Developing Manager and Employability Skills: A Comprehensive Guide

This comprehensive guide explores the essential skills required for effective management and employability. It delves into self-assessment, SWOT analysis, objective setting, and portfolio management. The guide also examines various leadership styles, communication strategies, and employee motivation techniques. Through practical examples and real-world scenarios, it provides valuable insights into developing the skills necessary for success in today's competitive job market.

The Developing Manager and Employability Skills
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Table of Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................3
PART1: SELF-ASSESSMENT.................................................................................................4
PART2: PORTFOLIO...............................................................................................................9
PART 3 PREPARATION- GROUP WORK...........................................................................10
Conclusion................................................................................................................................18
Reference List..........................................................................................................................19
Appendices...............................................................................................................................21
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Introduction
The managers and employers of an organization are considered as the crucial for ancompany
as they lead the organization towards achieving the organizational goals. Therefore,
managerial and employability skills can be taken into account as one of the most important
and essential skills for the employer or leader or manager, which leads them towards
accomplishing their objectives in an effective manner. In general, these skills are required to
develop by taking proper training and development program. This assignment includes self-
assessment (based on skills audit), SWOT analysis of individual for identifying the
interpersonal skills and knowledge along with own objectives implementation and portfolio
management.
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PART1: SELF-ASSESSMENT
Task1/Week1: Assess own management skills performance
SKILLS AUDIT
Knowledge and skills which I consider to be important for my
current studies
My ability rating (1-5)
Problem solving skills
Decision making skills
Motivational skills
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Knowledge and skills which I consider to be important for my
future career
My ability rating (1-5)
Decision making skills
IT Skills
Managerial skills
Employability and employee motivational skills
Time Management Skills
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Table1: Skill Audit
(Source: Created by the learner)
Task2/Week1: SWOT
Strengths Weaknesses
 As per my opinion, my decision-
making and problem solving skills are
mostly effective.
 From my previous experiences, which
I gather from my working areas, my
managerial and leadership skills
become high
 Most of the people have mentioned
that they find my confidence level and
attitude to be appropriate.
 I think while taking any effective and
quick decision, I feel nervous, though
my decisions are effective enough to
handle that situation, but by the
nervousness, my confidence becomes
shaky for sometimes, which I need to
develop.
 Most of the people learnt these
managerial and leadership skills from
their real life (or from working
environment), but I am learning these
all from education and from my elder
brother, but I need to experience
practically.
 According to other people my
communication skills is poor
Opportunities Threats
 I have the opportunity to overcome
my weaknesses like body language
improvement so that I become more
confident while performing any task
 I think, by taking effective training
and development program on
leadership and managerial skills, I can
transform my strengths into my
opportunities.
 According to my assumption, if
something bad incident happens with
me, which can affect my mindset
negatively, then it can become a
threat to my ambitions and my career
prospects
 From the identified weaknesses, I
think if I am unable to gain the
experience of managerial and
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leadership skills, then I might not be
able to implement my skills in real
and practical life
Table 2: SWOT Analysis
(Source: Created by the learner)
Task3/Week2: Objectives
What are my
objectives?
(short & long
term)
List them in
rank of
priority
What
activities/action
s do I need to
undertake to
achieve my
objectives
How will these activities
develop your potential?
Target
date for
achieving
my
objective
s
Review
Date
Short-Term Goals
To improve
my personal
skills in terms
to improve my
IT skills
In order to
improve the skill
I would take
help of the
seniors and will
take professional
classes with the
experienced
training
teachers.
The activity will help me to
improve my IT skills in terms
to increase my understanding
towards the technological
aspects.
2 weeks After the
1st week
To improve
my
communicatio
n skills in the
In order to
improve my
communication
skill I would
start interacting
The activity will help me to
interact with the peoples with
different cultures, perceptions
and point of view; hence it
will improvise my
3 weeks After 3rd
week
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workplace with my co
employees and
other members.
communication skill in the
workplace.
To improve
my nervous
and impulsive
nature in the
working
environment
In order to
improve the skill
I will attend the
events and some
training sessions
that relates to
public speaking
programs
The activity will gradually
improve my nervous
reflections in the situation
hence will improve myself
consciousness to act smartly in
the workplace.
4 weeks After 4th
week
Mid-Term Goals
To improve
my time
management
skill
In order to
improve my
time
management
skills i will
effectively
schedule my
routines and will
follow it on
daily basis
The activity will effectively
help me to understand my
working activities and the time
allotments towards such
activity.
6 weeks after 6th
week
To develop my
leadership
skills
In order to
improve and
develop my
leadership skills
I will attend the
training classes,
will go through
the case study
The activity will highly
influence the leadership skill
within me and hence help me
to manage my team members
in the workplace.
8 weeks After
8thweek
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training
programs, and
will work with a
team.
Long-Term Goals
To improve
my decision
making skill
In order to
improve and
develop my
decision-making
skills I will
affectively
participate in the
training
programs and
will take help of
the senior
managements.
The activity will improve my
decision-making skills in the
complex situations.
9 Weeks After 9th
week
To improvise
my confidence
level in the
workplace
In order to
improve my
confidence
levels I will
enrol myself in
certain public
relation
activities and
problem solving
management
teams.
The activity will improve my
confidence in the working
place while handling the
issues and achieving the goals
effectively in the workplace
11 weeks After
11th
week
Table 3: Objectives
(Source: Created by the learner)
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PART2: PORTFOLIO
Task4A/Week2
Most effective Leadership Skill Less effective leadership skill
Bureaucratic skill is taken into consideration as
the most effective leadership in this scenario.
“Bureaucratic leadership” cane is considered as
the leadership style that is based on the fixed
managerial or functional duties and that belong to
the managerial hierarch (Hayes, 2018). This type
of leadership style isapplied to maintain process
of effective decision-making. This specific
leadership style might be beneficial in case of
highly synchronized business line, as well as can
be effective for managing the management style
within working environment, which does not
require any innovation or creativity skills of the
employees. The fun fair event is taken into
consideration as an example. The event can be
break into several partslikefinancial department,
marketing, promotion, administration and
distribution.
The less effective leadership skill is Autocratic.
In case of Autocratic leadership, it can be
considered as a “leadership style” that is also
characterized through theindividual control for all
the effective decisions as well as required little
input ofthe group members of that organization.
The autocratic leaders are usuallymakingtheir
choices on the basis of their own concepts along
with judgments plus rarely admitto take the
required advice from their followers (Jacksonand
Wilton, 2016). This specific leadership style
includes absolute, strict control over the group.
Similar to theother leadership, autocratic style
includesseveraladvantagesplusseveral
disadvantages too. Despite of those who are
relying on this particular approach can be seen as
dictatorial or boss.Thisspecific level of
management can also include several benefits in
addition to be valuable in
particularcircumstances.
Table 4: Most effective leadership skill vs. less effective leadership skill
(Source: Created by the learner)
Task4B/Week3
One of the most crucial and effective leadership styles that are taken into consideration in this
context is decision making. Decision-making is a process, which allows an individual or an
organization to take efficient decisions when required. In general, decision-making can be
considered as a procedure of selecting an activity from a group of actions that is aimed for
fulfilling or solving the problems along with providing better satisfaction. In order to identify
the characteristics of this leadership styles, the followings should be considered;
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Decision maker: Decision makers are mainly referred to those individuals who are making
the set of choices through which a problem can be overcome in an effective manner. In case
of Fun fair event, the purpose of decision makers is to generate effective planning through
which the event can accomplish its objectives (Cottrell, 2015).
Decision problem: Decision problem refers to those circumstances for which the decisions
are created effectively. In this scenario, the decision problem implies those situations of fun
fair event, through which the organizers and managers can face multiple troubles.
Situation: The term “situation” plays a crucial role in the process of decision-making. A
selected decision cannot be implemented casually, it always required a proper circumstance
or situation in which the decision are tested or implemented. In case of fun fair event, the
decision makers need to apply their decisions by maintaining a proper situation so that their
taking decision can perform effectively as well as maintain by others efficiently.
Expected outcomes: Expected outcomes refer to the results, which the decision makers will
get or observe after implementing their created decisions into the organizational process (El
Mansourand Dean, 2016). In fun fair event, the decision makers will observe or predict that
any type of risks are still coming up or not after implementing the decisions.
Final choice: Final choice implies to select the most effective decision from the group of
decisions. In fun fair event, the decision makers will choose the most effective one by seeing
the outcomes of each decision and will implement the final one effectively in order to avoid
the risks.
PART 3 PREPARATION- GROUP WORK
Task4C/Week4
It is important for an event manager to make the effective sales strategy in order to gain the
attention of the customers. Therefore, it is also required to present the team members as a
group to the clients so that they can state about their job roles in order to gain the trusts of the
customers to their works. The script of group presentation can be described as follow;
Opening Statement
Each of the members should introduce themselves to the client along with their job roles.
They have to present their working areas effectively and have some concept about others
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works so that it will be easy to understand that the work will be a group based. The members
should state their working effectively so that it looks to the clients that the members are
confident enough to perform the task in an effective manner.
Objective of the Meeting
The objective of this meeting is to gain the trust of clients by introducing the team members
by depicting them the procedures through which the task will be accomplished.
Gather Response
After presenting the statements, each of the members should wait for a while so that the client
can ask for any kind of query regarding the task.
Closing Statement
The closing statement of this process should be completed in such a way that the summary of
entire task is reflected through the statement and should be stated very confidently.
Task4D/Week4
Employee training: Employee training a process that is taken by the management of fun fair
event in order to increase the interpersonal skills and knowledge of the staffs related to this
event (Bell, 2016). This strategy will allow them to perform their best in order to accomplish
the objective of this event. Through this strategy includes these types of positive aspects, but
it is very time consuming and costly, which depict about the negative influences as well.
Online marketing: Online marketing can be considered as the most effective strategy that is
maintained by most of the companies and events across the globe in order to promote the
business and expand the market(Bozioneloset al., 2016). In case of fun fair event, online
marketing will allow the management of the event to gain the attraction of customers very
easily. The management can post every detail (e.g. time, place, entry fee and other positive
aspects) of the event, so that they can achieve their attraction very easily. On the other hand,
it will also allow the management to promote their event without any cost.
Task4E/Week5
Event planner: In case of fun fair event, the main purpose of event planner is to make
effective planning through which the event will accomplish effectively. In this present
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scenario, event planner will make the planning of the entire event along with its scheduling as
well (Riebeand Jackson, 2014).
Event manager: In case of this event, the role of event manager is to arrange the necessary
and required aspects in order to make the event successful. Besides that, the event manager
will also monitor each and every activities of this specific event so that there will be no risks
or threats happen.
HR manager: The purpose of HR manager is to employ skilful and experienced people and
in this scenario, the HR managers will do the same. On the other hand, HR manager will also
take care about motivating the employees for performing their best in order to achieve the
objectives (Spenceand Hyams-Ssekasi, 2015). The HR managers will also look for increasing
the employee’s skills and knowledge more and in order to do that it will also arrange proper
training and development program.
Sales and marketing manager: The purpose of sales and marketing managers is to make
effective planning in order to promote the event such a way that it can gain the consumers’
attraction in an effective and efficient manner.
Task4F/Week5
In this context, two different types of communication styles can be taken into consideration;
such as assertive and passive-aggressive.
Assertive communication styles: This is considered as the most effective communication
style as it provides the open communication link among the employees of this event. In this
communication style, the communicators will express their requirements, concepts, feeling
and willingness effectively of their own as well as they also take care about the requirements
of others as well. The assertive communication will allow the employees to make effective
communication among them in order to perform a successful teamwork. This communication
style in fur fair event aims to win a specific situation by taking the help of both sides (every
perspective of the communicators). It also helps to maintain the balance between the
communicators by fulfilling the demands of both of them (Chillaset al., 2015). This specific
leadership style includes absolute, strict control over the group. Similar to the other
leadership, autocratic style includes several advantages plus several disadvantages too.
Despite of those who are relying on this particular approach can be seen as dictatorial or boss.
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This specific level of management can also include several benefits in addition to be valuable
in particular circumstances.
Passive – Aggressive communication styles: Passive – aggressive communication style will
be applied for the managers of the event. As the main purpose of the managers of this event is
to organize and motivate their employees towards achieving the objectives of the event,
therefore they need to be aggressive for some specific situation (Jackson, 2016). If an
essential works needs to be accomplished urgently, then the managers push their employees
to perform more quickly in order to complete that task in an effective manner. Therefore,
passive-aggressive communication will be suitable for this case. This specific leadership style
might be beneficial in case of highly synchronized business line, as well as can be effective
for managing the management style within working environment, which does not require any
innovation or creativity skills of the employees.
Task4G/Week8
Offer challenging and set target: In order to motivate the workers it is very crucial for the
workers of fun fair event that their manager always provide them and keep them motivated to
operate on challenging work so that they can perform their best in order to gain the best
output. In this scenario, the management should offer daily basis task, which is required to be
accomplished on the day of job allocation. This process will help the management to
complete a specific job in a limited duration of time-bound as well as conduct the entire event
effectively.
Performance measurement and offers meaningful task: Another way of motivating the
employees is to provide performance appraisals or incentives. The management of this event
should provide their employees various types of appraisals based on their weekly or monthly
performance (Bolden, 2016). It allows the other employees to get motivated towards working
their best in order to get the appraisal and consequently, the objectives of the event will be
fulfilled as well. Offering meaningful tasks means the management of the event should make
their employees understand about accomplishing any types of tasks effectively by telling
them the importance of completing that job. It will also allow them to perform their best in
order to achieve the objectives of the event.
Task4H/Week9
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As per the event production show it has shown that, the team communication has been
improved effectively from top to downstream of the concerned organisation (Cardon and
Marshall, 2015). The team has effectively derived its communication process from one to one
interaction and also with the small groups that states within the team while sharing the
necessary information and discussing the documentation with both verbal and written way of
communication. Such effective communication has improved the team engagements and
increased the value towards team belongingness among the team members. Such
communication has highly engaged the supportive nature among the members while building
a team bond and achieving the team objectives effectively.
The two main tools used to develop the solutions to the upraising problems are:
1. To motivate the team in order to perform better by appealing them towards the
self-interest: to develop the self-interest among the group members it is important to
motivate the team members in realizing the values of a group performance while
reflecting the awareness towards the self-interest goals. Such approach has rewarded
the group to perform better in the place (Chung et al., 2015).
2. To improve the communication and sharing the required information: This
approach refers to communicate effectively with all the team members and to guide
them with better information sharing process. As encouraging, the team alone cannot
contribute to enhance the performances, right information and communication is also
necessary to understand the situation and solve the issues that arise in the workplace
(Park and Lee, 2014).
The other method refers to effective time management that I have adopted in the workplace
in order to complete the trade show in the right time (Wittenberg and Moriarty, 2015). The
time management techniques have helped me to accomplish the task effectively while
keeping a stress free environment with the team members. The techniques are:
1. Organizing: identifying the workplace as per the trade show requirements I have
scheduled the times and working segments for every particular areas concerned in the
workplace.
2. Creating the list: Jotting down the activities in the list has effectively helped me to
monitor the team activitieswhile checking the activities accordingly achieving its
goals in due time.
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3. Minimize the interruptions: While managing the team and the activities in the
workplace I have avoided the distracting areas, such as restricting the members to use
their phones in the place so that the team can focus in the work and not in other
things.
Organisational culture refers to the principles, beliefs and values of the organisation tends to
select towards the employees and members and reflecting the company vision in the
workplace (Anitha and Begum, 2016). While analysing the other organisational cultures I
have realized some changes that the organisation should concentrate upon. Such areas are:
1. Creativity: The culture reflects the self-expressions that encourage the employee
creativity corner in workplace.
2. Controlled culture: It is important to create a better order and alignment, as per the
team goals hence it can effectively measure the team performances.
Task4I/Week9
What were
the objectives
set?
Have you
been
successful in
achieving the
objectives you
had set? If no
explain why.
How
much do
you rank
your
effort
towards
achieving
the
objective
s you had
set?
(1 to 5)
Personal
and
manageria
l skills
gained.
How would
you use the
skills gained
to support
career
development
.
Future
Developmen
t Needs
Short-Term Goals
To improve
my personal
skills in terms
to improve my
IT skills.
yes I have
shown
effective
outcomes in
improving my
IT skills
4 personal
skills
The skill will
help me cope
with the
technological
changes and
advancement
in the IT
aspects
To learn and
gain
knowledge
about new IT
specifications
.
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present in the
organization.
To improve
my
communicatio
n skills in the
workplace.
Yes I have
improved my
communicatio
n skills with
the team
members and
with the other
colleagues
present in the
workplace
5 managerial
skills
The skill will
help to
communicate
effectively
with the co
workers and
the
employees
present in the
workplace
To increase
more
interactions
with the
employees
formally and
informally
To improve
my nervous
and impulsive
nature in the
working
environment
I have
managed to
improve my
nervous nature
to some
extent.
3 personal
skills
The skill will
effectively
showcase my
professional
handling of
the complex
situations that
occurs in the
workplace
to improve
this skill I
will attend
and
participate as
a speaker in
the next
public
speaking
events
Mid-Term Goals
To improve
my time
management
skill
Yes, I have
improved my
time
management
skills in
scheduling my
activities
effectively
while working
4 managerial
skills
The skill will
help me to
finish my
work
efficiently in
due time.
I will
schedule the
work
activities
effectively
while
maintaining a
notepad in
the
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in the place. workplace
To develop
my leadership
skills
I have
developed my
leadership
skills
effectively
while leading
my team
efficiently
achieving the
team goals.
5 managerial
skills
The skill will
help me to
work as an
effective
leader and
managing my
team
effectively
and enhance
my team
performances
.
I will more
likely
communicate
with my team
members in
order to
understand
their self
perceptions
in the
workplace
Long-Term Goals
To improve
my decision
making skill
yes I have
improved my
decision
making skill in
terms to take
right decisions
as per the
situational
demands
3 personal
and
managerial
skills
The skill will
help me and
my team to
work
efficiently in
the
workplace
and help my
team to
achieve the
goals.
to improve
the skill I will
participate in
other
activities in
order to take
right
decisions in
the
organization
To improvise
my confidence
level
I have
successfully
improved my
confidence
while working
with my team
in the
5 personal
skill
The skill will
support me to
handle the
issues and
complex
situations
positively
To improve
the skill I will
tend to
interact more
in the
workplace
hence
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workplace with high
confidence.
participating
in the
meetings and
group
gatherings
conducted by
the
organizations
.
Table 5: Objectives
(Source: Created by the learner)
Conclusion
This assignment consists of self-assessment (based on skills audit), SWOT analysis of
individual for identifying the interpersonal skills and knowledge along with own objectives
implementation and portfolio management.From the above discussion, it has been identified
easily that in order to conduct an event in an effective manner, it requires a proper
collaboration among the staffs, clients and suppliers. Every member of the event management
should know about their job responsibility and need to be confident and skilful enough to
perform their best in order to accomplish the objectives of the event.
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Appendices
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