News: Performance Management
People management ought to be "woven in"
28 February 2008
The findings of a new research project have supported suggestions that people management ought to be integral to businesses, it has been claimed.
A study conducted by the Work Foundation and the Institute for Employment Studies reviewed 3,000 employers' management practices to evaluate how they impacted on operational success, Management Issues reports.
The research indicated that organisations choosing a range of people management techniques, including skills development, achieved greater success than those focusing on a single area, the news provider noted
Simon Jones, acting chief executive of Investors in People UK, said that the study was "ground-breaking", suggesting it proved that a "proactive approach" to skills development and people management had a significant impact.
"It shows that people management must be woven into the DNA of any organisation that wants to maximise its performance – it cannot be piecemeal or tokenistic," he claimed.
The Work Foundation is a not-for-profit organisation that aims to identify the best methods of improving economic performance.
