News for the Hospitality Executive |
by Dr.
John
Hogan, CHE CHA CMHS
July 11, 2011 At one time or another in in our lives, we have all had that feeling of wishing we had some of the wisdom acquired over the years at some point earlier in our careers or lives. That series of successes, near misses and (admittedly) misevaluations that led to a less than desired outcome when we were younger all helped us to mold our style, our insights and strengthened us along the way. Hindsight is always perfect, yet learning and finding our own unique ways is something that few of sun would trade away. Charles Grodin, has assembled a collection if stories from 80 or so people. Some are people he knows well and recognizable name so us as athletes, journalist, entertainers or politicians. Others are what he calls “friends of friends” and may or may not be household names to us. The really interesting stories in this book are not because they may have come from “famous names”, but because these stories seem to be from the heart and address issues that m any of us deal with in our everyday lives. (Jobs, stress, hard decisions, values, hours worked, right & wrong, opportunities, friendships, etc). Globally, the challenges we all face in hospitality have many parallels regardless of where we live:
The goal is to begin the series in October 2011 - if you are interested in sharing some of your lessons that could be of value to others and would like more information, please contact me [email protected]
Feel free to share an idea for a column at [email protected] anytime or contact me regarding consulting, customized workshops, speaking engagements … And remember – we all need a regular dose of common sense, John
Hogan is
a successful
hospitality executive,
educator, author and consultant and is a frequent keynote
speaker and seminar leader at many hospitality industry events. He is Co-Founder of
www.HospitalityEducators.com, which
delivers
focused and affordable counsel in solving specific
challenges facing hospitality today. www.HospitalityEducators.com is a membership site offering a wide range of information, forms, best practices and ideas designed to help individual hoteliers and hospitality businesses improve their market penetration, deliver service excellence and increase their profitability. Individuals wishing to contribute materials may send them [email protected]. Special pricing is in effect for a limited time that also includes several JOIN NOW BONUSES, including a complimentary copy of LESSONS FROM THE FIELD- A COMMON SENSE APPROACH TO EFFECTIVE HOTEL SALES. |
Contact: John Hogan, CHE CHA CMHS United States - Phoenix, Phone: 602-799-5375 www.hoganhospitality.com [email protected]
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