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More to Success than Money and Metrics

Lead Change Blog

Her moonshot goal is achieving what the Nishiyama Onsen Keiunkan Hotel in Japan has done. The hotel opened in 705 AD and is still operating. Professor Makoto Kanda from Meiji Gakuin University studied the Nishiyama Onsen Keiunkan Hotel and other long-term operating businesses to understand their longevity. Impressive.

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What Is Yield Management and Why Is it So Important?

Strategy Driven

Plane tickets, train tickets, hotel rooms, etc., To remedy this situation in the hospitality industry, a new pricing strategy was developed; the Yield Management strategy. What is yield management? What is yield management and how does it affect your business? So, really, what is yield management ?

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Learn Leadership

Great Leadership By Dan

Consider for a moment that Thompson could have given Sam any job at the hotel – general manager, bellman, concierge, etc. (Or, Set that as your goal. She is charged with achieving a lofty goal, has a solid plan to achieve that goal, and then begins to implement the plan with all the energy in the world.

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How to Hold onto Your Customers in a Crisis

Leading Blog

I’ve observed companies panicking and doing anything they can to manage short-term cash—and destroying hard-earned relationships at lightning speed. What problem are you going to solve for them, or what goal are you going to help them achieve, forever? If you don’t have a forever promise, you’re sunk. Re)focus on your forever promise.

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April 2019 Leadership Development Carnival

Lead Change Blog

Steve shares: “As we climb the corporate ladder we ‘forget,’ intentionally or not, to say hello to the many foundational employees who keep the business running; the restaurant dishwasher, hotel housekeeper, mail room clerk, or department store stock person. More on the Leadership-Management Debate.

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How To Be A Healthier Leader

Eric Jacobson

Do push-ups and crunches in your hotel room. Use the hotel''s gym. Ask the hotel if they have guest passes or discounted rates at a nearby health club. Your goal should be to walk 10,000 steps per day. They give me a goal to continually improve my times. Exercise first thing in the morning. Wear a pedometer.

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Increasing Efficiency Within Your Small Business

Strategy Driven

Poor efficiency levels can mean that you spend far too much time on even the simplest of tasks, missing important deadlines and reducing your team’s overall productivity to make certain that you are physically unable to reach and surpass your goals.