(Doc) Employability Skills Sample Assignment

Employability skills

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
P1.1 Own responsibilities and performance objectives..........................................................1
P1.2 own effectiveness against objectives..............................................................................3
P1.3 Make recommendations for improvement.....................................................................5
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................7
P2.1 Develop solutions to work-based problems...................................................................7
P2.2 Communicate in a variety of styles and appropriate manner at various levels at
Travelodge..............................................................................................................................9
P2.3 Effective Time-Management strategies.......................................................................11
TASK 3..........................................................................................................................................12
P 3.1 Analysis of roles people play in a team to achieve shared goals................................13
P3.2 Analyse Team Dynamics.............................................................................................15
P3.3 Alternative ways to complete tasks and achieve team goals........................................17
TASK 4..........................................................................................................................................18
P4.1 Tools and methods for developing solution to problems.............................................18
P4.2-strategy for resolving the problem of labour turnover.................................................19
P4.3 The potential impact on the business of implementing the strategy............................20
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................21
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................22

INTRODUCTION
Employability skills means the capability of getting and keeping satisfactory work. It
includes the understanding, capability and personal attributes that make employees and manager
more likely to gain determined goals and employment.
Travelodge hotel limited is a private company which operates in the hotels and
hospitality industry throughout the UK. There are about 11,000 employees working with this
brand. . This study explains the ability of manager to determine own responsibilities and
performance for identifying the problems which are a barrier in achieving the determined
goals(Aguenza and Som, 2018). Study will also develop set of responsibilities for HR manager
and make recommendations for the improvement of same. Report also develops solutions to
work based problems which Travelodge is facing. Study highlights effective time management
strategies. It lays emphasis on the various roles of employees which is been played in team.
Report will also suggest alternative ways to compete the task. After the identification of problem
it adopts some tools and methods for resolving that problems. It also defines the problems and
finds out the method and tools for solving the issues.
TASK 1
P1.1 Own responsibilities and performance objectives
I am working as a HR manager in Travelodge, my responsibilities and objectives are-
Personal Responsibility: It is the idea which an employee needs to choose or instigate in
order to complete the desire actions.
Importance of own responsibility
As a HR manager it is important to have own responsibility and set of objectives as it
helps in transferring the personal or professional mission or vision into the reality(Clokie and
et.al., 2016).
Responsibilities
Personal responsibilities
As a HR manager my personal responsibility in Travelodge is to ensure the daily
functioning of departments and employees and have the ability to learn and develop new
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changes. I have responsibility of managing both, resources and man power. Supervision of
purchasing and supplying of inventories.
Managing own time:
As a manager I need to manage my own time so that all the activities can be completed
according to the given deadline.
Effective communication:
I also need to posses effective communication skills so that relationship with my sub-
ordinates will be improved.
Interpersonal skill:
As a manager I need to have strong interpersonal skill which means I need to be
empathetic to others, I need to understand the emotions behind what they are trying to say.
Employment rights and responsibilities
As a HR manager I need to take care of rights of all the employees working in an
organization. Like for example I must provide them with a safe and better working conditions.
It's my responsibility to fulfil the expectations of Travelodge which includes establishment of
manpower requirements, interviews, hiring, training, developing and performance appraisals of
new and existing employees for the organization.
Workplace ethics
Deliberately create a good culture and ethics that is accurate and which emphasizes on
the vision, mission, values and principles of the organization.
Direct and indirect relationships
As an HR of Travelodge it's my duty to maintain employee relations by maintaining their
working schedules which includes job movement, holidays, development, paid time off, work at
home, covering absenteeism and schedule overtime(Bolden, 2016).
Decision making
I need to take effective decision so as team members can work on achieving common
goals. I have confidence in my employees that they are efficient enough to achieve the given
targets on time and with accuracy. Also, I authorize them tasks according to the needs of
department.
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Performance Objectives
Enhance communication:
Enhancing my communication not just only Travelodge but me and my whole team as
well. We all know that poor communication reduces productivity, so this would be always my
priority to enhance my communication skills, for this I would be surely investing in training
programs to be concise and clear with verbal and non-verbal interactions(Cottrell, 2015).
Motivator:
I have to become a good motivator to run my team efficiently for working in Travelodge,
because motivating team members is a most important skill for HR managers. And because of
demotivated employees my business will suffer in form of low productivity and confidence
(Driskell and et.al., 2017).
Improve retention:
I have to be that leader in Travelodge who is able to maintain the work process well and
can create a supportive environment and also able to accept changes.
P1.2 own effectiveness against objectives
Traffic light skill audit
KEY POOR AVERAGE VERY GOOD
Interpersonal skill I effectively deliver clear messages and instructions to the team.
I am comfortable in communicating with team members.
Time Management I am able to finish the task before deadlines.
I accurately manage to deliver on time services to customers.
Adaptability I adapt myself with different situations in my service industry.
Emotional
Intelligence
I could not recognize the need of my employees. I cannot able to assess
their needs that motivates them to work.
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Leadership skills I am good at distributing the responsibilities to employees. I cannot mould
myself according to the needs of employees. I am too detail oriented which
may sometime cause frustration among employees.
Technical Skills I have poor technical skills. I cannot access the existing technologies and
software with considerable speed and accuracy.
Importance of evaluating own skills
As a HR manager it is important to Evaluate own performance which can help in
improving time management, ability to meet deadlines and prioritise work, self-confidence,
motivation and morale, among other things. It is important to assess skills based on defined
criteria and to monitor and acknowledge progression towards these criteria. It will also be
beneficial for organisation as the firm objectives after that can be achieved easily and efficiently
(Finch and et.al., 2016).
Own effectiveness against objectives
During my tenure I have analysed that Effective communication is necessary to operate
the business smoothly and also leads to improved company performance. I am also having an
effective knowledge and quality of work to complete my work efficiently which motivates my
employees. Because of my communication power my employees listen to me and never
overhears me. Being a motivator I empower my employees in Travelodge, offer them
opportunities for growth, provide incentives, praise them publicly and correct them privately,
make them aim-full and believe in them. And to motivate them I must be working on myself to
improve knowledge. I prefer to set short term goal for particular session (Jackson, 2015). I have
also identified that my interaction and staffing skills are weak which results in high attrition of
employees. In order to improve the morale, productivity, loyalty of employees I as an HR
manager can engage in taking various measures like appraising them with bonus and incentives.
Also, providing them with right pay off, flexible working schedules, comfortable environment
and culture at workplace, advice on career path can support employees of Travelodge to be
effective. Also, the effectiveness of performance of employees can be improved by making use
of various methods like paired comparison which develops competitive spirit in the mind of
employees and motivates them to perform better. It is the most important rule of Travelodge to
be consistent, one must have ability to reward, discourage and treat every employee with equality
and balanced view. An HR have to encourage their employees and should be actively involved in
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