People Management Report: Leadership, Training, and Talent at Easy Jet

This report provides an in-depth analysis of people management practices within EasyJet, a British airline. The report explores key areas such as leadership and management styles, focusing on the implementation of participative leadership and its impact on employee motivation and retention. It further examines the role of training and development in enhancing employee skills and organizational performance, emphasizing the importance of both on-the-job and off-the-job training methods. The report also delves into talent management strategies, highlighting the significance of talent acquisition, assessment, development, and deployment within the organization. The report concludes with recommendations for continuous improvement in people management practices to enhance overall organizational effectiveness and achieve business objectives. The report uses academic references from sources like Armstrong and Taylor and others to support its arguments.

Introduction to People Management

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................1
Leadership and Management.......................................................................................................1
Training and development...........................................................................................................3
Talent Management.....................................................................................................................4
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................6

INTRODUCTION
Managing people is one of the most complex process of organisation and its is very
important for company to effectively management people for performing well. There are various
ways and techniques that can be used by company for managing employees as this will assist in
effective people management process (Armstrong and Taylor, 2020). Leadership and
management practices will assist in effective execution of staff member task as well as
accomplishment of desired objectives. This report is based on Easy Jet. This is British airline
organisation that is dealing in domestic and international routes in different part of the world.
This organisation was established in 1995 and founder is Stelio Haji Loannou. This is low cost
airline group and its headquarter is located in Luton, UK. This report will includes different
functional area of organisation such as leadership and management, training and development as
well as talent management practices that underpin performance management of organisation.
MAIN BODY
Leadership and Management
Leadership and Management practices is one of the essential part of organisation as this
will support in enhancing activities and performance of business. Leadership can be describe as
the capability of organisation that will lead to influence and motive employees to conduct
business activities in required manner. Where as management function of respective company is
responsible for management employees as well as resources of organisation. So that respective
company can timely attain its set targets. Leadership and management practices are significant
for enhancing potential and capability of employee. This includes different task and activities
which is significant for managing people of organisation (Banfield, Kay and Royles, 2018).
Easy Jet organisation consist of large number of employees that is conducting different types of
business activities. It is crucial for respective company to correctly manage group of people in
organisation as this will lead to enhancing performance and productivity. Leaders and manager
of Easy Jet organisation is developing strong and effective plan that will support in managing
people as well as their activities. Management and leadership activities of organisation is very
supportive in organising and controlling function of employees with the motive of attaining
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desired goals. Easy Jet airline organisation is consider participative leadership and management
theory in order to correctly influence or manage performance of organisation.
Participative leadership and management theory
This can be describe as the style of organisation that is used to management performance
of organisation in order to correctly conduct business task. Participative management and
leadership style is consider as one of the most useful style as this includes inputs of employees
on important decision of organisation. Easy Jet company, manager and leaders are considering
this style of management people of organisation as it will assist on conducting business task in
effective manner as well as creating strong relationship with people of company. In this type of
style, leaders and manager of respective company is providing opportunity to employees. so that
they can take decision of organisation and leaders provide full support to employees while
executing business task. This is significant style of leadership and management as this accept
decision of employees and this will assist in boasting moral of employees. People of organisation
have various innovative and creative ideas that will help in conducting business task in more
creative manner (Hurmelinna-Laukkanen and Olander, 2019). There are different business
function that need to be performed by employees as participative management style will
enhancing the potential for employees to conduct task in more effective way. Participation of
leaders and manager in business task will lead to motivate employees as well as encourage them
to conducting business task in better manner. Easy Jet organisation is able to increase retention
of employees by considering participative management theory while people management
process. Consideration of participative theory in people management activities will lead to
decrease in negative competition from Easy Jet organisation as well as enhance collaboration
between employees.
It is recommended to manager of Easy Jet organisation to consider different types of
motivational method in order to increase performance and productivity of employees. There are
various method and techniques which will assist in motivating employees for perform
organisational task in better manner. Incentives such as extra pay, bonus, rewards and many
more will help Easy Jet company to correctly manage its people to work according to the
requirement of organisation as well as full fill the needs of business. Management and leadership
activities will be enhanced by effectively implementing participation theory as this will assist
Easy Jet organisation to increase productivity and profitability of organisation.
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Training and development
Training and development is the key function of organisation that will lead to have direct
impact on performance and productivity of organisation. It is crucial for Easy Jet organisation to
consider training and development practices in order to enhance business performance as well as
capability of company. Training and development can be describe as the process of identifying
skills and other competencies that is lacking in employees as well as using appropriate method
for full filling training need of individual. Easy Jet organisation is dealing in airline sector and it
is very important that employees of respective organisation have appropriate skill and ability to
effectively conducting required task. Managing and flying aircraft is very responsible task as this
is associated with crucial life of passengers (Noe and Kodwani, 2018). It is important for Easy
Jet airline organisation to provide effective and efficient training to its employees as this will
help in enhancing their required skill to conduct their job role in better manner. Training refer as
the systematic plan that is set up for managing people of organisation as well as their capabilities
to conduct business task. Employees of Easy Jet company who are responsible for flying and
managing aircraft needs to be complete and accurate skills regarding job role as well as full
filling customer requirements. Development can be describe as the holistic growth in person
performance and ability to conduct required task in better manner.
There are different method of training and development such as lectures, group
discussions, case study, conferences and many more. All of these are very effective and efficient
method for providing training to employees as this will assist in enhancing potential and
capability of organisation to conduct business task in more effective and correct manner.
Training method can be classified into two parts such as on the job training method and off the
job training method. All of these are essential for enhancing skills that is required by company to
attain set goals. In order to provide appropriate training to employees respective company is
considering various training method which is accurate according to the needs of learner (Bell and
et.al., 2017). Easy Jet airline organisation is analysing and evaluating needs and requirement of
employees as well as various skills set that is lacking in employee to perform business task. It is
considering off the job training method for increasing lacking skills and potential in employees.
Human resource team of Easy Jet organisation will develop an effective training program for
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employees in order to increase their technical and other skills. Training program will assist in
enhancing potential and skills of employees in more creative manner that will lead to have
significant positive impact on potential as well as performance of employees. Training and
development practices is beneficial for respective company as this will lead to enhancing
productivity of business, enhance skills of employees (Zaitseva and et.al., 2015). it is essential
for improvement in organisational culture and correct training of employees will lead to increase
morale of employees.
It is recommended to Easy jet airline company to timely provide training and
development program as this is beneficial for employees as well as organisation. Training is a
initiative taken by business to growth and development of employees and this will lead to have
direct impact on potential of organisational employees. This is crucial practice for managing
people of organisation and this will lead to performance of business in required manner. New
skills of employees as well as development in knowledge will help in staff member to enhance
experience of employees.
Talent Management
Talent management can be refer as the continuous process of organisation that will support
organisation in managing talented employees of company is right and accurate manner. It is
crucial for Easy jet airline organization to management talent of company is right and accurate
manner as this will lead to have significant impact on performance of business. Employees is
considered as one of the most crucial asset of organisation that will support business to
effectively perform organisational task as well as attain business objectives in required manner.
Talent management is a systemic process of organisation that will help in selecting high capable
and suitable employees of organisation. In this process manager of company is focusing in
retaining talented people of company. It has been analysed that talented employees of crucial for
organisation as their work quality and performance is essential for achieving objective of
organisation. Human resource of Easy Jet organisation include talent management process of
business (Loucks and Van Beek, 2017). This department of respective company is using
different tools and techniques which will help in satisfying need of employees as well as
retaining them for longer term in business. Respective organisation is considering different
strategies for managing talent management process. These strategies will lead to have positive
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impact on business as well as employees of organisation. Talent management process will help
Easy Jet organisation to manage people in correct and accurate manner which is beneficial for
employees and organisation. Talent management model is very effective for conducting talent
management practices in effective manner as well as beneficial for organisation to implement
strategies in required manner.
Talent management model
Integrated talent management model is one of the most effective and efficient model that
will support respective organisation to assemble and implement most useful strategies that will
lead to growth and development of business (Alameda-Pineda, Ricci and Sebe, 2019). This
model includes different components which are mention below –
 Acquire – This will include all those practices that is conducted by organisation in order
to attract talented employee with organisation as well as full filling need of business.
Acquire includes branding of employer, recruitment process and on boarding activities of
organisation. This will support in influencing highly skilled and capable employees to
work for company.
 Assess – This consist of talent analytics, assessment as well as succession planning of
organisation. Asses will help in determining capabilities of employees along with their
contribution in achievement of goals.
 Develop – It includes all those activities of respective company which is related to
developing skills as well as increasing performance of employees. Develop consist of
employee engagement activities, culture at work, workforce planning as well as retention
practices.
 Deploy – It consist of creating career path plans, enhancing learning and development
practices, goal alignment and management of performance (Wilton, 2016). This will help
in correctly managing people of Easy Jet.
It is recommended to Easy jet organisation to provide different opportunities to employees
that will lead to their development. This will help employees of respective company to work
correctly as well as achieve opportunities for their personal and professional goals. Reward
and appreciation activities will provide assistance to respective company for conducting
talent management process.
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CONCLUSION
From the above report it can be concluded that there are different techniques and approaches
that could be use by organisation in managing people of business. It is essential for company to
develop strong and effective strategies that will support in management of employees as well as
their activities in order to achieve business objectives. Leadership and management practices will
lead to influence employees and control their activities to perform activities in required manner.
Training and development practices will lead to increase various skills and competencies of
employees which is required to perform task in required manner. Apart from this talent
management process will help business in retaining talented work force of company is with
organisation.
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