Aviation Management: Analyzing Ryanair's People Management Strategies

This report delves into the people management strategies employed by Ryanair, an Irish budget airline. It begins with an introduction to the importance of human resource management in the aviation industry, highlighting the roles of managers in providing training, assigning roles, administrating tasks, leading teams, and planning resources. The report then examines various management styles, including Management by Objective (MBO), laissez-faire, strategic, democratic, and persuasive styles, and how these styles contribute to employee motivation and performance. The analysis considers issues within Ryanair that affect employee performance and how managers utilize these styles to overcome challenges. The report concludes by emphasizing the crucial role of managers in managing people and improving staff productivity through different management styles.

MANAGING PEOPLE IN AVIATAION

INTRODUCTION
Managing people consists of the task of recruitment, management and providing ongoing support to
employees so that the efficiency of organization also increases.
Presentation will lay emphasis on how human resources are being managed in an aviation industry. Study
will also focus on Ryanair. It is an Irish Budget Airline which has been set up in the year 1984.
Company has been headquartered in Swords, Dublin Ireland. They also have various subsidiaries like
Ryanair UK, Ryanair Sun. Report will lay emphasis on different managerial roles on airlines and airports. It
will also present management styles that contribute in improving team performance.

Roles performed by manager in Ryanair
A manager performs various types of roles in Ryanair. It enables in them to manage staff and select them at
right position. Also, they monitor their performance so that tasks are properly done. In Ryanair manager role
are as follows :-
Providing training – It is main role performed by manager where they provide training to staff on basis of
their tasks. For this staff needs are identified and then accordingly training plan is developed. Through it,
they know how to complete task and what they have to do.
Assigning roles – the manager assign role to employees on basis of their skills and knowledge. It enables
manager to identify that in which operation what role will be specific. By this employees are allocated
duties, responsibilities, etc. they are given specific target as well.

CONT..
Administrating- The manager in Ryanair administer or guide staff to complete their work. they allocate
resources and direct them that what they have to do. Similarly, manager manage them by assigning duties
and tasks. Alongside, manager set goals and form teams to achieve goals. Likewise, staff is organised by
manager in Ryanair.
Leading – the manager leads a team or group to direct them in their tasks. For this different leadership
styles are followed. In Ryanair manager manage staff by leading them. It is important role as leading gives
direction to workers that what they have to do. They perform duties and accomplish goals.
Resource planning – the manager also develops a plan related to work force and allocation of resources.
On basis of task staff is allocated resources. However, manager create plan that how staff will be managed,
goals formed, etc. For example- In Ryanair manager do resource planning of cabin crew.

How management style contributes in improving
motivation and performance in Ryanair
It is necessary for manager to motivate staff so that goals are attained in effective way. Also, encouraging
staff enables in enhancing their productivity. However, in Ryanair there are many issues that occurs which
directly impact on employee performance. In this manager play vital role. They follow several management
style which is as follows :-
Management By Objective (MBO)- management by objective is a style which manager set goals of each
staff. The roles and responsibilities are clearly identified. It gives insight to employee about what target they
have to attain in specified time.
Laissez faire style – this management style allows manager to guide staff to attain goals. The employees are
motivated to take responsibility of task and complete it. Furthermore, freedom is given to them once goals
and objectives are defined. The manager also supports subordinates in completion of tasks.

CONT..
Strategic management style- this involves setting goals and objective by analysing culture, strategies, etc.
With this manager set vision of what targets are to be achieved. It automatically motivates employees as
they are influenced by culture.
Democratic style – Here, a manager allows employee to participate in decision making. So, there is
effective communication between managers and employees. They share their views and opinions. Also, they
feel motivated and perform task with more efforts.
Persuasive style – it is a style where manager control entire team and take decision on their own. In this
manager spend more time with staff. Thus, when decisions are taken employee have to follow it. Quick
decision making enables in increasing their efficiency.

CONCLUSION
From presentation it can be summarise that manager play crucial role in managing people. They assign role
and recruit them at right place. There roles performed by manager are providing training, assigning roles,
administrating, etc.
With this people are managed in Ryanair. The employees have to be motivated so that their performance is
enhanced. For this there are various management styles available such as Management by objective, laissez
faire, democratic, persuasive, etc.
In Ryanair manager follow this style to encourage them. In this way staff productivity is improved as well.

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