Introduction to People Management

Introduction to people
management

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
Discuss the contemporary issues faced by line management when it comes to people
management............................................................................................................................1
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................3
Explain knowledge, skills and behaviours are needed to be an effective people manager....3
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................5
Discuss HR process underpin and support management when it comes to effective
performance management......................................................................................................5
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................6
References:.......................................................................................................................................8
Books and Journals.................................................................................................................8

INTRODUCTION
In today’s 21st century managing people has become the most important function of the Human
resource department of an organisation as the human resource is considered as the most valuable
resource of an organisation (Nandhini and Vimala, 2020). Human resource management is a task
where the line manager of an organisation conducts various activities to ensure there is an
effective workflow in an organisation and organisation is able to provide their employees a
healthy working environment for the effective and efficient performance. But organisations are
facing many contemporary issues regarding managing the people that are discussed in the
following report in context of Marks and Spencer and other real life companies. But also outlines
the skills knowledge and behaviour that is needed to become an effective people manager.
Moreover in the end report highlights the process of performance management to understand and
support the management of an organisation.
MAIN BODY
TASK 1
Discuss the contemporary issues faced by line management when it comes to people
management
The human resource in the today's Era is considered as the lifeblood of the organisation as there
is huge difference in the functioning of the HR department of the organisation when compared
with traditional HR department (Ahmed, 2020). The changes in the job market, customer
demands, compliance issues and laws have forced the front line manager to develop the
strategies effectively in managing the people of the organisation. Managing people in today's
business environment is not a plain boat to sail. The line manager and management face several
contemporary issues when it comes to workforce management. Therefore it is very essential to
understand those contemporary issues regarding the human resource in order to utilise the
valuable resource of the organisation for its best advantage. Some of contemporary issues that
are faced by the real life organisations of UK are discussed below:
 The gig economy: one of the major contemporary issues that are faced by top
organisations of UK like Marks and Spencer is the shortage of talented people in an
organisation. The talented people with their expertise skills are leaving the organisation
in order to start there freelance work. The change in the lifestyle of the people giving
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