Dorchester Hotel: General Manager Skills, SWOT, and Objectives Report

This report presents a self-assessment of a developing manager's skills, focusing on leadership, communication, and motivation, crucial for effective performance in the Dorchester Hotel. The core of the report is a detailed SWOT analysis, identifying the author's strengths (relationship with workforce, innovative learning, and decision-making), weaknesses (multitasking challenges, lack of hotel industry experience, and distractions), opportunities (gaining industry knowledge, enhancing confidence through coordination, and self-improvement), and threats (newcomers' expertise and policy changes). Based on this analysis, the report prioritizes objectives for improvement, including time management, adaptability, confidence building, and multitasking. The conclusion emphasizes the importance of self-assessment in enhancing skills and achieving business targets, supported by references on leadership, impression management, conflict resolution, and culturally linked leadership styles.

The Developing Manager

INTRODUCTION
In this presentation, SWOT analysis is carried out by me for the post of
general manager in Dorchester Hotel. My personnel and professional skills are
also honestly identified by myself which will assist me to know the areas where
improvement is needed in my performance. I also prioritise my objectives to
improve the performance of my workforce.

2.1 Assessment of own management skills
To better perform in the organisation, an employee should know about his/her
skills which will assist to utilize the potential in an effective manner. Being
the general manager, I must have management skills in my working style
which will help me in achieving my daily based targets effectually. Some
of them are listed below which assists me to fulfil my requirement in an
appropriate manner:
• Leadership
• Communication
• Motivation

2.2 Personal SWOT analysis
With the help of SWOT analysis, I can identify my strengths and develop
strategies to overcome with the weaknesses. This will assist me to
develop a level of accuracy in my working style. With the help of
SWOT analysis, I would also forecast all such opportunities and
threats which will assist me to take appropriate decision-making for
my best future in Dorchester. Here, my SWOT analysis is listed as
below:

Cont.…
Strength:
My strength plays role as a pillar which assists me to handle all such problems
which I face being the General Manager. Due to this strength, I have
become efficient enough to fulfil my responsibilities in the hotel and
manage my workforce effectively.
• Relationship with my workforce
• Always innovative towards new learning
• Always concern all points regarding taking decision for the future

2.2 Personal SWOT analysis
Weaknesses
• At the time of peak load, multitasking is required by me which
is not easily done.
• Lack of experience in hotel industry
• Get easily distracted form work

Contd..SWOT
Opportunities
• It is a chance for me to grab more knowledge in hotel industry.
• Being the general manager, I must co-ordinate with every one
which would enhance my confidence level.
• This is an opportunity for me to groom myself and enhance my
practical knowledge.
Threats
• Fear from newcomer who have more practical knowledge in
hotel industry.
• Sudden change in the working policy or structure which put a
huge impact on my work.

2.3 Setting and prioritising objectives
and targets
After the above SWOT analysis, it becomes easy for me to develop planning
to set priorities which will help in overcoming with the loopholes. Here,
list of target is enlisted below for which I set my objectives to achieve
them all significantly:
• Time management
• Adaptability
• Raising confidence
• Multitasking

CONCLUSION
After summing up of the above study, it is concluded that when an employee
assessed his/her own performance, then this will become easy for him\her to enhance
their skills in an effective manner. Self-actualization of own skills help in knowing about
my own working strength. With the help of SWOT analysis, it becomes easy for me to
set my working priorities as per my strength and weakness that assists in achieving my
business targets.

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