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Strive for Top 5 in product and service quality

Earlier this month I analyzed 27 mid-range hotels in the Orlando market using publicly available data from Tripadvisor. These properties ranged from locations near the airport, convention center, and theme parks. After rating the hotels from best to worst using an approach linked to Bain & Company’s Net Promoter Score

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The impact of accretion in hospitality

I met a friend for lunch over the weekend. The night before he’d flown in from Las Vegas, having booked a room at a nearby Hampton Inn. He used the Hilton Honors app to reserve and pay for room 404 in advance and awaited an electronic key to arrive to

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How to create an inspired workforce: Inspire

This is the eighth, and final, post in a series aimed at supporting the efforts of leaders, managers, and supervisors to create an inspired workforce. In summary, the first seven steps are to 1.) discover the total job role, which consists of both job functions (duties & tasks) and job

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How to create an inspired workforce: Operationalize

This post is the sixth in a series devoted to creating an inspired workforce. I will share additional posts over the coming weeks to support leaders, managers, and supervisors in this effort. In summary, the first five steps are to 1.) discover the total job role, which consists of both

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What if employees don’t buy-in to the mission?

From time to time, I get a question similar to this: “What do you do if someone doesn’t buy-in to the company mission or purpose and resists your attempts to link these ideals to their job responsibilities?” It’s true that not every employee will buy-in to the organization’s mission, vision,

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How to create an inspired workforce: Connect

This post is the fifth in a series devoted to creating an inspired workforce. I will share additional posts over the coming weeks to support leaders, managers, and supervisors in this effort. In summary, the first four steps are to 1.) discover the total job role, which consists of both

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How to create an inspired workforce: Reveal

This post is the fourth in a series devoted to creating an inspired workforce. I will share additional posts over the coming weeks to support leaders, managers, and supervisors in this effort. In summary, the first three steps are to 1.) discover the total job role, which consists of both

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How to create an inspired workforce: Uncover

Earlier this week, I posted the first blog in a series aimed at creating an inspired workforce. I will share additional posts over the coming weeks to support leaders, managers, and supervisors in this effort. In summary, the first two steps are to 1.) discover the total job role, which

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How to create an inspired workforce: Articulate

Yesterday I posted the first blog in this series. Over the next several weeks, I will share additional posts to support the efforts of leaders, managers, and supervisors to create an inspired workforce. In summary, the first step is to discover for yourself, and then reveal to all team members,

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