Developing Manager Report: Management Styles, Skills and SWOT Analysis

This report, based on the Clayton Crown Hotel in London, examines various aspects of management and leadership. It begins by comparing different management styles (autocratic, democratic, laissez-faire, and transformational) and outlining key leadership characteristics. The report then delves into the communication process within an organization, emphasizing the importance of encoding, transmission, decoding, and feedback. It also addresses organizational culture and the impact of change. The second part of the report focuses on management skills, including a personal SWOT analysis to identify strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. It discusses setting priorities and objectives, motivating teams, and making managerial decisions to support goals. Finally, it explores the role of managerial and personal skills in career development, including a review of development plans and future needs.

The Developing Manager

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
1.1 Comparison between different management styles ..............................................................1
1.2 Characteristics of leadership .................................................................................................2
1.3 Communication process ........................................................................................................3
1.4 Organizational culture and change ........................................................................................4
TASK 2 ...........................................................................................................................................4
2.1 Management skills and performance ....................................................................................4
2.2 SWOT Analysis.....................................................................................................................5
2.3 Setting priorities, objectives and targets ...............................................................................6
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................6
3.1 Motivating team for achieving goals and objective ..............................................................6
3.2 Managerial decisions help in supporting goal and recommendations for its improvement. .7
TASK 4............................................................................................................................................7
4.1 Managerial and personal skills help in supporting career development ...............................7
4.2 Reviewing development plan ................................................................................................8
CONCLUSION ...............................................................................................................................8
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................9

INTRODUCTION
Management development refers to the approach that will be used by manager of the
company for improving and enhancing management skills that help in achieving organizational
objectives (Hillmann and et. al., 2018). On the other hand, leadership is the term that is used for
influencing, guiding, helping employees for achieving objectives of the company. Present study
will be based upon Clayton Crown hotel London. It is a brand of Dalata Hotel group.
Report emphasized on comparison between different management styles and leadership
characteristics. It includes process of communication that will be used in the organization and
personal SWOT analysis. Furthermore, it provide a better understanding of motivation that help
in achieving objectives or goals of the company and recommendations on improving managerial
decisions that help in supporting agreed goal of the future. Lastly, it emphasize on managerial
and personal skills that help in career development and a critical review on personal development
needs, current performance and future needs.
TASK 1
1.1 Comparison between different management styles
Management is the term that is used for performing different functions such as planning,
organizing, directing for the purpose of fulfilling objectives of the company. On the other hand
management style is the way that is used by managers of business in performing various business
functions.
Autocratic Democratic Laissez-faire Transformational
In this management
style, leader do not
involve its subordinate
in the decision making
process.
This is also known as
participative style and
it involve subordinates
in taking decision for
the company (Holten
and Brenner, 2015).
It is also known as
delegative style.
Leaders allow
subordinates to take
part in the decision
making process.
In this leaders
motivate, inspire
employees for
bringing change in
business.
As in Hilton hotel
autocratic style of
leadership is being
followed by leaders as
In Forbury hotel
democratic style is
followed by leader that
help in involving
In this complete
freedom is provided to
subordinates so they are
able to take decision
Employees have to
accept change
according to business
for bringing growth
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there is no
involvement of
employees in decision
making process.
employees in the
decision making
process and enhance
greater productivity for
the future.
and providing their
different perspective to
the company.
and development for
the future.
Employees not feel
safe and secure as they
are not indulge in
activities of business
and they feel hesitate
in asking anything
from its leader.
There is no hesitation
in employees for
asking any doubt from
its leader.
In this leader is
providing guidance to
employees so that they
will not feel insecure in
business.
Change will be easily
acceptable by
employees as leaders
are cooperative with
them so that they are
not hesitating in
asking any query with
them.
In this employees do
not have trust on their
leaders so that will
influence their
working as they will
not able to be free in
asking doubts with
their seniors.
Employees are having
trust on employees so
it is easy for
communicating with
leaders.
In this also employees
having trust on leaders
for doing work
effectively and
efficiently.
As trust is there
between employees
so change will be
acceptable easily by
employees in the
company (Ramazani
and Jergeas, 2015).
1.2 Characteristics of leadership
Leadership is the term that will be used for inspiring, motivating, guiding employees that
help in fulfilling objective and goals of the company. There are several characteristics that will
be possessed by leader in performing various business activities. Leader must be honest so that
employees can trust it easily and help in increasing productivity as well as profitability of
business. In Crown hotel leader must have good communication skills and competencies that
help in providing different perspective for the future. Leader must be able to take decision so that
it help in fulfilling objectives and enhance performance of employees that may lead to bring
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effectiveness in working. It must be creative and innovative that help in increasing productivity
as well as growth in business. As leaders in Crown hotel London must have accountability that
help in providing various aspect for business and gaining long term aspect. Leader also must be
motivated that help motivate employees for doing effective work and enhancing performance
that may lead to earn more profit (Badewi, 2016). It is essential for leaders having good
communication that help in communicating with employees easily and providing different
perspective for the future. It also have to make change in business that help in enhancing
business activities of Crown Hotel London. Leader must be passionate about its work that
enhance business process and increase productivity in building greater strength of employees. It
must be strategic planner that help in providing strategic decision and enhancing changes in
business activities. It is essential for Crown Hotel London to provide effective leadership that
help in enhancing productivity as well as profitability.
1.3 Communication process
Communication refers to exchanging of information between one person to another
through different mediums such as speaking, writing etc. In every organization communication is
essential for transferring information from one employee to another. A communication process
that lead to emphasize business operations and enhancing productivity. There are four
components of communication process that include encoding, medium of transmission, decoding
and feedback. Encoding means sending information from sender to receiver that help in
evaluating various perspective in Hilton hotel (Nagarathnam, Wang and Lawrence, 2017). After
sending information a medium is being provided for transferring information from one person to
another. Then decoding is being done as sender is sending information and then decoder add
value in that information and then finally it provided to receiver.
At the end after receiving information employees are providing feedback that help in
making efficient use of resources. In Hilton hotel communication process will be emphasized as
information is sending to employees that help in enhancing business operations. There are
different segments that will help in evaluating various changes that lead to bring effectiveness in
communication process. Effective communication help in achieving goal and objectives for the
future and fostering different aspect for gaining productivity as well as enhancing changes in
business. If communication is good that will be able to provide different perspective and
bringing good working condition. As in Hilton hotel communication between employees will be
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effective that ensure credibility in business. Therefore, if communication is good then it lead to
earn more profit and performance of employees also increase as ideas are exchanged between
them that lead to motivate them to do work.
1.4 Organizational culture and change
Organizational culture is defined as providing values and beliefs that will be followed in
the company and contributing into environment that lead to success for the future. On the other
hand, change involves changing in structure, technological transformation and methods that will
be applied into business for enhancing change (Naoum and et. al., 2018). As in Hilton hotel
employees came from different culture that lead to create differences between employees that are
working in the company. It is essential as considering culture as major part that lead to
emphasize business activities and providing different culture aspect that lead to bring unity in
Hilton hotel. As it provide different perspective that lead to bring effectiveness in operations.
Culture may differ from region to region that will create distance between employees and
enhancing changes in business. There are changes that have been made in evaluating results and
bringing organizational change. As change is necessary in increasing productivity for
enhancement business as accepting change by employees of Hilton Hotel. Through this approach
business will gain more profit as compared to its competitor. As in Hilton hotel beliefs and
customs are shared between employees that enhance organization culture and bringing change in
business operations. There are different perspective that lead to create several changes and
enhance operations for the future. Therefore, it is essential in maintaining effective culture as
well as change that lead to transformation of business easily. This lead in emphasizing culture
that will be followed by employees in business. As it is essential in evaluating changes and
culture diversity that create differences in working environment in Hilton hotel.
TASK 2
2.1 Management skills and performance
As an Assistant manager of Clayton Crown hotel my leadership skill is good as I am able
to tackle activities in the company effectively. I am problem solver as not get afraid from
difficulties that come in front of me. I easily able to solve problem that may occur in Crown
hotel and a proper solution is being provided for it that enhance productivity of business. I am
responsible person as any task is provided to me I will do effectively and efficiently. It is
important as accepting challenges in business that may lead to provide future growth and bring
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more opportunities. I follow directions that is being provided by my Senior that help me in
bringing out various perspective in the future. Proper direction help in doing effective work and
enhance productivity for achieving objective (McCutcheon, 2019). A proper direction that is
being set by leader help me in working properly and completing work on time. My motivational
skills is also good as I am able to motivate employees in doing work. There are various
perspective that lead to create changes in business operations and create differences sometimes
in working condition. As I am following directions that is given to me that will create positive
impact on my performance as my seniors appreciated my work and providing extra incentives. I
am able to gain understanding of business easily as I have interest in knowing about condition of
market that help in growth of Crown hotel. My technical skills are also good that lead in
performing different task that are related to technology and enhance operations.
2.2 SWOT Analysis
Personal analysis is an approach that help in identifying internal factors of an individual
that affect its career in the future. Through this tool an employee will be able to identify its
strength and weakness that become barrier for developing career of an employee.
Strength
My biggest strength is that my leadership skill is good that help me in taking strategic
decision for enhancing productivity in Crown hotel. As I am able to solve any problem that help
in increasing efficiency and productive work will be provided to the company. It is important in
providing changes that lead to enhance business activities (4 management styles to strive for, and
4 to avoid, 2019). My technical skill is also good that lead emphasize on bringing new
technology in the company.
Weakness
My biggest weakness is that I am not able to hear anything from anyone in between my
work that may sometime lead to create problem for me as some mistake is being done that bring
changes in business. This lead to affect activities that will performed in Clayton Crown hotel. As
my communication skill is not good that affect business operations and effective work for the
future.
Opportunities
As my leadership skill is good that provide more opportunities in the future for bringing
new ideas and constance into business as it lead to gain something in the future. I am a problem
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solver that help me in solving any problem that may occur and provide effective use of
resources. There are different aspect that lead to bring opportunity as bringing change that lead to
influence working in business.
Threat
Biggest threat for me is to accept changes that have been made in business for enhancing
productivity as I like to work on consistent basis that may not affect my working.
2.3 Setting priorities, objectives and targets
As Assistant manager my first priority is to provide better facilities to employees that are
working and motivate them to do effective work as it help in improving performance for the
future. A proper working environment is to be provided that lead to enhance business operations
and creating changes that may lead to make it effective in building different perspective.
Encouraging employees for taking part in business activities that lead to improve knowledge and
skills (Ayob and Nor, 2017). My prime objective is to provide best services to customers that
help in increasing growth as well as profitability.
I check performance of employees on regular basis by taking feedback from them that
help in improving effectiveness of working in Clayton Crown hotel. It is also important for me to
set objectives that will be helpful for the future. There are different perspective that lead to create
changes in business. My prime motive is to provide different aspects to employees that help in
gaining productivity as well as profitability for the future. I have to provide best product and
services to employees that help me in gaining future opportunity and consumers are more
attracted towards the company. My target is to increase 10% sales every year that help in
maintaining consistency in business. By formulating target I am able to achieve my goals easily
and enhance business operations. There are different changes that will be affective in nature and
creating future changes in business. It is important for me to set an effective objective that may
lead to increase efficiency of company.
TASK 3
3.1 Motivating team for achieving goals and objective
I am motivating employees by creating friendly environment in the company that help in
enhancing various perspective for the future. By maintaining good working place that lead to
motivate employees in Clayton Crown hotel and also enhance in using effective use of resources
of the company. By appraising employees on their good work that help in bringing growth
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among them. It is important for enhancing motivation that lead to achieve goals and objectives. It
is important to note that there are various factors that affect motivation of employees in the
company. I have set strategic goals for company that help in evaluating changes that have been
made after implementing change management. It is an important concept that lead to create
changes and enhance business operations for the purpose of providing better opportunities
(Bandow and Self, 2016). Employees can be motivated by setting up a career path for them that
lead to create tension in their mind. By setting a worth of a leader that influence motivation and
employees are inspired by leaders and doing work effectively and efficiently. It is important in
taking into account that employees are motivated so that help in increasing growth and
productivity. I motivate employees by providing them incentives based on their performance. It
is important in enhancing motivation that lead to create effective changes in business.
3.2 Managerial decisions help in supporting goal and recommendations for its improvement
A strategic decision is being made in enhancing managerial decisions that will be
provided for evaluating different aspect as that will be used in business for achieving goals and
objectives. I am supporting decisions that are in favour of improving goals that may lead to
create differences in business operations. It should be recommended that proper decision have to
made that help in fulfilling objectives and may lead to bring effective change in operations of
business. As it is important in evaluating experience for presenting an opportunity to serve a
hotel in Stratford City, London (Teoh and et. al., 2016). It should be recommended that
evaluating various aspects that help in bringing changes into business for enhancing goals and
objectives.
TASK 4
4.1 Managerial and personal skills help in supporting career development
As my leadership skills are good that help in development of career of an employee.
There are various segments that lead to create changes in evaluating different perspective and
supporting career of an employee for the future. Management skills also help in improving
business activities that lead to create future development. There are various changes that help in
providing effective use of skills that provide personal development of employees. It is important
for improving skills and bringing more opportunity for other employees in achieving objectives
and goals. Communication skill also help in supporting career development as providing various
changes that help motivating employees for the future. Organizing skills also play a crucial role
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in making career development as it help in learning different aspect of business that lead to
increase growth and bring more opportunity.
4.2 Reviewing development plan
My career needs related to various perspective that help in evaluating changes in business
as by upgrading skills and competencies. Current performance is not as good as compared to
earlier aspect that enhance future needs. I have develop my skills for enhancing changes and
creating effective change in business. It is an important concept that lead to enhance future
growth and performance of employee will take drastic change in evaluating various aspect that
are involved in development plan. It is important for developing skills as it help in providing
future development to employees (Queiró, 2016). It is necessary in upgrading skills and
competencies as it help in development of employees for the future. Communications skill can
be improve by enhancing communication between employees as getting involve in decision
making of business that provide new ideas and innovation for implementing change in business.
CONCLUSION
As per the above study it can be summarised that career development of employee is
necessary for enhancing growth and bringing more opportunities for the future. There are
different management styles that help in providing different aspect that will be applied by leaders
in the company for taking decision in business. Leader must be honest so that subordinates can
trust leaders and sharing things from them for made effective decision in the company. It is also
necessary in providing changes that may lead to affect business operations for the future.
Personal analysis is being done that help in evaluating strength and weakness of an individual for
achieving business objectives. Priorities has been set for fulfilling objectives and goals. There re
various perspective that lead to bring more opportunity and future growth. Building skills help in
upgrading activities of business and changing pattern of working environment that enhance
changes for the future perspective. Employee motivation also play a crucial role in achieving
goals and objectives.
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