Developing Manager Skills for Career Advancement in Hospitality Sector

This report, focusing on managerial and personal skills, explores their significance in career development within the hospitality sector. It emphasizes the importance of leadership, communication, and decision-making skills. The report details a career development plan, outlining activities and timelines to improve skills such as communication, decision-making, interpersonal skills, and conflict resolution. It also highlights the need for technical thinking and effective leadership qualities. The assessment covers various management styles, leadership characteristics, and communication in management, providing practical examples relevant to the hospitality industry, such as hotels and restaurants. References include studies on employee creativity, leadership styles, and skill development in academic libraries, supporting the analysis with academic research.

A Developing Manager
Task - 4

4.1 Presenting managerial and personal skill will
support for career development
 Being a good leader, it is necessary to
have managerial as well as personal skills
and it will help for the career
development.
 As a manager, it is necessary to have
good communication skills which help to
deal out all the things and a good
communicator can express all the
information in an effective way to the
subordinates and this will support for
good career development.

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 Managerial skill includes time management and
good leadership qualities and as a leader it is
necessary to possess this qualities.
 Having best leadership qualities will lead a team
in positive direction and help in progress of future
development.
 Personal skills include critical thinking,
interpersonal relationship and technical skill.
 As a manager, I have lack of confidence and low
critical thinking which needs to be improve.

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 If a leader possess good technical thinking, it
will help to achieve good opportunities in near
future and to develop best career opportunities.
 Decision making is the another managerial skill
which a manager must have.
 The ability to take good decision on the spot
will help to take a business into success point
which also help in better career options.

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 A good leadership quality is an another
option for career development. An
effective leader only build a good team
and this characteristics will definitely
help in future career growth of an
individual.

4.2 Career developmental
plan
Managerial skill and personal skill will
definitely help to achieve the target as well as
grab the better opportunities for future growth.
The below mention table help to develop best
career plan for future :

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Skills need to be develop Activities Time needed to develop skills
Managerial Skill
1) Communication skill
To improve this skill, attend
proper training session, start
presenting yourself in public
area. Attend seminars, learn
new words and start implement
those in the daily life.
9 months
2) Decision making For an effective leader or
manager, taking decision for
the welfare of company is
necessary. This can be improve
to follow expert instruction and
try to develop good leadership
qualities and motivate others.
1 year
Personal skill
1) interpersonal skill
Interpersonal skill can be
develop by start interacting
with each other. In every week
one hour should be decide for
induction. This will help to let
them understand each other.
10 months
2) Conflict solver Being a good leader or
manager, should be specialized
in problem solving. Using
innovative thinking and start
take a part in different roles of
team is the best solution.
12 months

References
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Ekpe, I., Mat, N. and Adelaiye, M. O., 2017. Leadership skill, leadership
style and job commitment among academic staff of Nigerian universities:
the moderating effects of employee's attitude and work environment.
International Journal of Management in Education. 11(1). pp.77-93.
Harris-Keith, C. S., 2015. The relationship between academic library
department experience and perceptions of leadership skill development
relevant to academic library directorship. The Journal of Academic
Librarianship. 41(3). pp.246-263.