Key skills and competencies required by line managers for effective people management

An individual report which discusses, with clear supporting evidence from appropriate academic literature, the following question:

What are the essential skills and competencies required by line managers for competent people management?

Your work should draw on the management and people management/HRM literature to evaluate the most critical skills and competencies for line managers. Given the limitations of the word count for this assessment, you are unlikely to be able to include a comprehensive list in any meaningful depth. You must, therefore, ensure that you discuss clearly:

1. Why you have chosen the skills and competencies you are focusing on, with an apparent reference to relevant literature;

2. The nature of the skills and competencies you have selected: what do they mean?

3. How specifically the skills/competencies are suitable for good people management practice. For example, generic statements about excellent communication will not score highly; you must apply your discussion to what line managers do, e.g., the importance of communication in setting clear goals and objectives, giving feedback, etc.

4. The impact of the skills and competencies (or a lack of them) on employees and the practice of good people management in organizations.