Employability Skills: Developing Solutions, Communication & Time Mgmt

This report delves into the essential employability skills required in the modern workplace, focusing on problem-solving, communication, and time management. It identifies common workplace problems such as lack of communication and proposes solutions like implementing ICT for improved information sharing among all levels of staff at Travelodge Hotel. The report also highlights various communication styles suitable for different organizational levels, including the use of group discussions and feedback mechanisms. Furthermore, it explores effective time management strategies such as prioritizing tasks, scheduling, using planning tools, avoiding multitasking, and planning work structures to enhance productivity. The report references academic sources to support its findings and recommendations, providing a comprehensive overview of how to develop and apply these crucial employability skills.

EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS
(TASK 2)

2.1 Developing solutions to work based problems
 Problems identification-The problems which are faced by management is related to lack of
communication, misunderstanding, long working hours, de motivation etc.
 Selection of appropriate solutions -After identified of all kind of problems, manager discuss
it with senior authority and find out an appropriate solution

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Implementation of option- For reducing the negative impact of misunderstanding, hotel
provide phones to all staff members so with the use of it they all can easily share their
ideas and view to each other.

SOLUTION OF WORK BASED PROBLEMS

Developing problems solving skills

2.2 Communicating in variety of styles and appropriate manner to various levels
 Top level- For solving the communication problems between top management and
supervisor, Travelodge Hotel can use Information Communication Technology (ICT) and by
using this latest technology all employees can easily share their information to each other
 Middle level- For resolve the communication issue among middle level like ; HR, manager,
employees, hotel use group discussion activity and organised meeting.
 Low level-At this level, for communication all employees use feedback method and induction
program.

ICT(Information communication technology)

GROUP DISCUSSION

Communication through telephones

2.3 Identification of effective time management strategies used in Travelodge Hotel
 Proportionality of tasks-For achieving the objectives of stratifies management set their all task according
to priorities
 Scheduling-In this, all workers plan their schedule according to their work. Further, make the records of
their all tasks.
 Use Planning tool- For improving the productivity of work, Travelodge Hotel use planning tool at their
workplace.
 Avoid multi taking- It is better to finish one work then start the second one because when employees do
lots of work together, so they cannot give their concentration on work.
 Planning-Before starting any work, it is important for all members of Travelodge Hotel to plan the whole
structure of work.

PRIORITIES FOR WORK

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