7
Recommendations ...........................................................................................................................8
CONCLUSION ...............................................................................................................................8
REFERNCES:................................................................................................................................10
Books and Journals:..................................................................................................................10

INTRODUCTION
The report aims to provide reflection on various business issues and changes that has took
place due to Covid-19 pandemic. In the current competitive business, there are various skills and
talent required within an individuals to face challenges and complexities. Therefore, managers
require many skills and talent to tackle issues of employee engagement, Redundancies and
remote working environment. In relation to people management, there are issues related to
employees development, retention and termination (Cooke, Dickmann, and Parry, 2020). Covid-
19 has impacted drastically on many businesses which required change in working policies and
strategies. The report will be based on Tesco. It was established in 1919 first in London, UK.
The company is dealing in retail sector by providing all the essential and consumer goods under
one roof. Many losses in market share and profitability has been faced by companies that focuses
on the key skills of managers to avoid complexities and bring effective ways for working. The
report is going to reflect on issues facing by line managers as well as what knowledge and skills
are required for people management. At last, there will be discussion about HR process to focus
on performance management.
MAIN BODY
TASK
Reflection on current issues facing line managers relating to people management
There are various issues prevailing into the current business market. People management
is most required activity to secure profits and reputation of the organisation. Employees are the
most powerful resource which contribute their efforts throughout the organisation productivity
and performance. Therefore, many challenges faced by line managers in assigning
responsibilities, building relation and communication and working with coordination. Due to the
change in working conditions in Pandemic, many employees shift to remote working which
created a lot of issues to complete tasks. Tesco managers has gone through with current issues
which are presented below:
Decrease in performance level: Due to the situation of Covid-19, employees are shift to
remote working as people were not allowed to come at sites and perform business activities with
impact of several governmental regulations (Hurmelinna-Laukkanen, and Olander, 2019). The
line managers of company faces issues in decreasing performance level of employees as they