Self-Managed Learning and Professional Development at Travelodge

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Introduction
The primary aim of this task is to outline and measure the significance and role of personal and
professional development plan. The paper will highlight approaches to self-managed learning
and benefits of self-managed learning. Individuals own skills, competencies and development
needs will also be presented in the task briefly. Additionally, the paper will demonstrate ample of
information related to development plan. Ample of issues that are faced by Travelodge Hotel
would be shown in the task briefly. Furthermore, the paper would elaborate about the time
management strategies that are used by the hotel.

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Task 1
1.1Evaluate approaches to self-managed learning
Self-managed learning is an effective and dynamic process by which individual people find
different and unique ways of learning things. In learning managed learning, there is a major role
of the technology and resources that force the individual to accept the changes that bring in the
form of technology and provide an option to the individual to come with the new and innovative
business strategy and options to the self-managed learning. The self-managed approaches include
seminar, conference, internet and social networks. There are ample of approaches of self-
managed learning that can be used by employees at Travelodge Hotel (Williams, et al, 2011).
Seminars and conference: It is one of the significant approaches of self-managed learning that
helps the people to learn the several things about the personality. With the support of the
conference and seminars, the individual makes a speech that entails their personal experience,
knowledge and exchanging in the public that supports in attaining the enhancement and
improvement in the personality, potential and personal skills. By using this approach, Travelodge
Hotel can enhance and improve the abilities and skills of the staff at the workplace because
people share their knowledge and experience through seminars and conferences (Cairns and
Malloch, 2011).
Social networks: It is stated that social networks like Twitter, Facebook, and My space help in
increasing and enhancing the experience and knowledge of the people because people share
ample of information and knowledge through forums and bulletin boards. Thus, this approach
can be optimized by staff at Travelodge Hotel to increase and boost technological skills and
knowledge through chatting and exchanging their ideas and thoughts (Calinescu, et al, 2012).

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Internet: This approach plays a major role in the self-managed learning as the individual may
learn the various things like history, management studies and others by surfing the websites and
channels on the internet. The sources and forms of the internet in rendering the knowledge and
experience are so high that the ample of users can make the same facts and information at the
same time period on internet. Therefore, Travelodge Hotel can use this approach to augment and
improve the experience, and knowledge of the individuals (Pedler, 2011).
1.2 Propose ways in which lifelong learning in personal and professional contexts could be
promoted
The lifelong learning entails the learning and knowledge of the individual to enhance and enlarge
its strength and supports in the personal viewpoint. The lifelong learning comprises two
attributes that include personal capacity and usage of the professional context. The ways in
which lifelong learning in personal and professional contexts can be improved and encouraged
are discussed below.
Self-evaluation: Itis noted that self-evaluation analyzes entails the SWOT analysis as by
measuring the strength and weaknesses of the people. Self-evaluation helps in judging and
analyzing the skills and abilities of the workers. SWOT analysis is an effective way to analyze
and measure the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of an individual at Travelodge
Hotel. By conducting SWOT analysis, the people can improve and judge the strengths and
weaknesses of the individuals in the organization (Kaufman and Mann, 2014).
Continuous learning: It is dynamic and unique learning entails the growth and progress into the
behavior and performance from the experience of the incident and life. This can be in an
effective manner either in the behavior and applied on both the company and individual as well.
At the individual level, it is the development and growth in the skills, talents, behavior and

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knowledge whereas at the organizational level it is the enhancement in the culture, values, team
skills and change in policies. In this way, it helps in promoting lifelong learning in professional
as well as personal contexts (Boud, et al, 2013).
Effective leadership: The dynamic and effective leadership is an important part of the lifelong
learning that helps people in evaluating and understanding how it affects the people of the
different source and permit them to work together and how the effect personally, happens and
how it is engaging and allowing the team of people dynamically and effectively. Effective and
powerful leadership helps in guiding and assisting the workers to perform tasks and duties in a
hassle free manner. In this way, it promotes and encourages lifelong learning of the workers in
personal and professional contexts (Boud, 2013).
Motivation and achievement: It is a significant part of the lifelong learning and experience that
keeps the people to get stimulated and satisfy. It is essential to have the objective and aims that
make the feel better at the time of the attainments. It will helpTravelodge Hotel to develop and
enhance lifelong learning in professional and personal development and enhancement.
Being a manager, I will manage and handle the workers to promote lifelong learning at
Travelodge Hotel by motivating and maintaining strong relationship with them. I will conduct
training and development sessions, seminars and conferences to motivate and inspire the staff for
improving and encouraging the learning and knowledge. I will be carried the goals and
objectives with respect to further instruction yet significant that there is a risk and threat to me,
the departure and a resultant absence of money. I will work as a facilitator to improve and
augment against this barriers and shortcoming attempting to guarantee that I got sufficient rest.
Furthermore, I can do some physical initiative and activity to aides reduces or minimizes anxiety
(Kukulska-Hulme, 2012).

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1.3 Evaluate the advantages of self-managed learning
Self-managed learning provides several benefits to the organization and individual such as
decision making and attribute. Generally, self-managed learning is interconnected with the
learning of the past personal experience and knowledge that can be implemented on the company
to accomplish the objectives and goals (Ho and Lee, 2015). The advantages that are interrelated
with the self-managed learning are discussed below.
Communication skills: It is one of the unique advantages that are attained by the self-managed
learning. For instance, the self-managed learning provides the confidence and moral of the
workers by maintaining open and direct relationship with workers at Travelodge Hotel. In the
independent employee who is working in the hotel has to present the idea and thoughts in front
of the other workers of the company and further communicate the outcome of the procedure that
is followed by them. Thus, communication skills and abilities that is written and oral both are
enhanced and encouraged with the self-managed learning.
Enhance and improve skills: It has been found that self-managed learning provides the loyalty
and confidence of the employee working. It is one of the vital benefits of self-managed learning
is that it improves and augments skills and capabilities of presentation. For example, it explains
how to present ideas, and thoughts in front of the managers and subordinates while working
(Tseng, 2013).
Team working: Self-managed learning helps in conducting business in an effective manner
while maintaining teamwork at the workplace. Various researchers reveal that progress and
success of the company depend on team effectiveness and team building of the firm. For
instance, team working enhances and improves skills and talents of the employees by improving
communication, cooperation and coordination (Bourner, 2011).

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Task 2
2.1Own current skills and competencies
Travelodge Hotel always prefers the applicant who helps the organization in attaining objectives,
targets and goals. So the standards that the company follows at the time of the appointing and
hiring of the applicants are the SMART goals and prefer the applicant who is expertise in the
experience and knowledge of the area where the hotel needs to put the applicant. Apart from this,
some skills like leadership skills, communication skills and the time management all are positive
points in the appointing for the company (Sitko-Lutekand Jakubiak, 2016). A proper and
effective assessment of my skills and competencies against the organizational objectives and
professional standards are discussed below.
Skills Activities included to
excel the skills
Personal remarks Rating out of 10.
Problem solving
skills
I analyze the
circumstances and try
to evaluate what is right
and adequate and then
find out the solutions
and methods of the
problems.
As I engaged as a
warehouse manager
in hotel to there are
several exercise and
initiatives that
supports me lot in the
improving and
enhancing the skills
and knowledge of
problem solving and
in current learning
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many of things from
seniors and studying
about it in cases.
Time management Constant maintain to do
list. Always check and
measure the list in
prioritizes the time
effectively.
Time management is
an innovative element
for the company and
continuously tries to
follow to do list.
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Decision making and
strategic
information
There are ample of
components that
surrounding the
company like the
rivalries, political and
economic factors etc.
these elements try to
hamper the company in
any mean so it is very
significant to keep the
see and analyze these
elements and make the
decisions to resolve the
issues dynamically and
effectively.
Strategic information
is an application that
cannot be maintained
constantly. It need the
frequently study and
analysis of the case
and problem solving
decisions.
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Motivation These are the several Motivation is a 6

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activities and initiatives
present into the
company that surpass
the quality.
capability that
motivates the
subordinates to attain
the tasks and duties.
An effective and
dynamic leader can
also work as a
motivator.
Leadership skills The initiative that I
exercised to excel the
skills entails the
observation and
analysis of the senior
and managers on the
leadership decisions
and always tries to find
out the result of the
decisions taken by on
the effective
leadership(Schoemaker,
et al, 2013).
A leader is an
individual who led
the team members
and always tries to
attain the tasks and
duties on time. A
company always
needs to an effective
and dynamic leader.
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Communication skills The newspapers,
novels, and magazines
An excellent and
open communication
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keep my vocabulary
effective and I need the
enhancements and
development in this
area (Smith and Lewis,
2012).
is essential for the
company and
individual and along
with that,
communication skills
provide the loyalty
and confidence in the
public presentation
and public speech.
Social skills I always involve in the
activities and initiatives
formulate by the firm
and try to make in
contact to the workers
of the other several
departments.
The social skills and
potential entail the
having effective and
dynamic relationship
with other
departments in the
organization.
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2.2 Identity own development needs and activities needed to meet them
The skills analysis that is conducted by me on my competencies and capabilities against the
organizational objectives and professional behavior explains the two area where I need to
improve and enhance them in an effective manner. In today’s modern world, it is very unique
and important to show the idea and overview especially in the global market. To present the idea
the skills and competencies that each and every worker of the firm should possess is the strong

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and open communication skills. Additionally, the communication skills entail both the written
and open communication for aiming to send the message to the other (De Meuse, et al, 2011).
Improvements need to be done in my communication skills and competencies as the oral
communication is supportive in present ideas, thoughts and views on the topic and the written
communication comprises circular writing and email. These communication skills and
competencies have their significance to maintain the competitive benefits for both the company
and individual and further helps in attaining objectives and targets set by both the company and
individual as well. Another weak area is the strategy information, as I have worked in several
companies and I was further encountering the same issue with the strategy formulation. All these
activities and needs required to improve and enhance by me effectively and efficiently. The
competitive benefit, positive working environment and high sale can be maintained and used by
the strategy formulation and it helps to minimize the adverse impact on the company (Smith, et
al, 2012).
2.3Identify development opportunities to meet current and future defined needs
There are ample of workers work together into the company. At the time of recruiting and
selecting of the applicant, the company can prefer the applicants who have talent and abilities to
meet the long term objectives and targets in the competitive market. The primary issue that arose
is the diversity in nature, sex and culture because of the diversity and norms in region that occur
due to the conflict or issues. Understanding social media is one of the significant opportunities
that need to be improved and enhance for aiming to meet the future needs and requirements. The
conflict and issue can be removed and enhanced by the understanding and evaluating the culture
of each other that could be attained by the strong and powerful communication skills.

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The good and dynamic communication plays a major role in the minimizing the conflicts and
issues. From the given scenario it is noted that I am friendly and amicable in nature and try to
maintain the strong relationship with other workers that makes me happy and comfortable at the
workplace. The strong conduct, standard and respecting each other culture and value also
reinforce the relationship between the workers. Thus, the team development and work can be
getting if each and every worker of the company respecting each other norms and culture. In
addition, one of the unique reasons behind strengthen my cooperation and communication skills
are the taking the part in the team developing and conduct tasks as it promotes and improves the
skills for the individual and company too.
There are several opportunities inside and outside the hotel. The outside the organization,
effective customer relationship and communication is one of the biggest opportunities that will
help me in improving and enhancing the skills, competencies and knowledge. In inside the hotel,
I can improve my coordination, interpersonal and technical skills by following the rules and
policies prescribed by the leaders (Al Ariss, et al, 2014).
2.4 Develop a personal and professional development plan
The main aim of the professional and personal development plan is to cope up and reduce the
weaknesses of the individuals in the given time period. As discussed in the above task, my
improvement areas entail communication skills and strategy formation. These areas are needed
to accomplish the objectives and targets. Following is my professional and personal development
plan that needs and requirements the time about 7 months in making development and
enhancement in my weak areas.
Skills Activities included Resources to be
optimized
Time scale (out of 6
months)