Johanna Rothman

AUGUST 12, 2021

Instead, I offered them a deal—I would estimate the airfare and hotel and not charge them a cent more. I've worked with clients who wanted me to itemize every penny I spent so that they could reimburse me. No charge for meals, rental car or taxi, or anything else. One client said they couldn't do that. I had to itemize everything.

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Policies Leadership Guidelines Agile 130

Organizational Talent Consulting

MARCH 20, 2023

And after picking up our rental car at the airport, we realized we didn’t have the address to our hotel. Getting to where you are going I learned an important life lesson on a business trip to Puerto Rico, traveling with a good friend. I could count on him for directions. The GPS could tell us where we were in the world.

Leadership 59

Leadership Survey ROI Hotels 59

Tom Spencer

NOVEMBER 2, 2019

Instead, it sits on top of it, enabling a company to implement the technology quickly and efficiently – all without changing the existing infrastructure and systems. RPA bots can log into applications, enter data, calculate and complete tasks and then log out, send emails, extract data from websites and excel, and generate reports.

Software 74

Software Data Engineering Operations 74

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

It turns out we have a pretty good sense of what’s to come because we know what AirBnB has done to hotels (and homes), Waze to GPS systems and fold-up maps, and Uber to taxis. AirBnB, now used by 50,000 renters each night, is considered to be directly responsible for an estimated $450 million of lost hotel revenue each year.

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Healthcare Hotels Transportation System 32

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

In pre-Big Data days, for example, a hotel chain used some pretty sophisticated mathematics, data mining, and time series analysis to coordinate its yield management pricing and promotion efforts. The projections worked fine for about a third of the hotels but were wildly, destructively off for another third.

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Hotels Data Groups Culture 28

Harvard Business

JULY 7, 2016

Marriott, for example, uses digital technology to streamline the hotel experience for its consumers, particularly its high-value business travelers. Keyless room entry through mobile devices and bill payment via Apple Pay further reduce the friction associated with a traditional hotel experience. The result?

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Trends Hotels How To Retail 35

Harvard Business

APRIL 4, 2016

shared capital, shared workforce) to efficiently deliver on the same customer promise, many equivalent approaches have appeared before within those same industries, and it is the successful disruption of the status quo — not any fundamental “newness” — that has incumbents worried. Insight Center. The Platform Economy.

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Hotels Real Estate Accenture Industry 28

Harvard Business

JUNE 6, 2018

Judson Manor is a gracious former 1920s luxury hotel near The Cleveland Clinic, Case Western University, and many of the museums and arts institutions in Cleveland, Ohio. The partnership has been a triumph of efficiency — a win-win for the cultural climate of Judson and often-stretched student bank accounts.

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Education Efficiency Study Culture 42

Women in Consulting

MARCH 25, 2014

Oh, and they will pick you up at the airport for free, take you on a tour of Zappos and then back to your hotel. 100% recruiter efficiency. Takeaway: Becoming a big company allows you to give back to your community in a big way. Nicely done marketing! The results? 27% reduction in cost to hire. Reduction in time to hire. (He

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Conference Deloitte Hotels Education 108

Harvard Business

JULY 31, 2017

Accor, which is opening its online booking platform to independent hotels offers a good case. Cost efficiency: Almost half of companies we looked at were using digital to improve their cost efficiency, typically through automation or cost scaling.

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Strategy Strategy Strategy& ROI 28

Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

Down the road in Santa Clara, California, room service robots are being designed that can navigate a hotel’s floor plan and interact digitally with its elevator and phone systems to deliver towels and beverages to guests. Businesses will continue to seek new ways to use technology to improve the quality and efficiency of service.

Banking 43

Banking Efficiency Retail System 43

Tom Spencer

OCTOBER 4, 2011

AECOM provides economic analysis and strategic planning services, which generally fall into four areas of practice: Economic Planning and Real Estate, Entertainment and Leisure, Hotels and Resorts, and Capital Facilities Planning. Website: www.arup.com. Address: Arup. Level 5 Festival Walk. 80 Tat Chee Avenue. Kowloon Tong.

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Consulting Intellectual Property Engineering Real Estate 94

Harvard Business

JANUARY 29, 2018

For the latter, we measured incumbents’ operational efficiency, commitment to innovation, and defenses against attack. In the durability state, we found efficient, mature industries — think alcoholic beverages or tires and rubber.

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Industry Retail Accenture Transportation 28

Management Consulted

MARCH 26, 2017

The space makes use of a set-up known as “hoteling,” in which staffers aren’t assigned a designated work space. The hoteling system in the building is also a great help for new mothers in the firm as they can schedule a room for privacy when pumping or even breastfeeding. Cool, or not? In one way, you’re permanently homeless.

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Oliver Wyman Consulting Deloitte Bain 100

MishTalk

OCTOBER 3, 2015

Robot Taxis Starting 2016 in Japan The Wall Street Journal reports RoboCab: Driverless Taxi Experiment to Start in Japan From the country where hotels are operated by robots and androids serve as clerks at department stores comes the latest unmanned project: the robot cab. But here we are. They also boost traffic safety."

Transportation 28

Transportation Journal Travel Operations 28

Seth Godin Blog

MAY 16, 2018

More efficient, more reliable. I spent some time at a high-end hotel on a recent gig. The top of the market was the place people who cared needed to go to buy something that had the highest performance. Today, though, a Toyota is a better car than a Bentley. The light switches were complicated and didn't work quite right.

Hotels 10

Hotels Metrics Efficiency Marketing 10

Harvard Business

JULY 26, 2017

Even if you think you already delegate effectively to an extent, I bet you have room for even greater efficiency and resulting peace of mind, whether on the home or work front. The skill is learning how to delegate. Even better than you do right now. Tedious : Tasks that are relatively simple probably are not the best use of your time.

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How To Examples Hotels Airlines 46

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

C-DOT had two floors of a five-star hotel as their workspace. If some of your work is too time-consuming, try to innovate a more efficient process that hasn’t yet occurred to your boss or coworkers. Make sure your team sees you occasionally taking on these tasks. Also recognize that this is an opportunity to shine.

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Management How To Telecommunications Hotels 43

Seth Godin Blog

APRIL 9, 2013

Call it "public design" Public design is for individuals who have to fill out our tax form, interact with our website or check into our hotel room despite the way it's designed, not because of it.   For example, the shower in a hotel. The design is important, but the design is not the point. Or confuse.

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Hotels Marketing Retail Efficiency 48

Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 5, 2017

Interesting, the office in New York is very transient and has a hoteling system (so you don’t have an assigned desk) – so if you sign up for Deloitte NYC, be prepared to travel all the time. Fun fact: the project’s installation of energy-efficient lighting was one of New York City’s largest lighting retrofits ever.

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Consulting Deloitte Bain McKinsey 157

MishTalk

SEPTEMBER 13, 2015

The guidance from the State Council, China’s cabinet, calls for a shake-up of SOEs with share sales and management changes planned to reduce losses and improve efficiency, reported Xinhua, the official news agency, on Sunday. It should make for higher economic vitality, higher control, greater influence and SOEs will be more risk-resistant.”

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Enterprise Guidelines Government Hotels 28

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

It has mainly disrupted the hotel chains, which are not platforms, but it may well disrupt online booking sites, which are. But they also face significant risk from startups that use new technologies to operate more-powerful, more-efficient, and more-scalable platforms. Airbnb is the one exception. These empirical findings make sense.

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Operations Hotels System Industry 28

Harvard Business

JULY 3, 2018

If you’re like most people, these priorities slip to the back of your mind while you work on low-importance, time-specific tasks, such as booking a hotel room for a conference, clearing out your email inbox, or writing a monthly newsletter. achieving public recognition (getting invited to sit on industry panels or writing a book).

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How To Examples Strategy Strategy 53

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

In one study of hotel employees who did a lot of surface acting on the job (“Yes, ma’am, I’d be delighted to bring you a fluffier robe!”) This has an effect on others, too: Leaders who surface act at work are more likely to be abusive to their employees, by belittling them and invading their privacy, for example.

Management 28

Management Hotels Examples Insurance 28

Harvard Business

JULY 28, 2016

Doing this will mentally help you shut off work when you leave the room, giving you an incentive to work as efficiently as possible rather than lingering over tasks. When on vacation, lock work-related mobile devices in the hotel safe and check them only at predetermined times. Work in an office or a specified workspace.

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Survey Study Hotels Development 28

Harvard Business

MAY 11, 2016

They operate platforms that make it easy and efficient for participants to connect and exchange value. Airbnb, which seems to have come out of nowhere, is challenging the global hotel industry. Unlike traditional businesses, they don’t buy inputs, make stuff, and sell it. million rooms, making it larger than Marriott.

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freshminds

MARCH 22, 2016

Sponsored by digital software developer Oracle, the glittering event took place in the Ballroom of the Grovesnor House Hotel on Park Lane as the champagne flowed and live bands headlined. Well known as the 'Oscars' of retail, these awards congratulate the excellence of leading retail companies and their talented staff.

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Retail Trends Sales Productivity 41

Harvard Business

JULY 14, 2017

As an example, hotel chains like Marriott or Hilton create value chains that deliver rooms and related services to their customers. Or it could be indirectly, as Opower does in giving people benchmarking data on energy usage to foster conservation and efficiency. In contrast, Airbnb creates a network that connects hosts and guests.

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Intellectual Property Strategy Strategy Strategy& 28

freshminds

MAY 24, 2016

86% agree it makes life more affordable, 83% agree it makes life more convenient and efficient, 76% agree it's better for the environment, 78% agree it builds a stronger community, 63% agree it is more fun than engaging with traditional companies, 89% agree it is based on trust between providers and users.

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Hotels Transportation Energy Company 53

Organizational Talent Consulting

MARCH 7, 2022

Creativity and risk-taking are essential to overcoming challenges, but businesses often reward efficiency and avoid risk. Conclusion Organizations naturally reward efficiency thinking and avoiding risk. Benchmarking in the process of creating a culture of innovation in hotel companies. company innovation integration. Space News.

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Culture Boston Consulting Group Leadership Recruiting 52

Harvard Business

MAY 14, 2018

A higher “Volume” of data has led to more efficient decision-making in numerous instances, such as in programmatic marketing and in banking. This problem manifests itself when you see that same display ad for a hotel following you from one website to another, even though you already made a booking for that hotel two days ago.

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Marketing Advertising Data Hotels 39

Harvard Business

JULY 26, 2017

These calls are 10-15 times more likely to generate a successful sale or follow-up activity than digital form submissions, which means they are more efficient in generating revenue. Consider this example : a major hotel chain invested heavily in online search ads for one of its resorts with a well-known golf course.

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Hotels Advertising Travel Survey 28

The Crazy Lives of Consultants

MARCH 4, 2009

In the interest of organizational efficiency, nothing may be done here without "opening a ticket." They take time.and theyre about as efficient as the DMV. Here, if ANYTHING happens, like if a printer runs out of toner, if you need a new pen, or if you have to go to the bathroom, you have to "OPEN A TICKET." Thats right. consulting. (9).

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Consulting Hotels Efficiency Airlines 40

Harvard Business

APRIL 20, 2016

Today, guests interact with this platform by wearing an RFID-enabled MagicBand, which serves as a ticket for entry, a store of FastPass ride and dining reservations, a hotel room key, a payment system and more. Intent to return has improved substantially even as Disney is able to accommodate an additional 5,000 daily visitors.

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Software Company Intellectual Property Airlines 28

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 8, 2016

The project—Park 007—was a James Bond–themed amusement park with artificial ski slopes, cliffs for bungee jumping, roller-coaster rides, indoor water sports, casinos, cinemas, and two five-star hotels. The Russia office had contracted to build it but hadn’t done so. Decentralization is the norm in this industry.

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Case Study Case Studies Study Construction 28

Tom Spencer

APRIL 14, 2018

UBER and Air-BNB are the companies who have perfected this model and have radically democratized the taxi and hotel industries, tapping into un-utilized excess capacities and ultimately making the economic system more efficient.

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Consulting Talent Enterprise Industry 84

The Crazy Lives of Consultants

JANUARY 29, 2010

Also, you can take an escort girl to a hotel or to a resort where you can spend some quality time with her for a lifelong experience. One of the advantages of playing in online casinos is that you can save money on airline tickets, hotel rooms and that you think you can earn that money or use of this money to play in the online casinos.

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