Travelodge HR Manager's Professional Development Report

This report, focusing on the professional development of an HR manager at Travelodge, explores various facets of career growth and skill enhancement. It begins by identifying sources of information for professional development, such as employee feedback and internet resources, and analyzes trends influencing the need for such development, including technological changes and competitive pressures. The report then evaluates the author's personal and professional plans, considering their impact on the team and organization. It highlights the importance of personal and professional development, the basis for selecting development actions, and utilizes skill gap analysis to identify future needs, particularly in areas like communication and teamwork. A detailed personal and professional development plan is presented, including strategies, resources, and timelines, along with a budget and the advantages of professional networking. The report concludes by outlining how to set SMART objectives, gather feedback, and revise the development plan based on this feedback, thus providing a comprehensive approach to continuous professional improvement.

MANAGE PERSONAL AND
PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................3
1.1 Explain Source of information for Professional Development.............................................3
1.2 Trend and development which influence need of the Professional development.................3
1.3 Evaluate own current and future personal and professional plan in context of own, team
and organisation..........................................................................................................................4
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................4
2.1 Importance of personal and professional developments.......................................................4
2.2 Which are the basis on which development action should be selected.................................5
2.3 Explain likely future needs with the help of the Skill Gap Analysis....................................5
2.4 Explain Personal and Professional Development Plan.........................................................6
2.5 Explain Budget for the PDP..................................................................................................7
2.6 Advantage of development opportunities made available by professional networks...........8
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................8
3.1 Explain How to set up “SMART” objectives.......................................................................8
3.2 Explain the source from where Feedback can be gather.......................................................9
3.3 Review of personal and professional plan ...........................................................................9
3.4 Personal and professional Development plan after feedback.............................................10
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................11
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................12
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INTRODUCTION
Professional development is the process of learning the professional credentials such as academic
degrees to formal coursework, informal learning opportunities and attending conferences situated
in practice. This report highlights the source of Professional Development and trend which
influence need of professional development. Further these report explains importance of Personal
and professional development and the bases on which development plan should be made. Further
this report explains the PDP and skill gap analysis and In the end report explains the SMART
objective and source of the Feedback and the amended PDP.
TASK 1
1.1 Explain Source of information for Professional Development
There are many places in the Travelodge to find the information regarding Professional
development trend. Some source is as follows:
Employee: As a HR manager there are many people whom I am in touch with every employee in
the organisation and they used to discuss the problem or issue which is faced by them which has
helped me in getting information regarding the professional development (Glazer, Mahoney and
Randall, 2019).
Complaint hearing office: It is the main source of the information in the Hospitality firm as
there are many customers with different culture and background and has a variety of the
complaint, As a HR manager it helps in having an information about customer, employee and
work and which plays a crucial role in professional development.
Internet: As a HR manager I am always on to the internet which has helped me in developing and
gathering the information regarding the professional development as Internet has a lot of
information which can help in developing my skill regarding my role and qualification (Patton,
Parker and Tannehill, 2015).
1.2 Trend and development which influence need of the Professional development
Technology or Technique change: It is the big factor that create a need of the professional
development in the organisation as whenever new technology or technique is adapted by the
organisation than there is requirement of the training for developing a good professional skill to
defend the technology change.
Competition: It is the another big factor which force the company to have a professional
development as to get a competitive advantage company always try to bring something new into
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the organisation and which requires a very good professional skills. For example. For getting a
competitive advantage Travelodge management is figuring out the new advertisement strategy.
Political Policy and Legislation: As hospitality firms contribute very much in the development
of the GDP, government always try to make a policy regarding that and the company require
adapting the changes which force the company to have a professional development as without it
will be difficult for the organisation to adapt the change (Douglass and et.al., 2015).
1.3 Evaluate own current and future personal and professional plan in context of own, team and
organisation
As a HR manager at a Travelodge professional development is playing good role in the
development of mine, my team and the organisation. I joined the firm as HR assistant and that
time proper training by the management has helped me do my job effectively as training taught
me in differentiating my personal and professional which help me in developing good
professional skill, which has helped me in getting promotion as a HR manager. Professional
development has also helped my team as professional development always start with the
development of the knowledge and which helps me and my team in increasing the effectiveness
of my work, hence the effectiveness of mine and my team has eventually helped us in achieving
the goal of the organisation efficiently and effectively.
I always think that I need to go through my qualification once again as it can help me in
increasing my skills and also will help me in increasing my knowledge about the job role as it
will help me in defending future problem. I also need to evaluate my own work to find out the
aspect in which I lack behind so that I can develop my skill according to that which will help me
my team and the organisation (Sanford, and Sokol, 2017).
TASK 2
2.1 Importance of personal and professional developments
Personal and professional development both plays a very crucial role in defending the challenges
and overcoming them in the workplace. Some benefits which are offered by both are as follows:
Personal Development always helped in developing a good relationship with the employee and
colleague which in return makes' employee feel free to discuss their issue with the individual, as
Personal Development includes the skills like communication and trust. As a HR manager it has
always helped me in Understanding the current situation.
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Professional development always help the employee to have a better knowledge about the job
role and also helps the employee in wider their skills which helps the employee to handle the
situation comfortably.
Both Personal and professional development is important for the employee as professional
development taught employee to complete the task efficiently but at the same time personal
development helps the employee in building a good working place in which one employee can
work efficiently by the help of Professional skill.
2.2 Which are the basis on which development action should be selected
Before taking any development action in the organisation it always requires finding out the
aspect which requires the development plan, it can be assessed by the organisation by looking at
the customer, weakness, strength and competitor. Organisation should look at the current
situation of the work in the organisation and need to find out the skills which are becoming the
hurdles in efficiency of the work and need to plan the development program on the basis of that.
The training program not only need to be for a specific skill it need to be for an overall goal
achievement and all the employee should have a beforehand knowledge about the purpose and
objective of the training which will make employee motivated. Company also need to make sure
that the training program is the mixture of two to three methods to give teaching to the employee.
These methods can be role playing, lecture, self-instruction and Mentoring (Giannoni and et.al.,
2017).
2.3 Explain likely future needs with the help of the Skill Gap Analysis
Skill Gap Analysis
Skill Need of the skill Way to improve Result Time
Communicatio
n
It is the most
important skills
which is required
by the HR
manager as they
are the one who
are responsible to
offer the good
working
I have to make
sure that I listen to
the employee first
and then need to
clarify my doubts
with the employee
itself. I also need
to make sure that I
have a proper
It will help me in
understanding the
employee problem
very comfortably
which will
eventually help me
in overcoming
that, which will
result in
It is the ongoing
process.
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environment and
to hear the issue
of employee and
prevail them. As
a HR manager I
am good at
communicating
my thoughts but I
feel that I
sometime lacks
in listening the
issue of the
employee and
sometime
interoperate them
in wrong manner.
knowledge of the
issue by observing
the same in
working place.
decreasing the
employee
turnaround rate
(Kheir and Wilbur,
2018).
2.4 Explain Personal and Professional Development Plan
Personal and Professional Development Plan
Skills to be
improve
Strategy Resources Time Outcome
To improve
Coordination skill
Need to trust the
employee and
also need to look
at their point of
view to complete
the task.
Believe and
emotion.
Ongoing process It will help me in
increasing the
efficiency of the
work in the
organisation
To improve Team
work
I need to
encourage the
work of the
Task completing
resources
(Almuhammadi,
Ongoing process It will certainly
create the clarity
of the mind.
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colleague in the
team work as
socialising and
encouraging
always increase
the relationship in
the team.
2017).
To improve
Knowledge and
techniques about
the job
I need to read
more about the
job and also need
to attend different
conference and
the training
secession to
improve my
knowledge and
technique about
the roles and
responsibility.
Qualification
books and reading
method.
3 - 6 Months It will certainly
help me in
overcoming the
future difficulty
(Golly and et.al.,
2017).
2.5 Explain Budget for the PDP
Performing as per the plan will require some sort of financial requirement from my side. At least
of 5000 pounds will be required in going as per the plan as there is prescribed fees for the
coaching and conference and also it will increase my travelling expenses. Brief budget for the
development plan is as below. These plan contains the Data and stats for the first 6 months.
BUDGET
Books and reading material 1200 pounds
Conference fees 1000 pounds
Training tools 1000 pounds
Coaching fees 800 pounds
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Travelling charge 1000 pounds
Total 5000 pounds
Notes
 Books and reading material includes the price of the qualification reading material
 Travelling charge include the travelling expenses of going to a conference and also
travelling expenses of going to a Coaching (Glazer, Mahoney and Randall, 2019).
 Training tool will include the tools which are demanded by the training
2.6 Advantage of development opportunities made available by professional networks
As Professional networking helps the business to build a good network among the other business
it helps the business in many aspects some of the most common advantages of the Professional
networking is as follows:
Good and Efficient Talent: As Professional networking helps me to interact with more individual
which help me as a HR manager to recruit more efficient worker for the organisation as
Professional networking help me in building a good network in the business line which
eventually increase my reach upon the good employee.
Assess the opportunity: Professional networking has helped me in assessing the new opportunity
in the market as due to the Professional networking I am able to evaluate the market very
comfortably which has eventually resulted in getting knowledge of the opportunity at the initial
stage itself.
Personal development: Professional networking has helped me in developing my personal
development also as Professional develop the many aspects regarding to communication and
evaluation it has helped me in solving the issue which was faced by me in personal life as well
(Sanford, and Sokol, 2017).
TASK 3
3.1 Explain How to set up “SMART” objectives.
It is very necessary to set the SMART objective as these help the employee in increasing their
efficiency as SMART covers many aspects of the work. SMART stands for Specific,
Measurable, Achievable, Realistic and Time bound.
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Specific: Your target and objective should be clear and should determine what to achieve and
how to achieve so that there are no doubts during the process of achieving the task.
Measurable: The desired target or outcome should be in such a manner that it can be measured,
a reliable system should be set in place that the outcome which has been find can be measured by
the individual.
Achievable: The target which are set by the individual should be in such a limit that the target
can be achieve, If the target is unachievable than it will result in reducing the motivation of the
employee.
Realistic: The target should be realistic and relevant. It should be the objective that you are
willing and able to work (Giannoni and et.al., 2017).
Time bound: Objective which are set by the individual should be set up with the time limits to
achieve the objective which will force them to challenge their skill.
3.2 Explain the source from where Feedback can be gather
There are many sources of feedback in the work place. Some main source are as follows.
Senior Authority: This is the source in which feedback is given by the senior authority as they
used to supervise the working of the subordinate in the organisation, Feedback is given on a
timely basis in the form of the letter. This is the most suitable source of the Feedback as they are
the one who have the knowledge of the working and known pros and corns of everything which
is done by the individual.
Tutor: Tutor at the coaching centre is also a good source for the feedback as they are the one
who have taught you about the knowledge so they are the one can measure the progress or
decline which will be given in the form of the Feedback (Kheir and Wilbur, 2018).
Colleague: Colleague in the team dynamic is also a reliable source of the feedback as they are
the one with whom individual used to work at the regular basis and they are the one who can
observe the change in the working and they can provide feedback about it to the individual.
3.3 Review of personal and professional plan
As I have attended many seminars and conference it has helped me in improving my knowledge
as they have helped in recalling all the studies which I have done at the time of the qualification
and with the proper training also which was included in the seminar I was able to learn the new
skills which was not in my bag previously. Efforts of encouraging others has also affected my
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performance in the team dynamic in the positive way as now my colleague and me is able to
discuss all the issue faced by anyone in the process of completing the task but I am founding it
difficult to trust other employee due to some or the other reason which is still affecting my work
in the negative way but I am trying hard to improve my this skill also and it may happens that it
will be improving after some point of time (Almuhammadi, 2017).
3.4 Personal and professional Development plan after feedback
Skills to be
improve
Strategy Resources Time Outcome
To improve
Coordination skill
Try to understand
the point of view
of the other
colleague first
and then used to
evaluate that and
then need to give
my point of view
into that
Believe and
emotion.
Ongoing process As I am not able
to increase my
skill, this strategy
can help me in
doing that.
To improve Team
work
I just need to
carry on the same
strategy as this is
proving good in
the improvement
of my
performance in
the group
dynamic.
Task completing
resources.
Ongoing process Me and my
colleague are now
able to
communicate
freely in the team
for the discussion
of the issue.
To improve
Knowledge and
techniques about
Now I just want
to read the books
and the data to
Qualification
books and reading
method (Giannoni
3 - 6 Months As I have
improved my skill
it has helped me
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the job keep my
information on
ready hand which
I have gathered
from the
conference and
seminar
and et.al., 2017). in defending the
issue which I was
not able in the
past.
CONCLUSION
After going through above report it has been summarised that there are many sources through
which information can be gather for the Professional development. It has been also summarised
that Professional skill plays a crucial role in the development of the individual in the organisation
. It has been also summarised that there are some skill which was lacked by me but due to PDP it
has been improved and which has helped me.
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REFERENCES
Books and Journals
Almuhammadi, A., 2017. EFL Professional Development: Discussion of Effective Models in
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Douglass, A. and et.al., 2015. Training together: State policy and collective participation in early
educator professional development. New England Journal of Public Policy. 27(1). p.5.
Giannoni, A. and et.al., 2017. The Importance of Visceral Feedbacks: Focus on Chemoreceptors.
In The Breathless Heart (pp. 125-145). Springer, Cham.
Glazer, S., Mahoney, A.C. and Randall, Y., 2019. Employee development’s role in
organizational commitment: a preliminary investigation comparing generation X and
millennial employees. Industrial and Commercial Training. 51(1). pp.1-12.
Golly, A. and et.al., 2017. Controls and feedbacks in the coupling of mountain channels and
hillslopes. Geology. 45(4). pp.307-310.
Kheir, N. and Wilbur, K., 2018. Continuing Professional Development and Self-Learning for
Pharmacists. In Pharmacy Education in the Twenty First Century and Beyond (pp. 191-
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Patton, K., Parker, M. and Tannehill, D., 2015. Helping teachers help themselves: Professional
development that makes a difference. NASSP Bulletin. 99(1). pp.26-42.
Sanford, C. and Sokol, V., 2017. Professional Development: Targeted On-the-Job Trainings.
In Preparing Informal Science Educators (pp. 289-310). Springer, Cham.
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