Personal and Professional Development Plan for Travelodge Hotel

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PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
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Table of Contents
LIST OF FIGURES..........................................................................................................................................3
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................................4
TASK 1..........................................................................................................................................................5
1.1 APPROACHES TO SELF-MANAGED LEARNING AT TRAVELODGE HOTEL.............................................5
1.2 LIFELONG LEARNING AT TRAVELODGE HOTEL...................................................................................7
1.3 BENEFITS OF SELF-MANAGED LEARNING AT TRAVELODGE HOTEL...................................................9
TASK 2........................................................................................................................................................10
2.1 EVALUATING MY CURRENT SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES AGAINST PROFESSIONAL AND
ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES OF TRAVELODGE HOTEL.......................................................................10
2.2 IMPROVING SKILLS ON THE BASIS OF OWN DEVELOPMENT NEEDS................................................12
2.3 IDENTIFY DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES TO MEET CURRENT AND FUTURE NEEDS AVAILABLE
INSIDE OR OUTSIDE...............................................................................................................................13
2.4 DEVISING THE PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN............................................14
TASK 3........................................................................................................................................................16
3.1 PROCESSES AND ACTIVITIES REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN.......................16
3.2 UNDERTAKING AND DOCUMENTING PLANS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF ACTIVITIES...........................17
3.3 REFLECTING ON OWN LEARNING AGAINST OBJECTIVES AND AIMS................................................20
3.4 UPDATING THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN BASED ON FEEDBACK AND EVALUATION.............................21
TASK 4........................................................................................................................................................23
4.1 SELECTING SOLUTIONS TO WORK-BASED PROBLEMS.....................................................................23
4.2 COMMUNICATION STYLE AND APPROPRIATE MANNER AT VARIOUS LEVELS.................................25
4.3 EVALUATING AND USING EFFECTIVE TIME MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES.........................................26
CONCLUSION.............................................................................................................................................27
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................................28
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LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1 Communication Style Model..........................................................................................25
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INTRODUCTION
Professional and personal development includes the process of increasing and improving the
capabilities of staff, access to training and education opportunities to perform well for the
organizational profits and achievement of aim (Ahmed and Ward, 2016). This assignment is
prepared to provide the aspects of learning and increasing the development of growth.
Personal and professional developments refer to the process of understanding and learning the
objectives of the organization and meet the challenges for achieving the organizational
objective or goal. It includes organizational as well as individual development by having the
quality of leadership and managerial skills.
Travelodge Hotels Limited is a private company in the United Kingdom Republic of Ireland Spain
which is operating in the hotels and hospitality industry throughout the UK. It is the second
largest in the UK budget hotel sector and measured by both numbers of hotel and number of
bedrooms in the UK.
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TASK 1
1.1 APPROACHES TO SELF-MANAGED LEARNING AT TRAVELODGE HOTEL
Self-managed learning refers to the learning by an individual for managing their skills,
knowledge and attitudes for taking initiative for the development and support to the
organization. Managed learning can enhance the development of an individual for lifelong,
which helps in motivating to take responsibility for personal and professional development. By
self-learning, individuals can take responsibility of their own for making decisions about what,
how and from when, where and how to learn (Sangster, 2017).
Self-management at Travelodge gives proper training about hotel management and self-
development by the experienced seniors who mentor the individuals to help them and for
learning while working with them for the company. Learning from others includes like different
mentors are assigned to different trainees for giving them proper guidance, advice and idea
about the working style in the organization for their as well as for company’s development
(Chibili, 2017). For learning, Individuals may go for research and learn from that learning
approach, from where they can engage themselves in learning and gaining knowledge. It helps
to enhance the management quality for self-development.
SELF-MANAGED LEARNING THROUGH INTERNET
The internet is a very important tool for people of any ages. Travelodge focuses on individuals
to obtain self-managed learning. Various pieces of information are available on the internet
from which we can easily find what type of informative materials and knowledge we needed.
SELF-MANAGED LEARNING THROUGH OTHERS
Travelodge provides information and guides individuals for the betterment of their lives by the
help of their seniors who will be mentoring them for the management to work effectively and
in an efficient manner for the organization.
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SELF-MANAGED LEARNING THROUGH SOCIAL NETWORKS
Social networks such as Instagram, Whatsapp, Facebook, Twitter allows individuals to interact
with people freely, where they can share their views, experiences, backgrounds etc. Sharing
views and experiences with others may result in the adoption of a positive attitude and good
communicating skills which will increase the learning behaviour of an individual and
relationships with others.
SELF-MANAGED LEARNING THROUGH RESEARCH
Research is a part of learning where an individual can find the mistake and the solution related
to the mistake. The individuals engage themselves in doing research for gaining knowledge and
information for the purpose of self-managing themselves. Some researches can be undertaken
by an individual to find a way of developing his skills and benefit for the company.
APPROACHES AS ASSISTANT MANAGER AT TRAVELODGE
As an assistant manager at the Travelodge Hotel, I will prefer the approaches for self-managed
learning that are convenient for the development of an individual. Learning from others,
learning from the internet or from research is very easy to get knowledge for personal
development and benefit for the organization. Being an assistant manager it is very difficult to
manage all the things happening in the organization. By providing guidance and information to
the individuals we prepare them for the benefit of themselves as well as for the organization.
APPROACHES FOR STAFF AT TRAVELODGE
Travelodge approaches for staff in favour of new employees for helping them because of
workload employees are facing problems, anxiety, and misunderstanding between the
organizational members. It involves the methods for approaching a healthy environment
between the staff and the organization.
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1.2 LIFELONG LEARNING AT TRAVELODGE HOTEL
Lifelong learning refers to the activities of gaining and sharing of knowledge which improves the
skills and the competence within the perspective of civic, personal, social and employment.
Lifelong learning is the ongoing, self-motivated and voluntary pursuit of knowledge for either
being professional or personal reasons. Not only has it enhanced active citizenship or social
inclusion and personal development but also the competitiveness, employability and self-
sustainability (Quendler and Lamb, 2016).
Various ways of learning at Travelodge hotel:
Learning for Professional development
Learning helps to improve your knowledge and skills, it improves the capability to learn and
develop the needs of the company. Lifelong learning requires self-motivation and learns about
a positive attitude about the ability to learn. Effective learning requires the dedication of an
individual by getting information through listening, reading, observing and practising.
Learning for Personal development
Learning for self-managed lifelong development individual should develop extra skills that
enhance his life. It helps in deciding what to plan, and how to execute it for his benefit. Learning
continues by having an active mind which supports to accept the new challenges throughout
life.
Learning for self-direction
It encourages the employees and reflects the ways of their learning and recognizes each
individual based on their different learning. It focuses on the activity and task given to them for
showing and performing their abilities to work hard and sincerely.
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Learning for higher education with industry
Learning keeps employees to gain knowledge and motivation for self-managed development. It
also encourages employees to gain information for learning higher education within the
tourism and hospitality industry.
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1.3 BENEFITS OF SELF-MANAGED LEARNING AT TRAVELODGE HOTEL
There are so many benefits of self-managed learning for an organization or an individual. As an
Assistant Manager at Travelodge self-managed learning helps in acquiring decision-making skills
through past and present professional and personal experiences which could be an advantage
for any individual in a personal manner or an organization in a professional manner (Evans and
Broome, 2017). Some learning skills are as follows for staff-
Benefits of self-managed learning
 Teamwork learning skills
Self-managed learning in Travelodge hotel can grow by attending seminars and taking
participation in group discussion will help in working terms of an individual. Working in a
group or a team always leads to a great achievement for a company.
 Presentation learning skills
Self-managed learning will enhance the individual communication skills and build
confidence to make a good presentable presentation to express his knowledge and skills by
talking in front of others which is an advantage for any organization.
 Communication learning skills
It develops the communication and writing skills which are essential for obtaining any
organizational objectives by an individual. It increases the ability to share knowledge by
creating own words with a new concept will always help in the development and gives a
good impact on the development of the organization (Sultan, 2018).
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TASK 2
2.1 EVALUATING MY CURRENT SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES AGAINST
PROFESSIONAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES OF TRAVELODGE HOTEL
INTRODUCTION
I have summarized some relevant skills required for a manager relating with the role at
Travelodge Hotel. The following table has the details of my current skills (Kim, 2017) and
relationship with professional standards and objectives of the organization.
MY CURRENT SKILLS PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS TRAVELODGE AND JOB ROLE
OBJECTIVES
Communication- I am well-
being at communicating with
others so I can discuss my
ideas and can respond to
other questions.
Communicating in a
professional way is something
like an oral and written
presentation in front of
members.
Communicating with
customers always makes a
good and healthy customer
relationship as it is vital.
Problem-solving- I try to find
the problems and I kill to
solve it for the benefit of
Travelodge hotel.
Problem-solving attitude
always helps in diversification
in the business range of
products and profit.
Resolving the issues in the
organization when necessary.
Decision making- I can take
effective decisions for
Travelodge by considering all
the negative and positive
aspects in front.
Taking a quick decision is key
to manage the critical and
vast situation.
Recruit, train staff, control
and manages revenue and
strategies of management are
the roles.
Handling data- by using Handling professional data Maintain financial and
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appropriate IT technology I
can gather information and
handle the data when
handling an extra amount of
data.
through IT skills with efficiency
and effectiveness
statistical works related to
booking are crucial.
Working with others- support
everyone and listens to
everybody's views to work on
the goals.
Needs effective friendly
communicating and
interpersonal skills to help
employees.
Meet staff members and
greet customers to maintain a
good relationship.
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2.2 IMPROVING SKILLS ON THE BASIS OF OWN DEVELOPMENT NEEDS
Improving skills on the basis of development of own needs are below-
SKILLS TO BE DEVELOPED METHODS OF DEVELOPMENT
Communication Communication skills get developed by talking with others and
working for the same given work. Adoption of changes in
environment builds the self-confidence and improves
communication skills and influence career progression.
Problem-solving Doing things correct to build self-confidence. It can be done by
communicating with others by sharing problems and views. It
develops the skill by focusing on the problem and resolving it. I
will need to be a good listener and learner for solving problems.
Decision making I will work on decision-making skills or get into a new scenario,
condition, environment and management for more learning. For
become flexible in the organization I need to cooperate with
management and work hard.
Data handling I will take more knowledge and help from the internet to get
more information about data handling. Joining class of IT can
also improve how to handle data.
Work with others For changing and involving in the market learning and growing
skills are needed for experiencing situations this could be done
after working with others (Zary, 2017).
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