MG411: Evaluating People Management in UK Organizations - Portfolio

This portfolio delves into the realm of people management within UK organizations, addressing the pivotal question of whether these organizations are improving in their management practices. It identifies contemporary issues faced by line management, especially in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, and emphasizes the essential knowledge, skills, and behaviors required for effective people management. Furthermore, it examines the HR processes that underpin and support management in achieving optimal performance management. The portfolio acknowledges the absence of a one-size-fits-all approach but underscores the importance of understanding the necessary competencies for people managers and the crucial role of HR in supporting their efforts. The analysis considers the impact of COVID-19 on manager-employee interactions and highlights the evolving challenges in managing people effectively.

Introduction to people
management
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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 behaviors are needed to be an effective people manager...........5
What HR process underpin and support management when it comes to effective performance
management............................................................................................................................6
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................8
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INTRODUCTION
The management includes the process of planning, organizing, staffing, leading and
controlling the organisation in a group of one or more peoples and the enterprises. As well as the
people management includes the process of training and directing their employee to optimize the
workplace and productivity in order to promote the professional growth. The people
management helps in learning to be the better manager o order to develop the leadership skills
that is designed to convert the first-time manager into the one of the great team leaders. The main
objective of the business and the management is to properly align the function for the newly
appointed managers to motivate and guide the peoples to become the most effective leaders
within the organisation (Bhushan, 2020). now, in the context of demonstrate and understanding
the knowledge and the skills and the behaviours of the employee within the organisation as well
as the knowledge and the cotemporary issues face line management when this comes to help in
the management in the organisation.
MAIN BODY
What contemporary issues face line management when it comes to people management
The human resource department of the today that operates very differently from the human
resource department of the today that is different from the human resources department. This can
change the job market, regular demands of the customers as well as the complain issues that is
forcing every human resource manager to become the equal partners. The human resources
managers to become to oversee the teams conveniently the teams that is commonly faces many
of the challenges that is related to the productivity and the communication of the employee. That
helps to know and recognize many of the challenges and helps the employee to help and increase
the managers confidence as well as the ability to lead the team in the different (de
Girolamo,2019). There are some of the common management challenges.
Decrease the performance- employee are experiencing the periods of time. The time they
are not much more productive at the time. This affects the member of the team to not reach to
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their goals and the accomplishment of the work. This is very important to keep the employee
motivated at the organization. Due to managers have continuously review the process and the
procedures in the company that can help to increase the efficiency. This helps in performing the
workflow analysis to the current situations and helps to restructure the area that is weak for the
employee. This is the very effective way to resolve and address the issues within the
organization. Due to this the employee can easily able to ask the problems and solutions from the
managers in order to any of the issues that can caused in the organization. As well as one and one
meeting also helps to provide the great opportunity for the managers in order to establish the
work hours and the expectations regarding the work and productivity of the organization.
Being understaffed- the managers have to must determine when this comes firstly and the
time of hiring another member of the team to help and achieve the organizational responsibilities
within the whole department. Because the process of hiring is very much time consuming. This
is really helpful for getting the help from the other managers and the human resources
department. As well as the professional of the human resources department guide when hiring
the new employee within the organization (McGorry, P.D. and Sartorius 2019). This is needed at
the time for asking and creating the job description and managing the interview applicants and
the selecting the right candidate and the suitable person for the desired role within the
organization. This is to be considered for having the applicants that can complete the sample
work to test and help to analyze and determine the best fit candidate for the team.
Lack of communication- the main challenges of the managers face that overseeing teams
that is make sure the effective communication within the organization. Because every team
member carrying the different personalities within the organization. This causes the huge
chances of the miscommunication within the organization. The communication between the
manager and employee tends to increase the frequency of the communication to make sure the
employee knows the exact that what the managers is trying expect from them and when the
managers want to need that work in the day. This helps in implementing the message platform
for the working place that give the permission to everyone to communicate with each other
quickly. As well this helps to let them know that manager prefer that one form to contact from
one and another.
Poor team work- sometimes the employee is losing the faith and focus in the collaboration
when they are giving lot of time while, in the completion of the individual task (Faruk,
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2020) .This helps in the re-establishment of the team work, managers that should revisit the
purpose of the project. Managers takes the time to appreciate its team efforts and to clarify the
reason of their assigned work that can commonly see the increased level of the motivation and
helps to increase their skills and knowledge within the organization.
Pressure to perform- some of the manager, new to the organization they are feeling like
they are under the pressure while in achieving the popularity from the starting of its role in to the
organization. But they are frequently feels stressed about the leadership of the company. This
will take the time to revisit the reasons that why they are hired for the job. This helps to
recognize the leaders that will learn from the experience and the mistakes (Lin and Huang
2020) .This will help in planning to face the unexpected challenges as well as the situations. This
helps to choose and resolve the conflicts to assists in the changes of the organization that reflects
the ability to lead the organization.
What knowledge skills and behaviors are needed to be an effective people manager
This is the big part to being a successful manager that assist while in experience of the
technical skills to get the job done on the time. As well as the success of the organization is
basically depending on the soft skills that is easily for granted within the organization. These are
the talent that is mean more than the experience and the technical powers that always combines
the three words that is people management and skills. The manager helps to assess the own
management of the people’s skills by generally asking with themselves from some of the
following questions. This helps to get the specifics means of the effective team member. This
insight sometimes breaks down the generalities of the peoples within the organization. Here are
some of the people skills and behaviors needed to be an effective people of the manager.
Patience- patience is one of the skills that everyone is thinking that without the patience
the work getting really tough for the manager. As well as this is true that some of the leaders are
born with more patience than others. But this does not mean that managers are unbale to grow
and develop their ability to keep their level that head in the stressful situation. Firstly, close the
eyes, take the deep breath through the nose and the mouth as well as slowly count up to the 10
this will help to reduce the stress from the mind of the manger and also assist in keep encouraged
and motivated within the organization.
Good communication- good communication helps to provide the huge range of the skills
that helps to while other listen to the manager and get the innovative ideas from them. This also,
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gives the ability to deal and persuade with the others (Matthews, 2021) .These are the skills that
is individually important because the time is limited and the connected the presence of the
mobile devices within the society in the demand that is related to the constant communication.
The good managers have to be clear as possible. They have to try and say the words that will
make sure every employee can clearly understand the way of talking of the managers.
Ability to relate- business is all about relating the business from some of the important
scenario of the business. Because the manager should be able to relate the other viewpoints that
is important for the success of the organization. Because this is the most essential tools while
influencing the employee for accomplishment of the work within the organization. Because
sometimes employee should have to view the situation from the perspective that is not the
(McEntire, 2018). Who are getting successful while doing the same works. This example really
works while influencing the employee within the organization.
Flexibility- the flexibility means to understanding the task in multiple way and getting
done by different ways within the organization. This is the reason just because some of the team
members choose to tackle the problem, in the different way that does not mean the approach is
wrong. because this is the more flexible way to get the job done in most of the cases that really
matters.
What HR process underpin and support management when it comes to effective performance
management
The huge part of the working in the human resources that is regulating the performance
management. That helps to create the space between the manager and the employee. This helps
to produce the excellent work within the organization to work and perform to the best according
to their abilities this is not an easy task. But this holds the right strategies that the mangers can
make it to work. However, some of the process that helps to support the management when this
comes to the effective performance within the management.
Define and communicate the company goals and performance objectives- when the
employee cannot able to meet the performance on order to the expectation or the company goals.
so, in order to align the outline goals by the help of using the goals tracking software and thus to
create the frame work and the chart within the office. By the help of sending the email,
distributing the flyer in the office, holding the meetings or doing each and every thing in turn. In
order to outlining the goals and objectives.
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Utilize the performance management software- if the organization is not using the performance
management software (Vasigh, Fleming and Tacker 2018). So, this might the appropriate time
to try to install the performance management software. Due to this helps in saving the time of the
managers, whenever when the team complains about this. This induces the low employee
engagement. This needs to upgraded on the time basis. As well as the performance management
can really much helpful to streamline the work in the proper way within the organization. The
good performance management is the system software that both offers the traditional review and
the 360 degree that is related to the employee friendly (Waters, 2020) .This is used by the help
of dashboard that interference and allows to report quickly within the organization.
Offer frequent performance feedback- this is clearly communicating while communicating
the individual goals that is essential for taking the step in the business. The mangers are also
getting proper assistance through this. Because the good performance feedback that reinforces
the strong set of the skills as well as the positive behaviors while showing the opportunities to
their employee.
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CONCLUSION
From the above report, the conclusion of the topic is as follows this report includes the
introduction to people management. The management includes the process of planning
organising as well as directing and controlling of the staffs within the organisation. this
report also includes the contemporary issues faced by the organisation in terms of how
people management can be conducted within the organisation. as well as the various
discussion is about the knowledge and skills that should be present under the manager while
the effective people management and also the manager should have the multitasking skills
while resolving the problems of the organisation.
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