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Research: How Companies Can Support Managers They Send Abroad

Harvard Business

But new research suggests that companies organizational structures may be better predictors of employee success.

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Unforced errors

Seth Godin Blog

When you planned a lazy and boring menu for the group meeting at your hotel, you chose to send a message of carelessness. When you built that automated phone tree to save a few dollars on customer service, you were choosing to lose some of your best customers.

Hotels 46
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Disruption: How Companies Lose by Misjudging Substitutes

Tom Spencer

Airbnb, for instance, didnt just compete with hotels on price; it offered unique, localized experiences that no hotel chain could replicate. Moreover, substitutes can attract attention away from existing products by offering entirely new benefits.

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At Booking.com, Innovation Means Constant Failure (Summer Repeat)

Harvard Business

When you go to Google or Bing, and you type in a search, and you’re looking for a hotel, they want to make sure that you end up on their site. It looks more like a Google search page. In some ways, Booking really has to solve three big problems. The first problem is they have to get traffic. That problem can be solved with money.

Travel 139
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How Business Consultants Assist Beverly Hills Businesses with Growth

Business Consulting Agency

Building Strategic Partnerships Collaborations with local hotels, realtors, influencers, or other businesses can accelerate growth. Because early decisions shape future growth, having a consultant ensures stronger foundations for long-term success. Consultants help identify and broker these relationships.

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The Art of Storytelling in Corporate Training

Clarity Consultants

For instance, a global hotel chain successfully improved onboarding by incorporating service-based scenarios into their custom eLearning solutions, which helped new hires quickly adapt to the companys culture and develop professional skills.

Training 130
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Productive, not procrastinating

Consultants Mind

Heck, it’s 1030pm on a week day, and I am blogging in a hotel room. I can easily nestle into some working, thinking, researching, writing at night and early morning. Consulting, teaching is a profession, not a job, and I am happy with it. Wisdom is taking your own advice Now, isn’t that the truth.