Personal and Professional Development Plan

This document discusses the importance of personal and professional development and provides strategies for time management and effective communication in Travelodge Hotel. It also addresses the issue of high labor turnover and suggests ways to overcome it.

PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN
Personal and Professional Development is a way by which an individual sets
some goals, strategies and plans so that they may improve its skills from the
learning and training. The outcomes of learning and training are also set up while
making goals and plans
Introduction Communicate in numerous styles
In Travelodge Hotel, high labor turnover is main and biggest issue which highly
impact on business performance directly. In these hotel, there are different number
of workers are employ but in which some are not happy with salary and many
other benefits. Main reason behind high labor turnover in hotel is excessive
workloads, low staff morale, low job satisfaction, stress, low employee
motivation, mental health issues, unhealthy competition, unrealistic targets and
ineffective communication. All these are main problem which impact on
profitability as well as market image of hotel. Apart from this, workers leave this
hotel which negatively impact on hotel reputation and goodwill in customer's
mind and at market. Along with this, main motive of Travelodge Hotel is to
provide high level of care to customers, for this they need knowledgeable and
skilled employee who are treat customers in more effective manner. In order to
solving such type of issue, there are different ways suggested to the Hotel which
are determined as under:
Use motivation techniques: In order to increase employee motivation,
hotel should use different types of motivational techniques including financial
incentives, job rotation, job enlargement, job enrichment, involvement of
employees, delegation of authority, quality of work life, management by
objectives and many other. All these are identifying as an effective and essential
motivation techniques which help an organization to retain workers for long time
by giving it.
Develop effective communication: It is also identifying as a most essential way
through which hotel can easily reduce high labor turnover issue. For this, hotel
manager should communicate entire detain about the business functions and
activities to the staff member in accurate manner. As it helps workers to complete
each activity allotted by manager in given time period and without any load. Thus,
it is also effective for the organization to overcome labor turnover issue and retain
them for long term period of time. It is also essential for Travelodge Hotel by
enhancing market share and profitability.
Provide appropriate training: This is another important way which
help an organization to improve job satisfaction level among employees. For this,
hotel manager should conduct training program to those employees who have lack
of knowledge about technology and many other field. After training, employees
Solutions to work based
Communication is introduce as a two-way process of reaching mutual realize, in which
employees not only exchange news, feelings, ideas and information but also develop and share
meaning. There are different number of ways in which
Communication is introduce as a two-way process of reaching mutual realize, in which
employees not only exchange news, feelings, ideas and information but also develop and share
meaning. There are different number of ways in which Travelodge manager and employees are
communicate all information systematically. Some ways are determined as under:
Verbal: It is consider as an effective method of communication which is used by
the hotel in order to deliver thoughts and ideas orally. In this, hotel manager emphasis on
individual's opinion for formulating policies. This type of style is used in different level of
organization such as middle and lower level.
Non-verbal communication: It is identify as an another mode of communication
which is effective for the business manager to provide information through eye contact, body
language etc. It can also consider descriptive and written communication and with the help of
this, Travelodge and its manager can follow ICT. It is another effective communication system
in which hotel administrator use combination of telecommunication in order to access transmit
and store data. In this top level management communicate entire information related to the
business to the middle and lower level management.
There are different styles of communication which is followed in Travelodge. Some are
determined as under:
Controller style: It introduce as a direct way of communication where demand of hotel
manager is high and they put their opinion in straightforward.
Supporter style: This is consider as most essential mode of communication which
show inter personal communication skill of hotel manager. This assist in expressing
individual's opinion and views for making effective decision in Travelodge.
Analyzer style: It is another type of style which is mainly based on smart and
organised mode of communication. For this, business leader and manager involved in acquiring
proper knowledge and also evaluating entire necessary information related to the hotel. This
supports in ensuring long term success and development of hotel.
Promoter style: This style is used when Travelodge decide to develop a social and
friendly atmospheres for workers. Thus, it will help an organization to retain workers for long
term duration or reduce high labor turnover.
Therefore, all these style and type of communication are essential for the
Travelodge hotel to control and overcome high employee turnover and achieve better results
within predetermined time period.
Time management introduce as an effective process of exercising and planning
conscious control of time spent on particular activities, particularly to enhance
efficiency, productivity and effectiveness. Therefore, time management is more
important part of every one life to complete each and every activity in given
period of time. For this, manager of Travelodge hotel undertakes different number
of strategies that support in accomplishment of goals and objectives within
predetermined time. There are some most essential strategies which are
determined as under:
Prioritizing workloads: It introduce as an essential strategy which is followed by
hotel in order to assign tasks or activities to the employees as per their knowledge
and experience. This strategy assist an employees to complete all work in given
time period and systematic manner.
Setting work objectives: It is refer as an another and effective time-
management strategies which will support hotel manager to set work objectives
for each and every employees. Thus, it is more important and assist in
ascertaining variation between desirable and real performance. Therefore, with
the help of this strategy hotel manager can easily measure or evaluate employee's
performance.
Using time effectively: It is also introduce effective time management
strategy which is used by hotel manager in order to complete task within given
period of time. It is a role of hotel manager to allot task and activities to
employees and also give time of completion of all task. Thus, it is also essential
for the company to reduce high turnover of employees.
Making and keeping appointments: This is another type of strategy
which support hotel managers in keeping an accurate record of routine activities.
Therefore, it will also help hotel managers in checking whether workers are
performing allotted activities within period of time.
Reliable estimates of task time: In order to estimate reliable time of
business activities and tasks, Gantt Chart is consider one of the most important
time management strategy. As it help in analyzing opening and ending time of
business activities and specific task within an organization.
Controller style
From the above mention report, it can be concluded that personal and professional
development is important part for growth of each people. There are different
number of time management stratergy and communication styles used by the
company in order to maitain high turnover of employeess in systematic manner.
Conclusion