Employability Skills: A Comprehensive Analysis for Travelodge

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EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS

Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................2
1.1 DEVELOP A SET OF OWN RESPONSIBILITIES AND PERFORMANCE
OBJECTIVES..............................................................................................................................2
1.2 EVALUATE OWN EFFECTIVENESS AGAINST DEFINED OBJECTIVES..................3
1.3 MAKE RECOMMENDATION FOR IMPROVEMENT.....................................................4
1.4 REVIEW HOW MOTIVATIONAL TECHNIQUES CAN BE USED TO IMPROVE
QUALITY OF PERFORMANCE...............................................................................................5
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................6
2.1 SOLUTIONS TO WORK BASED PROBLEMS.................................................................6
2.2 COMMUNICATION IN A VARIETY OF STYLES AND APPROPRIATE MANNER
AT VARIOUS LEVELS.............................................................................................................6
2.3 IDENTIFY EFFECTIVE TIME MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES.....................................7
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................9
3.1 THE ROLES PEOPLE PLAY IN A TEAM AND HOW THEY CAN WORK
TOGETHER TO ACHIEVED SHARED GOALS.....................................................................9
3.2 ANALYZE TEAM DYNAMICS........................................................................................10
3.3 SUGGEST ALTERNATIVE WAYS TO COMPLETE TASK AND ACHIEVE TEAM
GOLAS......................................................................................................................................11
TASK 4..........................................................................................................................................12
4.1 EVALUATE TOOLS AND METHODS FOR DEVELOPING SOLUTIONS TO
PROBLEMS..............................................................................................................................12
4.2 DEVELOP AN APPROPRIATE STRATEGY FOR RESOLVING THE PROBLEM OF
LABOUR TURNOVER IN TRAVELODGE...........................................................................12

4.3 EVALUATE THE POTENTIAL IMPACT ON THE BUSINESS OF IMPLEMENTING
STRATEGY..............................................................................................................................13
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................14
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................15

INTRODUCTION
The capability of getting and keeping satisfactory work is defined as the employability and the
employability skills refer to the set of achievements, understanding, and personal skills which
make the person more likely to get employment and to be successful in the career (Collect, et
al., 2015). Every employee should have these skills in order to get employment. And every
individual who possesses these employability skills would be able to get success at the
workplace. To make the strategies it includes the management of time along with the
effectiveness of the employees. In this assignment own responsibilities and performance would
be determined and would develop the interpersonal and transferrable skills and would
understand the dynamics of working with others. This assignment would also develop the
strategies for problem-solving.

TASK 1
1.1 DEVELOP A SET OF OWN RESPONSIBILITIES AND PERFORMANCE
OBJECTIVES
The responsibility and performance of the employees should be developed on a continuous
basis in order to achieve success. Some responsibilities and performance of the employees are
discussed below:
Teamwork: In any organization, the efficiency of teamwork is always better than the
performance of the individual (Salas, et al., 2017). The team performance and the success of
the teamwork is depend upon the equal involvement of the employees in the decision-making
process and equal participation of the team members in the work process of an organization.
Communication: To increase the understanding between the employees a good
communication system is very necessary (Argenti, 2015). With a good communication system,
team performance would also be developed. A proper communication system decreases the
chaos and confusion between the employees which also reduces the risk in work. A decision-
making process is also get developed by a good communication system.
Problem-solving: To reduce the risk in critical situations it is very important to have the ability
of problem-solving. This skill is very necessary to analyse the critical situation and find the
perfect solution for any emerging issues.
Leadership: Leadership is the skill which is very necessary to have to improve the team bonding
and to direct the team towards the achievement of common goals and objectives (Chaung, et
al., 2016). Now the leaders are taking the help of the information technology for better
performance by finding the solution of the issues and by tracking the performance of the team
members.

Creativity: Creativity is another skill which is very necessary to have to solve the issues and to
find a better way to complete the targets of the organization. It is the skill which is needed to
be ahead by doing something innovative and solving the problem.
Commercial awareness and other skills: It is very important for an individual to have
commercial awareness. It helps to gain and develop the knowledge of understanding the
external condition of the business (Ang, 2015). It is very important to have the other skills also
to find out a suitable way to come out from the problems and it also provides the solution to
other team members of the organization.
1.2 EVALUATE OWN EFFECTIVENESS AGAINST DEFINED OBJECTIVES
It is very necessary to evaluate the performance of individuals with the desired objectives of the
organization. There are various techniques and methods can be used to evaluate the own
effectiveness against the predetermined objectives. Evaluation of own effectiveness is
necessary because it provides the clear information about the performance of the individual
and it also helps in determining the need of training and development for improving the
effectiveness of the individual (Greenbaum, 2017). To evaluate the own effectiveness the
following steps can be followed:
Speaking and listening: It is very important for the individual to communicate well for
understanding the work process and to make others also to understand your words. It clears
the doubts and confusion and helps in increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of the work.
And to listen to others is also very necessary for a better understanding of the work.
Problem-solving: If any problem is emerging in achieving the objectives then it is necessary to
solve those problems and for that the individual should have the problem-solving ability so that
the work can be done smoothly and efficiently. If the individual does not have the ability to
solve problems which can emerge in attaining the objectives then it would not be possible to
achieve the objectives effectively (Proctor, 2014). Therefore to increase the effectiveness in the
work it is necessary to find the solutions to the problems.

Enterprise awareness: To attain the objectives of the organization it is necessary to first be
aware of the information and the defined objectives of the company. If the employees are
aware of the rules and regulation and about the work process then it would be easy for them to
work and it will also increase the effectiveness of the workers.
Self-management: For increasing the effectiveness in the work it is very important for the
individual to have the self-management quality. It is necessary to balance the work and for that
there is the need to manage the work and the personal life properly. To evaluate the efficiency
and effectiveness of the work proper management is very necessary (Grady, and Gough, 2014).
1.3 MAKE RECOMMENDATION FOR IMPROVEMENT
For the continuous growth and development, it is necessary to do the improvements in the
performance or increase the effectiveness of the work. And as a manager of Travelodge, it is
very necessary to make the continuous improvement for the effective work. There are some
recommendations which can be followed to improve performance.
Adaptability:
The level of adaptability gets affected by the behaviour and nature of different people and
there comes the rapid change in the condition of the workplace. The manager needs to
motivate its employees for adopting the changes and for the effective work in the organization
so that the company can provide the better services to its users (Cognini, et al., 2014).
Focus on personal growth: It is also very important to focus on each individual and identify the
problems or issues faced by them and affecting the work. There is a need to solve those
problems and provide the chance to the employees for growth and development.
Monitoring and feedback: For increasing the effectiveness of the work continuous monitoring
and feedback is very necessary as it helps in reviewing the effectiveness of the workers which
helps in improving the performance by getting proper feedback.

Involvement of the other workers: it is very important for the organization to get the
involvement of the employees and enhance the performance and team spirit between the
employees.
1.4 REVIEW HOW MOTIVATIONAL TECHNIQUES CAN BE USED TO
IMPROVE QUALITY OF PERFORMANCE
The fully motivated employees are the assets of the company as the people who are motivated
can do better work than the unmotivated employees. Motivation helps to encourage
employees and enhance their performance by giving various benefits. The monetary and the
non-monetary technique can be an effective technique to motivate the employees and it can
directly help in improving the performance of the employees. There are various motivational
techniques which can be used to motivate the employees for better work. Some of them are
discussed below:
Create a positive work environment: The employees feel more motivated when they get a
positive work environment around them. A healthy work environment increases the efficiency
and effectiveness of the work as it encourages the teamwork and improves the performance of
the employees (Kim, et al, 2014. So it is very necessary for the manager of Travelodge to create
a positive work environment for the employees by eliminating the conflict and giving freedom
to the employees.
Provide incentives: The motivation level of the employees can be increased by providing them
with financial or non-financial incentives such as cash prize, gift cards, promotion, recognition,
etc. These incentives increase the motivation in the employees and make them work more
efficiently which improves the performance of the whole company.
Recognize achievements and accomplishments: Recognize the achievement and
accomplishment of the employees by providing them with the awards like the employee of the
month or star performer awards. These recognition increases the level of motivation of the
employees and helps in enhancing the quality of performance (Ganta, 2014).

TASK 2
2.1 SOLUTIONS TO WORK BASED PROBLEMS
During the execution of the work many problems and issues arises and the management need
to provide the solution for these problems. And to eliminate those problems there are various
aspects which are needed to be analysed. There are various steps which can be followed to get
the solution to the work based problems are:
Proper channels of communication: It is very important for any organization to have the proper
channel of communication because it is necessary to communicate in an effective manner to
eliminate the confusion and errors for the smooth execution of the work.
Structure of the organization: The structure of the organization should be well-defined for the
better coordination and clarity between the employees. It builds the relationship between the
activities and authorities related to the organization. A well-organized structure is important for
providing guidance and clarity on specific issues (Serrat, 2017).
Fixation of the responsibilities: The fixation of the responsibilities of the work over the
employees increases the work efficiency and helps in decreasing the errors and faults in the
execution of the work.
Feedback from the users of the service: It is necessary to take the feedback from the users of
the service in order to identify the problems and issues which can be resolved by the proper
feedback.
2.2 COMMUNICATION IN A VARIETY OF STYLES AND APPROPRIATE
MANNER AT VARIOUS LEVELS
Communication plays a very important role in the success of an organization as the proper
communication helps in exchanging and sharing the information, ideas and thoughts among the
employees in an organization (Argenti, 2015). It is the most important part of the employability
skills which is very necessary. Every organization should possess the perfect communication

structure because the lack of communication can create many problems in the function of the
organization. There are three types of communication style which are given below:
Aggressive: An aggressive style of communication is not much effective because the aggressive
style does not listen to the problems of the employees and the employees are not asked for
their views and opinions. As it is a very rigid style of communication it does not provide many
benefits to the employees and does not fill the gap between the employees and employers.
Passive: The passive style of communication refers to the indirect style of communication with
others. In this style of communication employees generally, hesitate to share their views and
opinions. This style can solve the issues but it cannot provide the long term solution for the
problems.
Assertive: this style of communication is always better than the other two styles of
communication. This style of communication is mostly adopted by the companies at the global
level. In this style of communication, thoughts and ideas are shared in a direct way. This style
recognizes the rights of the individual and others and finds a solution if the conflict exists
(McBride, 2017).
2.3 IDENTIFY EFFECTIVE TIME MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES
Time management strategies are very important to imply increasing the effectiveness of the
work. For managing the time and for the proper execution of the work a proper work-list
should be prepared and perform the activities according to the order in which they need to be
performed. For completing the activities on time it is very necessary to set the activities
according to their priority. It set the activities into smaller section and manages the work in a
systematic way which leads to perform the more activities in less time (Grissom, et al., 2015).
There are various time management theories which can be applied:
Maslow’s Time Management Theory: This theory was introduced by Abraham Harold Maslow
who explained that it is necessary to divide the focus on the different work according to the
importance of the work. It gives the appropriate time to the specific work which is more

important and divides the focus into various important activities (Khorasani, and Almasifard,
2017.).
ABC System: In an organization, there are many activities to do and sometimes it does not have
the sufficient time for all the activities which are needed to be done and to use the time
effectively it is very important to prioritize the work which is more important (Krillov, et al.,
2015). The further task can be divided into A1, A2, A3, etc. where the A1 carries the most
urgent work and so on.