People management involves the continuous support to the organisation and day-to-day activities related to the individual employees, which includes talent acquisition, onboarding, development, and retention. People management is essential for an organisation as it assists in handling interpersonal, leading employee training, managing deadlines, and building company culture, all leading to a positive workplace environment. One such example is Google, where they expect three key expectations from every people manager:
1. Deliver results.
2. Develop people.
3. Build community.
Google, as a company, fosters innovation and personal growth, with a world-class benefits experience, focused on supporting their employees and loved ones in their physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing.
This is relation to the key components of people management, Create, Comprehend, Communicate, Collaborate and Confront, further expanded to:
1. Recruiting and creating a strong team.
2. Understanding your team.
3. Communication.
4. Collaboration and engagement.
5. Conflict resolution.
6. Diversity and inclusion.
7. Feedback and recognition.