It is now well established that people are an organisation’s greatest asset and the human resource management process is strategically important as it contributes to the achievement of organisational goals through ensuring that staff of the right calibre are selected to fill vacancies.
Organisations with effective leadership and human resource management policies, processes and practices in place will have fully-committed, skilled employees who contribute effectively to the organisation and in competitive contexts this is a significant contribution in maintaining a competitive advantage
Leading People very much emphasizes how to get the best people and the best out of people so that they work in roles and in ways that are closely aligned to organisational objectives. The purpose of this unit is to introduce students to with the organizational context of managing and leading people and provide students with the necessary theoretical knowledge and practical application of leading and managing people focusing on necessary leadership skills and an understanding of human resource management.

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