Professional Identity and Practice Analysis: Gordon Ramsay Restaurant

This report examines professional development, skills, and competencies within the context of Gordon Ramsay's Restaurant. It begins by highlighting the importance of ongoing professional development for various stakeholders, including employees and management, emphasizing its benefits for career advancement, brand representation, and employee engagement. The report then delves into a detailed analysis of management's expectations regarding skills and competencies, differentiating between hard and soft skills and how they align with the restaurant's strategic goals. Furthermore, the report includes a self-assessment of the author's own skills and competencies as a floor manager, using SWOT analysis and skills audits. It concludes with an exploration of various learning styles and approaches applicable to personal and professional development, such as behaviorism, cognitive theory, and the VAK model, and how they can be implemented to enhance employee performance and achieve business objectives. The report provides a comprehensive overview of professional development within the restaurant industry.

Professional Identity And
Practice

INTRODUCTION
Professional Recognition has been defined in reference to an individual understand about
occupation goals and achieve development. It will help in belief, values, motive, experience and
attitudes. To attain growth it is required to follow particular ability and characteristics regarding
duty which is given by company to achieve their aims & objectives (Baxter and Haycock, 2014).
The main goal of this assignment to germinate understanding as per the demand of professional
identity for a person. For better understand of this assignment selected restaurant, Gordon
Ramsay. It was established in 1966 by Gordon Ramsay. This project consist of value of ongoing
professional development and self directed learning to intensify professional identity and career
possibility. Furthermore, analysis of own skills, competences and the different learning and
alteration approach. Produce a professional improvement plan in reference to restaurant work
culture. Additionally, present a scope of work industry and movable skills for a job application.
TASK 1
P1 Importance of ongoing professional development for various shareholders and management
in the business firm.
Overview of business: Gordon Ramsay is a Restaurant firm that was opened in 1966 and
it is run by head chef Gordon James Ramsay. The restaurant is basically located in Chelsea
London, United Kingdom. It is mainly serves the different variety of foods chain like French
bistro and British foods series. All the various kind of food item are prepared by the expert with
his multi sensory cooking abilities.
Ongoing professional development: It is a systematic, well planned and lifelong process
that assist the people in order to increase their professional skills and capabilities. It may
develop or enhance the business innovation and competitiveness so the outcome of this process
are helpful for every persons and individual. By the help of this process, management of the
Gordon Ramsay Restaurant can provide the solution to its co worker in order to work effectively
and as per the requirement of the business. There are some importance and benefits of ongoing
professional development to its shareholder as well as management. Some of the benefits of this
system are elaborates as:
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Benefit to workers: There are different kind of benefit of professional development to its
employees that lead them in enhance their working capabilities as well as career objectives
(Dollarhide and Oliver, 2014). Most of the benefit are discussed as:
 Intrinsic motivation: Professional development of a person in the business organisation
are really helpful in order to engaging in the different activities that drives the self
motivation to the individual as well as provides the natural satisfaction towards its career
goal. All workers of the Gordon Ramsay Restaurant are got equal chance to perform
better in the firm and also get compensation accordingly.
 Future employment: On going professional development aids the valued contribution in
personal growth of the employees and render equal opportunities to every person. With
the help of this process of development, workers of Gordon Ramsay Restaurant can
accomplish their career objectives as well as personal satisfaction by accelerating
chances of promotion.
Benefit to employer: The process of the development may help to the management by
improving the skill and growth. The list of the benefits are discussed below:
 Brand Representation: If the employees of the Gordon Ramsay Restaurant are highly
professionals and expert in own works, it automatically improve the brand image of the
business. They are only the person who will take the business one step ahead. By the help
of this development process, business can attract more customer and it can lead the
higher the profits of the business (Farrell, Payne and Heye, 2015).
 Expert manpower and employees engagement: The main benefit of this professional
development for the management of Gordon Ramsay Restaurant as it results to skilled
workforce, upgrade the knowledge and other development opportunities. Extra- ordinary
management and workers leads the business well in order to succeed in long run.
Ongoing professional development system assist to employees in improving skills and
capabilities. It also beneficial for the top level management to achieve the business objectives in
short term as well as long run.
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P2 Detailed Analysis of management evaluation of required skills and competencies within the
business:
In all the firms management expects some competence as well as ability of its worker.
That's the reason they fix the regulations which are need to be adopted by worker and workers of
the organisation based on match the business strategic goals of a entity. Some of them are
discussed as:
Standard set by management: Basically the top level management has decided the
strategic goal and business aspect in Gordon Ramsay Restaurant to the workers are as follows:
 Visual aspect of the business: In the Gordon Ramsay Restaurant, Top level management
set the budgeted standard and specific theme on the special occasion such as event
management, functions and party celebration in the restaurant (Floyd and Morrison,
2014). It may creates the better images of the business by conducting these function in
most appropriate manor.
 Business ethics and responsibilities of the employees: Management of the Gordon
Ramsay Restaurant has predetermined the duties of the worker and behaviour at the
workplace. Team leader allotted the task to the worker and it is required to attain the
work within given period of time. So that they are responsible for their work.
Common skills expected at business workplace: The management are expected some
capabilities and skill to attain the quality work. At Gordon Ramsay Restaurant, expect some
quality skill that help to the business in order to achieve the business goals.
 Hard Skills: These skills are all about the professional abilities and specific knowledge
related to the objects. It may consider the various qualities like web design, Information
technology, accounting, cookery, statistics data etc. All the qualitative ability may change
to job orientation. With the help of these types of skill and abilities, worker can
accomplished all the allotted tasks in appropriate manor (Goodyear, Casey and Kirk,
2014).
 Soft Skills: These kind of ability are particular choice that are awaited by the top level
management in Gordon Ramsay Restaurant from the workers so that they can complete
the business activities as per their capabilities. These skill are the personal attributes of an
individual that are required to communicating with someone and working as team
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members. It may consists self confidence, delegation, creative thinking and networking
etc.
TASK 2
P3 Classification of own ability, quality and competence for a specific job role
It is important to analysis of own skills for an individual and through these evaluation a
person know about their strength as well as weakness. I am working as floor manager in Gordon
Ramsay Restaurant. For self assessment there are applying two different types of models for self
determination and applied to analysis my own skills (Hall and McGinity, 2015). These are
describing in details -
Technical and Self skills audit – This model is part of assessment to own skills which
helps an individual to assess their own skills. It is followed by me to understand my different
types of skills in different way like good, average and bad. As a floor manager it is important to
assess my own capabilities to work as floor manager in Gordon Ramsay Restaurant. The skills
audit is as follows:
Personal SWOT – It is a way of self assessment that is utilized to know own strength,
weakness, opportunity and threats of an individual. As a floor manager of Gordon Ramsay
Restaurant, it is required to evaluate my strong as well as weak points. All of them are as
follows:
Strengths Weaknesses
 I am able to think innovatively which
become reason of my strength and help
 As a floor manager my abilities are
weak regarding to management so it
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me to formulate business activities into
Gordon Ramsay Restaurant.
 I am good in communication that will
provide me various opportunities and
help to interact with all employees in
effective manner.
creates many problems in managing
activities.
 Poor decision making and sort out
problem skills are considering as my
weakness due to affects my capabilities
from best suitable decision.
Opportunities Threats
 In Critical situation I will take
suggestions from my senior that can
help to develop my skills. So I can take
appropriate decision.
 Due to changes into working activities I
have taken training from my
experienced superior that will help to
increased my management abilities.
 My weakness to leave negative impact
due to do not manage effectively every
task.
 Due to my weak skills career growth
influence in negative way.
P4 Assessment the scope of learning styles and approaches that needs for personal and
professional development
Herein defined different kind of acquisition theories and formulation that may utilized by
Gordon Ramsay Restaurant for the aim of professional improvement at workplace. Some of the
learning theories are discussed below:
 Behaviourism theory: It is a grand learning styles that based on the human development.
This theory describe the fundamental law and process by which behaviour is
acknowledged (Hensel, 2014). This is totally based on the systematic approaches where
human behaviour is learnt or acquired. In the other words, behaviour theories states that
behaviour can be learnt or studied in a systematic and observer manner instead of the
internal mentally states. That's the reason activity should be conducted to the employees
of Gordon Ramsay Restaurant to gain assorted condition in appropriate manner.
Although, it is acquisition style that assist to manage the different conditions in efficient
manner.
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 Cognitive theory: This theory is well organised set of instruction that states that how
people are retain, recall and acquire the knowledge. It was presented by Edward Tolman.
It is learning theory that based on the people who react towards stimuli for respond on the
their knowledge, belief, feeling to attain their professional goals. In Gordon Ramsay
Restaurant, employee member can make cognitive mapping in the mind that is based on
the imagination of information gatherings, external surroundings and so on. Cognitive
learning process is perception, interpreting, Attention, observing skill in the business
organisation. This theory is basically focus on how a information is circulated and
processed by the human brain and learning incur from internal processing of the
information.
 VAK learning styles – Visual Auditory Kinesthetic is considering as acquisition theory
that will provide different ways to understand of learning style. It is based on the three
mainly sensational receivers like imagination, auditive and kinesthetic for analysing a
person influence and coveted acquisition variety (VAK theory, 2019). Thus, no personnel
associate of respective restaurant uses certain learning style. Furthermore, due to
changing situations adopt different types of learning style because in every circumstances
it is not applied. In the context of Gordon Ramsay Restaurant, applied this learning model
and followed various skills in efficient way as well as outcomes help to achieve goals and
objectives.
TASK 3
P5
Current skills and
competencies
SMART objective Monitoring of
progress
Effectiveness of
personal
development plan
Trouble resolution
skills
I will try to improve my
trouble resolution skill
through communication
because it can help to
interact different types
of people and easily
To evaluate the
development of
trouble-sorting ability,
I will use behaviourist
philosophy that can
assist me analyse my
The self
improvement plan is
efficient in heighten
issue-solving skills
as it will assist top
managers take
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communicate with
executives and take their
directions to improve
my skill. It can be
improved by me in
about 3 months period
of time.
behaviour and evaluate
the capacity to find
suitable issues
alternatives.
adequate advice and
improve their skills.
Decision making skills To develop decision
making abilities, I need
to take adequate advice
from my work
environment inferior so
that they can assist me
examine the greatest and
worst determination and
strengthen these
abilities. In six months,
it could be enhanced
(Izadinia, 2015).
Improvement skill will
be evaluated with the
assistance of VAK
style of teaching in
which with the
assistance of distinct
teaching strategies I
will attempt to improve
my capacity to make
efficient choices.
Career development
strategy is very
efficient in
enhancing policy-
making abilities as it
will assist me
communicate with
colleagues and
request them to lead
me in producing
strategic decisions.
Management abilities Having leadership skills
is quite essential for me
as a particular
supervisor, but I am low
in this ability. To change
my performance, I plan
on taking professional
training so that I can
improve my ability to
efficiently handle all the
duties. To enhance this
To monitor growth of
this skill need to
measure performance
with the of different
learning style like
VAK learning style
that will help to
provide training to the
staff members for
career improvement.
Through Career
improvement plan
increase
management
capabilities that will
help me to take
correct activity and
improve
management
abilities.
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ability, this may take a
lengthy period of about
1 year.
TASK 4
P6
Job Advertisement
It is defined a declaration regarding to job providing to communicate with group which is
particular job profile is accessible in an organisation through various graphic art and electronic
media:
Job advertisement is mention below:
Job Advertisement
Food & Beverage Manager required in Gordon Ramsay Restaurant, UK
It is leading restaurant in the United Kingdom which is serving quality foods and provide
facility to customized food as per the demand. It can play essential role in the Hospitality
industry. The restaurant looking Food & beverage manager post with specific quality as well as
skills.
Responsibilities
Guidance to chef about cooking
Manage food store
Directing and delegating
Effectively serving food
Requirements
Masters in business administration
Knowledge about different country food
Fluently Speaking and interpersonal skills
Kindly attach resume at at [e-mail] by 15th August, 2019
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Job Specification
It is described as graphic representation where consist of staff member specification to
present a job. There are consisting of education, cerebral characteristics, skills etc.
Post of Job Food & Beverage Manager
Conduct by Chief Executive Officer
Duty & Obligation Guidance to chef about cooking
Manage food store
Directing and delegating
Effectively serving food
Qualification Post Graduation in business management
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Roles and
Responsibilities
Guidance to chef about
cooking
Manage food store
Directing and delegating
Effectively serving food
Yes
Yes
Yes
Curriculum Vitae
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