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Keys To Success | How to keep the PASSION in your career | 101 of the Greatest Ideas in Management - Apr 13, 2023: I first wrote on this topic for the Birmingham Alabama, BUSINESS FIRST weekly business newspaper. I recently found an old comic strip story, in Sally Forth, where the 11-year-old daughter is asking her working mother for help in completing a school assignment. The question is on careers and the mother is asked if her job is “fun.” The mother responds that “fun” is not quite the right word for it. “Are you sure that is what it says?” she asks. The daughter spells F-U-N and the mother continues, “If work were fun, people would say ‘I’m going to fun’, rather than ‘I’m going to work.’ ” The daughter answers she is confused; the mother puts everything into perspective by telling the daughter to “just put down that I usually like my job.”

Safety Meetings…Are They Really Neccesary? Apr 11, 2023: First and foremost these meetings address safety concerns that could affect the well being of your guests and your associates. In addition to being the right thing to do, the costs of allowing unsafe conditions to exist can put you out of business very quickly.

What Women Really Want: Friendly Service, Stiff Drinks & A Sweet Pool Apr 9, 2023: What Women Really Want: Friendly Service, Stiff Drinks & A Sweet Pool

Analysis of 50 million verified travel reviews explores differences in what male and female travelers care about most at hotels

By Margaret Ady

Checklist: Conducting a Hotel Site Inspection Mar 29, 2023: What to look for and smart questions to ask

A Quiz on Effective Hospitality Marketing: Using Complementary Tools Sep 30, 2022

Lessons From the Field™: Common Sense Approaches in Hotel Sales

For each of the last several years, I have felt honored to work with the award winning Short Course of the Texas Hotel & Lodging Association. TH&LA for the past six decades has annually offered a week-long course at a very attractive rate for rising hospitality professionals.

Last year, one of the topic areas I addressed was marketing. Today's rising professionals are very savvy on social media and a number of related areas. Below are a sampling of questions for your review. Mark True or False and take a moment to think why you answered the way you did.

- Academic Programs Consulting Resources from HospitalityEducators.com Aug 5, 2021: Hospitality Academic Programs Case Study - An intermediate sized city was undergoing tremendous growth in several hospitality segments, including hotels, restaurants, attractions and special events. The population of the city was not growing at the same pace and the need for qualified and competent staff at all levels had become critical. There was neither a 2 or 4 year hospitality program in the area and several major hotel and restaurant employers were looking for support and assistance.
John Hogan

Sample Video Links and Topics used in Hospitality Educators training Aug 3, 2021: 15 Representative Video Links and Topics

Pilgrims to New Pioneers of Hospitality - Converting the Lessons of the Past to the Successes of the NOW Jul 28, 2021

The hospitality and tourism industry is collectively considered the single largest employer in the world today. It is unique from many other industries in that it requires a substantial measure of both tangible and intangible asset care. It is an industry that requires large amounts of capital, yet is one that requires and intense commitment to the "people"side of service. This workshop shares lessons from 18 people who have dramatically influenced the Hotel Industry.

Keys to Success Agenda and Learning Results

Original Pioneers as A Catalyst of Change
Hospitality Managers and Leaders
Visionaries and Hospitality Educators

45 Proven Ways to Succeed in Hospitality in Any Economy Jul 25, 2021

Keys to Success
Agenda Points and Learning Results

Defining your niche hospitality
Interaction with Vendors and Bankers
Maximizing the Value of Your Brands
Improving Your Profitability Ratios

A Baker's Dozen Approach to Success in Today's Hospitality Operations Jul 24, 2021: Workshop Focus: Hotel Profitability Ratios, Hotel Sales and Marketing Ideas, Hotel Operations

This workshop highlights the problems facing individual departments within every hotel and offers specific solutions on how to link efforts between departments for a cohesive team approach.

- Cultural Diversity Consulting Resources from HospitalityEducators.com Feb 27, 2020: John J. Hogan, CHE CHA CMHS CHO

Hotel Brands Case Study - This was a different type of hospitality consulting assignment in that I accepted the challenge of the CEO of a major international hotel company to expand my duties and accept the role of serving as the equivalent of chief diversity officer for the organization.

Revenue Management Feb 13, 2020: Turn-around and Revenue Management include an evaluation of the core processes used in the overall hotel marketing and promotional activities by the hospitality staff assigned. These processes include the critical pricing activities of selling and working with other hospitality businesses in the creation of packages that add value.