Developing Managers: A Comprehensive Guide to Management Skills and Career Development

THE DEVELOPING MANAGER

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction..................................................................................................................................................1
Task 1...........................................................................................................................................................2
1.1 Compare different management styles..............................................................................................2
1.2 Discuss leadership characteristics......................................................................................................3
1.3 Evaluate the communication process in selected business................................................................4
1.4 Analyze organizational culture and change in selected businesses...................................................6
TASK 2........................................................................................................................................................8
2.1 Assess own management skills performance....................................................................................8
2.2 Analyze personal strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats..................................................9
2.3 Set and prioritize objectives and targets to develop own potential...................................................9
TASK 3......................................................................................................................................................11
3.1 Lead and motivate a team to achieve an agreed goal or objective..................................................11
3.2 Justify managerial decisions made to support achievement of agreed goal or objective and
recommendations for improvements.....................................................................................................11
TASK 4......................................................................................................................................................13
4.1 Explain how own managerial and personal skills will support career development.......................13
4.2 Review career and personal development needs, current performance and future needs to produce
development plan...................................................................................................................................14
Conclusion.................................................................................................................................................16
References..................................................................................................................................................17

LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: Communication style...................................................................................................................4
Figure 2: Own management skills...............................................................................................................8
Figure 3: Skills for career development plan.............................................................................................13

LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: SMART Plan...............................................................................................................................10
Table 2: Career development plan.............................................................................................................14

Introduction
Manager is the person who runs the business in the most effective way to accomplish the business
objectives. Therefore, the role of manager is equally important in comparison with the other. Developing
the manager means managers must consistently work on them to meet the competitive threats and
technological advancement in carrying out the business functions. With this consideration, the report
will be carried out by putting focus on manager development that will include understanding of practices
and principles of management behaviour. It will also evolve review potential of the manager by being as
prospective manager and able to show the prospective skills as and when necessary to meet the business
purposes. Finally, the report will highlight the role of career development plan for generating good
employment opportunities working in any organization are future by the individual.
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Task 1
1.1 Compare different management styles
Management is the procedure of meeting the organization objective by working with the people and
other important resources. It includes majorly three attributes continuing series, involving people and
working for the goal with using every resource. Managers have various duties that majorly include
planning, directing and seeing the business and fiscal health of the unit, division or department within
the enterprise. Further, they are also responsible for leading and overseeing the activities of the group in
many cases (Obholzer, 2018).
In the current study, the two of the most famous organizations of hospitality sector are hotel Hilton and
hotel Marriott. The top authority of both the organizations uses different management styles and
approaches to achieve the business aims and objectives of the organizational perspectives and receive
the support of top management.
Approaches of management in both organizations
Hilton hotel uses the system approach in which organization either treats the problem or gives the
solution as open or closed. This supports in assessing the market element that impact the business
profitability (Rahim, 2017). The Hilton manager in facing the different situation changes the ways based
on the circumstances.
Management style in hotel Hilton
The organization is leading organization in UK and regarded as the generator of high quality in relation
to every context whether it is product, service or staff management. The top management of the hotel
Hilton uses the active management style for managing, operating and engaging effectively the staff
members in business activities. In this style, the needs of motivation are identified by the managers and
also the feedbacks are collected and improvements are done accordingly.
Management style in hotel Marriott
This organization is also the leading brand in the hospitality sector that offers every type of services that
the customer wants. Consultative management style is used by the organization to manage the product
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