Improving Employee Motivation: Strategies for Managers

This article discusses strategies for managers to improve employee motivation and enhance performance. It covers the importance of recognizing and celebrating employee achievements, setting goals, and creating a positive work environment.

Work Based Learning

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................3
Skills Audit Analysis...................................................................................................................3
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................4
Produce a Professional Development Plan.................................................................................4
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................9
Work-Based Project....................................................................................................................9
TASK 4..........................................................................................................................................11
Reflective..................................................................................................................................11
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................12
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................13
APPENDIX....................................................................................................................................14
Skill Audit.................................................................................................................................14

INTRODUCTION
Work based learning is undertaken as the effective educational strategy that tends to offer
real life work experiences in terms of applying the academic and technical skills and also
develop their overall skills including academic, technical, employability and so on. It is
undertaken as the effective series of educational courses and their practical knowledge which is
useful at the workplace in terms of creating various learning paradigm (Nevalainen, Lunkka and
Suhonen, 2018). Work based learning also tends to encompass the diversity for the formal and
informal arrangements undertaking the work placement, informal learning and apprenticeship at
the job. It also undertake the effective key drivers as per the needs for the active policies in order
to secure learning that tends to meet the requirements at the workplace. It also prominently
depict the suitable chance to discover suitable things and also tends to get information regarding
the career by simply get the taste of likings of job. To carry forward this report, Tesco is
considered which is a British multinational groceries and general merchandise headquarter in
England. It is the third largest retailer in world who tends to measured by the gross revenues and
also has its outlets in seven countries across Asia and Europe. The report tends to cover the skill
audit analysis, professional development plan, work based project including motivational factors
and also cover reflection on basis of contribution and experience.
TASK 1
Skills Audit Analysis
Skill audit is undertaken as the systematic assessment for the research skills and
knowledge of an individual. In regard of this, an audit tends to offer suitable evidence in terms of
developing competence and existing skills. It also tends to prominently concerned with the
requirement identification by considering the needs for the personal development and training
(O’Donovan, 2018). Moreover, in terms of becoming an efficient manager it is important to have
prominent skills which is essential in order to accomplish effective goals and objectives at the
given period of time. It also tends to undertake several skills including critical identification as
the creative thinker by including several factors like comparing among the prominent kinds of
information in terms of reaching towards the conclusion. It also consider the flexible team
worker including several factors in which I am quite good and somehow bad in overall
performance including understanding to gain suitable attention of others including team or the

group and also have effective understanding for the prominent team roles. Besides this, I also
undertake effective problem solving undertaking various factors including suitable objectives
and approaches which are concerned with the effective accomplishment of goals and objectives.
It also consider the effective communicator in terms of undertaking the prominent kinds of
documents, range of ICT support work and prominently demonstrate the suitable information in
order to understand the range of verbal and non-verbal signals.
Besides this, it undertake the prominent adaptability for the professional development
including effectively recognising and developing prominent skills and analysing opportunities
for the learning activities by current and future roles (Beckett and Slater, 2018). Moreover, it also
undertake the effective planner and time management considering the independent learner and
researcher. Away with this, undertaking the prominent reflection, self awareness and motivation
is suitable in terms of reviewing the gaps to consider the knowledge and understanding. Along
with this, it consider the prominent information by understanding the effective use of various
software and represent the ability in terms of keeping things up to date with effective
applications in terms of enhancing the working by evaluating several types of information and
sources.
TASK 2
Produce a Professional Development Plan
Personal analysis
Strengths Areas for further development
 I as a manager undertake several skills
that helps in making me quite
competent in terms of working
effectively and also helpful for
company to effectively accomplish
desired goals and objectives.
 Moreover, I am quite good in solving
problems and developing flexible team
work in terms of having effective
collaboration and competence to work
 As a manager I face lot of difficulties in
terms of researching something and
finding new ideas with some sort of
initiatives in order to maintain
effectiveness within the changing
environment.
 Along with this, I also need to be aware
regarding the overall self development
and reflection in order to perform other
functions with full motivation that

with full potential that helps me in
achieving desired outcome and also
useful for me towards my career
development.
 Besides this, I am quite creative thinker
undertaking my several skills as by this
I am competent enough in order to
consider several types of information in
terms of reaching towards the
conclusion.
helps me in achieving desired goals and
objectives.
 Besides this, I also need to develop
effective knowledge and understanding
regarding the prominent subject matter
which is useful in terms of resolving
several things. For this, I am quite weak
in terms of working out for the specific
course of action.
Opportunities Threats
 As a manager I carry several skills
which are moderate in nature and need
some sort of improvement which is
helpful in terms of overcoming from
different market situations which
include few risky factors.
 Besides this, self reflection, awareness
and effective motivation is helpful for
me in order to review any kind of gap
in terms of understanding the
knowledge of several individuals which
is helpful for me improve my own
working style (Sevian, Dori and
Parchmann, 2018).
 Furthermore, I also need to consider
effective time management and
planning skills which is helpful for me
in terms of maintaining result oriented
approaches, managing work on time
 As a manager I need to consider
effective brand image and names within
the competitive business environment
and also working for it.
 Along with this, it depict the strong
relationship which held among the
company and other competitors that
tends to create immense level of
competition in market (Prez, Duque
and Garca, 2018).
 Besides, my weak skills can become
threat for me in terms of overcoming
other factors and also helps in
performing with full potential.

and identify prominent resources which
are required in terms of completing
task.
Setting goals
What do I want to
learn?
What do I have to do? How will I measure
success?
Target date for
review?
I need to develop my
research and finding
skills in terms of
examining overall
environment.
In order to develop
this skill, I need to
attend to critically
analyse the overall
situation in terms of
working with full
potential which is
helpful for me in my
career development.
For this my success
criteria is measured by
my supervisors and
top level management
which is beneficial for
me to effective
perform my job role
with full potential.
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I need to learn
effective knowledge
and understanding
regarding the
development.
In terms of developing
this skill, I need to
effectively go through
by several stages
including attending
training programmes,
lectures and other
sessions in terms of
performing my job
role with full potential.
Here, the success
criteria is measured by
my fellow ones,
subordinates and peers
whom I provide
suitable guidance and
support to perform
their job role.
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I need to learn more
factors in terms of
having effective
development for the
In order to develop
this skill, I need to
effective analyse and
observe my own skills
In relation with this,
my success is
measured by me. As
here, I analyse the
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self development and
analysis.
which is useful for me
in order to perform my
job role with full
potential and effective
development.
response and reactions
other individuals in
terms of overcoming
from my own
weaknesses.
Personal objectives
Short term goals (Next 12 Months)
 The prominent objective of a manager is to finish project within the given period of
time.
 Be a good communicator.
 Keep suitable control over the budget and also have scope for the further project.
 Make sure prominent quality of the products and project.
Medium term goals (Next 2-3 years)
 Eliminate turnover by 15% in the next four quarters.
 Use suggestive selling in order to improve the total value of sale y 10% at the end of
current fiscal year.
 Send suitable quality of service survey to each and every customer in just 30 days.
Long term goals (Beyond 3 years)
 Effectively understand the prominent impact of financial over the company.
 Be more specific in terms of effectively performing suitable job role.
 Effectively focus on the leadership by gaining suitable experience over the functioning
of company.
Progression
Objectives:
 In regard of this, my overall objective is to effectively communicate suitable information
and details to my subordinates in order to perform their job role with full potential.

 Along with this, as a manager I need to be more specific to perform prominent job role in
order to have effective experience over the prominent functioning. I need to have effective control over the other things in terms of having scope for the
future functioning.
What I have achieved:
In regard of this, I prominently achieve effective communication factors regarding the
prominent development and growth in order to have effective functioning for the significant
goals and objectives.
Challenges:
At the time of performing my job, I prominently face lot of challenges like effective team
development, clear and transparent communication, developing healthy relations with team and
other staff members which is useful in terms of having prominent functioning and running of
company and also useful in achieving desired goals and outcomes.
What I need to improve:
For this, I need to develop my self analysis, reflection and effective development which is
helpful for me in order to overcome my effective knowledge and skills. Besides this, I also tends
to have develop prominent knowledge and understanding regarding the development of suitable
skills which are useful to accomplish desired goals and objectives within the given period of
time.
Reflection
By undertaking the above discussed skill audit, personal development plan and SWOT
analysis, it is identified that there are several areas in which I need effective development to
perform my job role with full potential. In regard of this, I tends to undertake effective set of
objectives, my overall achievement, significance challenges and areas which need suitable
development. In regard of this, I also tends to have several set of strengths considering critical
thinking, creativity, innovation, effective management, team development, problem solving and
so on which is useful for me perform my job role with full potential. In regard of this, I also
tends to undertake and grasp effective opportunities which is helpful for me to consider my
overall development and growth in regard of eliminating future risk factors by critically
analysing significant threats which are useful for me in order to perform my job role with full
potential. Away with this, I also develop personal development plan in terms of having effective

set of development to perform my job role with full potential in terms of having effective and
significant set of development considering the prominent growth and development.
TASK 3
Work-Based Project
Evaluate how employee motivation can be improved
Motivation among employees is effective in terms of performing suitable goals and
objectives within the given period of time and for this, improvised communication is the easy
method in order to effectively motivate their employees that prominently put positive impact on
the functioning of company and overall performance of organisation (Vogler and et. al., 2018).
In regard of this, there are several ways which are useful for the manager of Tesco in order to
motivate their workforce which is helpful in terms of accomplishing desired goals and
objectives. Besides this, it is important for the manager of Tesco to prominently recognise the
great and effective work which is helpful for the company itself in terms of considering the
prominent and effective functioning of job role. Moreover, it is important for employees to
effectively contribute regarding the motivation of employees by prominently identifying the hard
work and considering the morale of employees in terms of enhancing the suitable recognition
from managers (Ali, 2019). Along with this, it is also important for the manager of Tesco to
effectively develop effective goals and objectives by setting small and prominent goals which are
useful and effective for employees to perform their task with full potential.
Along with this, it is also important for manager to effective celebrate the success and
growth of employees by prominently considering the specific factors. Besides this, managers and
leaders need to be more positive in terms of working for the effective functioning and running of
company which is beneficial in order to have prominent growth and development within the
dynamic business environment (Jabarullah and Hussain, 2019). Away with this, negative
emotions and feelings are not worthy factors in terms of motivating their employees and for this,
it is important for the managers to neglect negative emotions and feelings towards their
employees which is helpful for them to accomplish their desired outcomes (Ngo and Phan,
2019).
Moreover, it is also essential that manager need to prominently offer suitable vacations
and prominent development which is helpful for company in terms of performing with full

potential towards the growth of company (Spikol and et. al., 2018). Besides this, it is also
important for the manger of Tesco to prominently develop clear factors undertaking the effective
clarity regarding the running and functioning of company and also helpful to deliver suitable
information for the success and growth of company. For this, transparency is useful in making
sure that each and every individual perform their job role with full potential and useful in
achieving concise mission in order to get effective motivation for the running and functioning of
company (Chis and et. al., 2018).
Recommend suitable solutions in terms of resolving issues
In terms of having effective performance of company it is important to effectively
eliminate and resolve prominent issues which are useful for company in order to develop their
career for the certain period of time. In terms of this, it is important for the manager of Tesco to
make sure the effective gathering of prominent materials considering the suitable speaking with
employees in terms of overcoming their prominent weaknesses and also useful in developing
growth of company in terms of measuring and coaching the overall performance. For this, the
manager of need to deal with the prominent weakness of underperformance in terms of sending
message to their employees (Jackson, 2018). In regard of this, it is identified that manager also
need to understand the functioning of external factors in order to motivate employees with
effective communication and maintaining prominent transparency among company. Along with
this, to improve the overall performance of employees it is important to offer prominent training
and development programmes that undertake several expectations from employees regarding
their performance (Conde and et. al., 2019).
Along with this, it is also useful to make sure that employees attend ongoing training
which is given to their employees considering the knowledge and skills which is beneficial for
the development of long term growth of career. Besides this, it also important to consider the
effective development of employees which is useful in order to motivate their workforce by
prominently communicating and delivering significant information to them which is helpful in
order to accomplishment of desired goals and objectives in the given period of time (Siayah,
Setiawan and Van Bee, 2019). Staff motivation is the on going challenge at the workplace
considering several factors that prominently contribute towards the positive and effective
performance of staff members undertaking the job security, lack of company benefits, poor
communication, shortage of training and so on.

By considering the effective actions in terms of boosting the satisfaction of employees
leads to increase the prominent motivation and overall performance for having effective rise.
Moreover, the manager of Tesco also need to offer effective and suitable incentives to their
workforce which is helpful in order to consider the overall set of objectives and helps in
achieving them for the given period of time with full potential. It tends to boost the performance
level and cost considering the timings for the effective recognition in terms of going for long
way. For this, manager need to get some prominent ideas for the incentives to enhance their staff
performance by offer cheap and effective solutions (Zhu and et. al., 2019). Despite from this,
manager of respective company also tends to offer proper resources in terms of performing with
full potential which is useful in order to enable staff members to conduct their job role for
effective course in order to have underperformance and also consider effective methods to
eliminate delay by making their process effective and helps in meeting targets by considering the
effective performance of staff members.
TASK 4
Reflective
As a manager I need to perform several roles and responsibilities in terms of setting
effective standards considering the daily base operations which is useful for the effective
functioning of the group members and whole department. Moreover, I also need to consider
those employees who have effective knowledge, skills and talent in order to perform that
particular task and develop team as per the requirement of project. Moreover, I also need to
develop effective goals and objectives in order to accomplish effective standards which is useful
to make sure the longevity of company.
Moreover, I effectively tends to contribute for the prominent performance which is
helpful to improve my skills and suitably communicate with their supervisor in order to convey
prominent information to the several parties of company. Along with this, it is also analysed that
I also need to prominent delegate suitable work and task to staff members which is useful in
order to motivate them and performing their work with full potential. Away with this, I also need
to effectively communicate with my employees at the time of implementing prominent changes
within an organisation and also enable them to consider the policy of company in order to
cultivate towards the success of company by considering their employees as they are the one

who is accountable for their own actions. In respect of this, I tends to gain effective expectations
for the effective functioning and also improving my overall performance for the growth and
success of company. It also tends to motivate employees on the basis of motivating satisfactory
level of working and leads to consider data and overall performance of employees. For this, I
gain lot of things in terms of improving my overall experience and prominent performance level
which is useful for company in terms of having effective representation.
For this, managers are also required to speak from the side of company and for this, I
need to have effective set of skills. In order to identify my skills, prominent skill audit is
considered to prominently identify my overall skills undertaking and also develop personal
development plan which is helpful in order to have effective functioning and considering
development areas for the future development and growth. Besides this, I tends to consider
several ways to undertake effective development considering my self analysis which is useful to
have effective development of prominent skills and knowledge which is helpful in terms of
having effective development and maintaining suitable clarity within the company. I regard of
this, it also tends to develop prominent qualitative understanding and effective talent within an
organisation which is helpful to have effective development of significant desired goals and
objectives.
In relation with this, I also tends to undertake some sort of weaknesses in me including
human skills which depict the effective ability in order to work well with other individuals and
the group members. For this, as a manager I need to set effective standard for me to get best
things out of me and also persuade others to work with me in an effective manner. Besides this, I
also tends to communicate, motivate and trust individuals in order to lead effective development
of company considering the prominent level of managers for the suitable working conditions
which is competent enough for me for perform with full potential in order to achieve effective
growth and desired outcomes for the success of company.
CONCLUSION
By undertaking the above discussion, it is identified that work based learning is essential
for the overall development and growth of company in terms of accomplishing effective set of
objectives and prominent learning in improvised factors. Along with this, I also tends to consider
effective analysis of skill audit considering the personal development plan with proper set of
objectives and reflection over my skills and development. Along with this, evaluation of various

motivational factors are identified with proper growth and effective elimination of
underperforming employees and poor attendance.

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APPENDIX
Skill Audit
A critical, analytical and creative thinker
1 2 3 4 5
relate and compare data from different sources, identify issues and
obtain relevant information
*
reason and apply decision making processes and consider how to find
solutions to problems
*
identify appropriate data sources *
review a range of different points of view and select the most
appropriate conclusion
*
distinguish between different types of information to inform
conclusions
*
capture key information from written or verbal sources *
identify significant opportunities and be pro-active in putting forward
ideas for problem solving.
*
A flexible team worker
1 2 3 4 5
build and develop working relationships with academic staff, peers and
colleagues
*
work effectively with others to complete tasks and achieve results *
empower others to work together as part of a team or group *
recognise and understand when compromise and accommodating others
is necessary
*
interact well with others and work co-operatively as a team member *
understand how to gain the attention of others in a team or group when
required
*

understand how to contribute effectively and cooperatively with others
even if they do not share the same ideas and ways of working
*
express self effectively in a group and in one to one situations *
have an understanding of team roles *
A problem solver
1 2 3 4 5
use an appropriate approach to questioning in order to gain information
from which to draw conclusions
*
use an objective approach to relate to others in order to achieve goals *
make good use of verbal reasoning skills, able to handle complex data
and make selective use of information
*
explore more than one solution in order to solve a problem *
consider the ideas of others to help solve problems *
manage the process of problem solving over a period of time *
demonstrate resilience and lateral thinking abilities when applied to
problem solving
*
An accomplished communicator
1 2 3 4 5
understand the differences in presenting types of documents, e.g.
reports, essays, dissertations, summaries
*
check written work for errors before submission *
use a range of ICT packages to support work *
express and convey ideas appropriately and accurately in writing *
successfully give a presentation or demonstration *
demonstrate that information being received is understood by using a
range of verbal and non-verbal signals
*

understand when people have taken account of your views and you of
theirs
*
Professional and adaptable
1 2 3 4 5
recognise and develop skills and competencies required for learning
and future employment
*
develop opportunities for learning activities through current and future
roles
*
recognise the importance and value of activities outside the curriculum,
e.g. work experience, sports, clubs
*
identify when extra support and help may be useful *
understand the importance of actively reviewing and maintaining your
own development plan in order to set appropriate learning targets
*
maintain positive attitudes to work and understand when a task has not
been completed well and identify changes for the future
*
understand how to gain feedback on work or performance *
An efficient planner and time manager
1 2 3 4 5
aspire to and maintain a results-driven approach where appropriate *
plan day in order to manage time more effectively *
apply suitable approaches and put in extra effort if required in order to
meet tight deadlines
*
prioritise own and others’ work *
identify resources required to complete a set task *
harness motivation and hard work to assist in the completion of work
objectives
*

An independent learner and researcher
1 2 3 4 5
work without supervision and use own initiative *
maintain effectiveness in changing environments *
make appropriate adjustments when undertaking tasks *
keep track of work schedules and deadlines by applying multi-tasking
abilities
*
able to devise own approaches to projects *
able to set own questions and work alongside colleagues in different
environments
*
Reflective, self-aware and self-motivated
1 2 3 4 5
establish a course of action for self and evaluate own performance *
recognise personal successes *
set own goals and review these systematically *
review any gaps in understanding and knowledge *
find opportunities to enhance and develop transferable skills within and
outside of the curriculum
*
adjust to meet different work styles *
Knowledgeable in their subject area
1 2 3 4 5
generate and recognise best practice and apply imaginative ideas to
different situations
*
work out a preferred course of action *

think laterally and encourage others to do so and consider how they
approach an unconventional task
* *
present complex and unusual ideas to friends and colleagues *
Information literate and IT literate
1 2 3 4 5
comfortable using computers, including different applications in
context
*
knowing where to use information and how to cite and reference *
understanding how to use different software effectively *
able to keep up to date with current IT applications and how they can be
used to enhance work within and outside university
*
able to evaluate the effectiveness of different information sources *
able to make effective use of the library and internet resources *
understand how to present information within their academic context *
Competent in applying their knowledge and skills
1 2 3 4 5
 able to apply their knowledge in everyday situations *
 develop key communication skills to help apply knowledge *
 work towards developing ‘fitness to practice’ and professional
competencies
*
 able to apply theory to practice where appropriate *