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Transforming Governance Through Modern Technology

Tom Spencer

The traditional methods of governance, often characterized by bureaucratic hurdles, delayed decision-making, and limited stakeholder engagement, no longer meet the demands of the modern era. This can ensure that businesses operate ethically, transparently, and in the best interest of stakeholders.

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Getting an Intricate Operation Back in Sync

Harvard Business

Before I became general manager of The Beverly Hills Hotel, I held the same position at another luxury hotel up the coast. Facing interconnected operational issues, members of the eight-person senior leadership team were turning against one another. Later, he privately told me he was thinking of leaving the hotel.

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We May Not Have a Clear Path, But We Each Have One

Harmonious Workplaces

Rita High School, where I learned to develop group and individualized training toward specific goals — namely, competing in band competitions or performing in concerts. L&D, goal-setting theory of motivation, and leadership training took shape during those five years with the band.

Hotels 52
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An Ex-Consultant’s Jump into the Start Up World

Management Consulted

He co-founded MobileSuites, an app that puts travel concierge services and hotel information at your fingertips, and which you can (and should) find and sign-up for here. Altman Vilandrie is a smaller firm, and so I was also able to meet a lot of the people that work there and got a great vibe from the directors and the other analysts.

Hotels 100
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Why your company is not innovative - 4 ways to fix it

Asamby Consulting

Innovative businesses are able to keep their operations and products relevant to the rapid changing market conditions. The purpose of product innovation is to make the product much more useful in which it meets the demands or creates the needs of consumers. Is there any space for personal thoughts and ideas during the weekly meeting?

Company 52
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Maintaining Your Focus on the Front Lines as Your Company Grows

Harvard Business

Maintaining an obsession with the front line—where the company meets the customer—is fundamental to achieving sustainable growth. Our management meetings became long report-outs of all these 10-step programs, and we stopped talking about the customer or what we were trying to do to change our industry.

Company 37
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Purchasing Managers Have a Lead Role to Play in Cyber Defense

Harvard Business

Key suppliers should have to meet performance and training standards and then should be regularly assessed to ensure that they are meeting them. If one cannot meet sufficient levels of performance, supply managers should be empowered to end the relationship. Limit suppliers’ access to IT systems.