Mastering Supervisory Skills - Hospitality Edition

Introduction

This 3-day supervisory course is tailored for supervisors in the hospitality industry, equipping them with essential skills to navigate the complexities of modern supervisory roles. The responsibilities of hospitality supervisors go beyond traditional oversight, demanding effective leadership, emotional intelligence, adaptability, and a deep understanding of guest expectations. Through this course, participants will develop the competencies needed to meet these demands and build a strong foundation for effective team management.

Recognizing the shift-based nature of the industry, the course is structured into six 4-hour sessions, allowing flexibility to accommodate various staff rosters. This format ensures supervisors can absorb and practice key skills of the program content in shorter, focused sessions, allowing them to immediately apply what they learn by coaching and mentoring their teams effectively. 

Each session emphasizes customer service excellence and proactive team management, with a focus on fostering positive guest experiences. By implementing strategies for guest loyalty such as “intent to return and recommend” approaches, participants will learn how to directly impact guest satisfaction and build a cohesive, service-driven team culture that drives lasting success.

Outcome

By the end of this course, participants will:

- Recognize and address common supervisory challenges in a hospitality environment.
- Develop core competencies and traits critical to supervisory success.
- Differentiate roles of supervisor, manager, leader, and boss, understanding how each affects team dynamics.
- Apply leadership styles effectively with a focus on cross-generational management.
- Enhance communication and conflict management skills, boosting team cohesion.
- Establish SMART goals for team development and ensure alignment with organizational objectives.
Leverage teamwork dynamics and emotional intelligence to promote a collaborative culture.
Implement guest retention strategies, emphasizing the role of service excellence in guest loyalty.

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1 SUPERVISORY CHALLENGES, CORE COMPETENCIES, AND KEY TRAITS

Introduction to Supervisory Challenges

  • Common challenges in hotel supervision
  • Identifying specific challenges within their teams

Core Competencies and Key Traits of Effective Supervisors

  • Essential skills: communication, adaptability, problem-solving
  • Key traits: integrity, accountability, empathy, and assertiveness

Supervisor vs. Manager vs. Leader vs. Boss

  • Defining and distinguishing each role
  • Understanding the expectations and approaches for each role
2 LEADERSHIP STYLES AND MANAGING DIFFERENT GENERATIONS

Leadership Styles

  • Overview of various leadership styles (e.g., democratic, transformational, transactional)
  • Assessing personal leadership style
  • Adapting leadership styles based on situations and team needs

Dealing with a Multi-Generational Workforce

  • Characteristics of different generations in the workforce
  • Strategies for engaging and motivating each generation

Time Management and Delegation

  • Prioritizing tasks effectively
  • Techniques for delegating tasks while maintaining accountability
3 COMMUNICATION CHALLENGES AND CONFLICT MANAGEMENT

Common Communication Challenges

  • Identifying barriers to effective communication in hotel settings
  • Techniques to improve clarity and minimize misunderstandings

Overcoming Communication Barriers

  • Active listening and effective questioning techniques
  • Non-verbal communication cues

Managing Conflict

  • Identifying sources of workplace conflict
  • Steps to mediate and resolve conflicts constructively
4 SMART GOAL-SETTING PROCESS

Introduction to SMART Goals

  • Explanation of SMART criteria (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Time-bound)

Setting Personal and Team Goals

  • Steps to set meaningful, realistic goals
  • Aligning goals with departmental and organizational objectives

Tracking and Adjusting Goals

 

  • Monitoring progress and making necessary adjustments
5 TEAMWORK DYNAMICS AND EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE (EQ)

Understanding Teamwork Dynamics

  • Stages of team development (forming, storming, norming, performing, adjourning)
  • Roles and responsibilities within a team
  • Promoting collaboration and synergy

Emotional Intelligence (EQ)

  • Definition and components of EQ (self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, empathy, social skills)
  • Benefits of EQ in a supervisory role
  • Practicing empathy and self-regulation
6 SELF-ESTEEM AND GUEST RETENTION STRATEGIES

Developing and Managing Self-Esteem

  • Recognizing the impact of self-esteem on performance and relationships
  • Techniques to build and sustain healthy self-esteem

Retention Strategies

  • Importance of guest retention and loyalty in the hospitality sector
  • Techniques to provide memorable experiences and create loyal customers
  • Encouraging positive guest feedback and managing negative reviews

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