People management is an important management activity designed to effectively organise, co-ordinate and supervise employees within an organisation in order to achieve the organisation's objectives and mission. It involves a range of activities such as recruiting, training, motivating, evaluating, developing and terminating employees to ensure that the organisation is able to have and maintain an efficient and contented work force.
People management is critical to the success of an organisation as employees are one of its most valuable resources. Effective people management can help organisations to attract, retain and motivate high quality employees, increase productivity and reduce employee turnover, thereby achieving the organisation's strategic objectives.