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In the hospitality industry, where service and empathy are essential, leadership must go beyond managing tasks—it must focus on understanding people. A manager’s true strength is revealed not just in achieving efficiency, but in seeing beyond surface behaviors to uncover the humanity behind them. When team members struggle, it’s easy to label them as problems…
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What do you love most about working in hospitality?
In the ever-evolving world of hospitality, staying ahead means more than offering a clean room and a warm smile—it’s about anticipating needs before guests even arrive. Successful hoteliers know their communities as well as they know their front desks, tapping into local events, visitor bureaus, and industry meetups to stay in the loop. This blend…
Hospitality
How do you handle customer feedback?
In the hospitality industry, feedback isn’t just a formality—it’s the cornerstone of growth. As travel trends shift and guest expectations evolve, hotels must do more than simply offer a place to sleep; they must deliver experiences worth remembering. This means embracing every piece of guest feedback, not as criticism, but as insight into how to…
Hospitality
Empower Your People
In an era where automation and efficiency often eclipse the human element, the hospitality industry stands at a crossroads. Once known for its warmth and service-centric ethos, it now grapples with a shrinking talent pool that truly understands the value of genuine hospitality. The challenge isn’t just about finding people—it’s about finding the right people,…
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From Measuring Memory to Measuring Thinking: How Simulation-Based Learning Could Reshape Higher Education
As artificial intelligence continues reshaping the workforce, higher education faces growing pressure to demonstrate its value beyond content mastery. According to the World Economic Forum’s Future of Jobs Report, employers expect 39% of workers’ core skills to change or become outdated by 2030, while 69% identify analytical thinking as the most essential workforce skill. As…
The Future of the Trades Depends on Mentorship and Industry Veterans Passing Down the Craft
Across the United States, industries are grappling with a skilled labor shortage. According to industry research, millions of trade jobs are expected to go unfilled in the coming years as experienced workers retire faster than new ones enter the field. At the same time, trade school enrollment has steadily increased. The conversation around skilled trades—once…
From Power Shopping to Place-Making: Tanger’s Stephen Yalof on the New Outlet Experience
For decades, the outlet trip had a familiar rhythm: get in the car, drive beyond the city, hunt for deals and come home with bags full of discounted finds. But that old model is giving way to something more layered. As retailers reinvest in store experiences to give consumers more reasons to visit, outlet…
How Relationships Build a Career, Deepen Service and Define Purpose
In a workplace still shaped by hybrid schedules, remote communication and shifting expectations around professional growth, relationships have become more than a soft skill — they are a career advantage. Gallup’s latest workplace reporting shows that global employee engagement has fallen to 20%, reflecting a broader challenge for organizations trying to keep people connected,…
