News for the Hospitality Executive |
By Larry
Mogelonsky, MBA, P. Eng. December 2012 Of all the positions in hospitality, none is more revered or desired than that of General Manager. When you reach this level, you are at the pinnacle of our profession, in effect, the proverbial “captain” of the ship! The road to GM-ship can be long and arduous. There are many differing career paths that will lead to the position, thus, there is no single guaranteed road to success. In my numerous communications with GMs throughout my career, however, I’ve come to appreciate some of the essential traits that epitomize excellence. Here is my own personal list. Note the focus on the “soft side” of the business:
Larry Mogelonsky, a Cayuga Member
and Associate with G7 Hospitality Group, holds a Bachelor degree in
Civil Engineering, and an MBA from McMaster University. His first nine
years of business experience were in packaged goods marketing in
progressive assignments with Procter & Gamble and Pepsico Foods.
His next assignment involved seven years as the advertising agency for
Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts Worldwide. For the past 21 years,
Larry has been president of LMA Communications Inc., a Toronto-based
communications agency specializing in solutions for hospitality and
tourism, and focusing on the independent luxury hotel segment. He
brings a strategy-based, consumer-oriented approach to hotel marketing
that reflects his multi-disciplined background.
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