Dimunge Wasantha Premakumara,
Esoft Metro Campus.
Student #00098180
E138791.
Peoples & organization.
Human resources Role of Line managers.
Definition,
"A line manager is
responsible for overseeing and managing employees to fulfill business goals.
They are the main point of contact between the management and the staff. They
also provide guidance, instruction, motivation and feedback to the employees on
a day-to-day basis. The responsibility of implementing strategy rests with the
line managers who ensure that strategies designed by senior leadership and the
management are implemented in a satisfactory manner. There are also in the best
place to identify bottlenecks and carry out course correction in the event of
deviation. Line managers need to possess leadership qualities including
effective communication of tasks, listening strategy, grievances handling, and
delegation".(
In other words, ‘HR proposes but the line disposes.’ As Guest (1991) says, ‘HRM is too important to be left to personnel managers.’
"line manager is defined as a manager who is authorized to direct the work of subordinates and is responsible for accomplishing organizational goals" - (Hay, 2003)
Introduction,
Introduction,
•Line managers
have a very important role to play, not only in the day-to-day management of
people and operations, but also in implementing HR policies and in the L&D
activities of both their team and organization.
•This
is particularly so in organizations which devolve these activities towards line
management. It's therefore important that proper consideration is given to the
way line managers are selected, developed and managed on an ongoing basis to
ensure they are able to perform this role.
Importance
Of Line Managers For HRM
As pointed out by Purcell et., al (2003) high levels
of organizational performance are not achieved simply by having a range of
well-conceived HR policies and practices in place.
What makes the difference is how these policies and
practices are implemented. That is where the role of line managers in people
management is crucial: ‘The way line managers implement and enact policies,
show leadership in dealing with employees and in exercising control come
through as a major issue’.
Purcell et., al noted
that dealing with people is perhaps the aspect of their work in which line
managers can exercise the greatest amount of discretion and they can use that
discretion by not putting HR’s ideas into practice. As they point out, it is
line managers who bring HR policies to life.
The HR role of line managers
HR can initiate new policies and practices but it is the line
that has the main responsibility for implementing them. Better
ownership by line managers of HR practices is more likely to be achieved if:
1. (1) Line managers should discuss periodically the performance and the
development and learning needs of their subordinates;
•This
is particularly so in organizations which devolve these activities towards line
management. It's therefore important that proper consideration is given to the
way line managers are selected, developed and managed on an ongoing basis to
ensure they are able to perform this role.
(2 (2) Line managers should partner with HRD training specialists on
strategic HRD/HRM issues;
(3 (3) Line managers should show interest and support learning of their
subordinates on a daily bases;
(4 (4) Line managers should train and coach their subordinates;
( 5) Line managers should actively participate in HRD strategy development process.
T Thank You !
Line managers should have a responsibility in implementing and designing, through their resources, an organization’s policies pertaining to employees and practices in alignment with business objectives and core values. You have clearly describe the role of line managers and importance. All the best.
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