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Top Five Trends in Hospitality for 2014 Jul 18, 2014: Kendall’s School of Hospitality Management, ranked by an ORC International– 2013 Survey as the No. 1 program in Chicago for preparing students for hospitality careers, has released its trends outlook for the hospitality industry in 2014.

Leadership and Management 101 Jun 17, 2014: Paul Sohn
The more books I read on leadership, the more it seems leadership is glorified, elevated, and spotlighted at the expense of discounting management as something inferior or unhealthy. Well, I believe leadership and management is two sides of the same coin. Both are indispensable for organizational success. I hope the following theories and different angles from leading voices on leadership and management will accelerate your learning as Kingdom-minded influencers.

Hotel Management Agreement Termination Disputes: Is There Shelter From The Storm? Jun 5, 2014: Hotel Management Agreement Termination Disputes: Is There Shelter From The Storm?
In the wake of Fairmont v. Turnberry and M Waikiki LLC v. Marriott Hotel Services in 2012, the hospitality industry was abuzz about the dramatic ousters of the hotel operators by the hotel owners. The sensational events attracted even non-lawyers to read about these cases. A debate raged about whether a hotel owner should have the power to terminate a hotel management agreement at will, without notice or cause, and the effect this power would have on the hospitality industry, where the revenue streams from hotel management agreements are a key component in the valuation of brand management companies.

12 Tips for Increasing Your Ranking on TripAdvisor May 13, 2014: Do you have a goal to rank higher on Trip Advisor (TA)?

Wouldn’t you love to be one of the hotel’s featured on the “Visiting [insert your city here]” page similar to this teaser for South Africa?

How Hotel Owners And GMs Can Change ‘The Top 10 Reasons Why Hotels Underperform’ – Part 1 May 1, 2014: Top 10 Reasons Why Hotels Underperform and decided to share some ideas that can help hotel owners and their GMs reverse these trends and become a more profitable and productive hotel.

ADA Defense Lawyer: How to quickly lose business. (no ADA-compliant reservation system) Apr 30, 2014: ADA Defense Lawyer: ADA reservation system requirements

As reported in the Hotel Law Blog, the US Department of Justice has revised the regulations implementing the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) for the first time in nearly 20 years. While the revisions to the ADA Regulations include broad changes in many areas, today's blog focuses on the changes to Reservation Policies.

What Men Can Learn From Women About Leadership in the 21st Century. Apr 28, 2014

When generalizing about any population segment, especially such large and diverse segments as male and female leaders, there is bound to be a degree of inaccuracy and stereotyping. Still, research finds that predominantly communal qualities, such as being nice or compassionate, are more associated with women; and predominantly agentic qualities, such as being assertive or competitive, are more associated with men.

Five Paradigm Shifts To Align Work And Passion Apr 17, 2014: Five Paradigm Shifts To Align Work And Passion

New Rules of Money Apr 7, 2014: Robert Kiyosaki - New Rules of Money,

Part 1/7: Conventional Education Vs. Financial Literacy

What's the Problem? Feeling lost? Uncertain which way to turn? Mar 31, 2014: The Holstee Manifesto is a call to action to live a life full of intention, creativity, passion, and community

What is keeping you up at night? Mar 28, 2014

What is keeping you up at night?

More on Understanding the Potential of Captive Insurance Companies Feb 18, 2014: Hotel Lawyer asks : How do you know when you should set up a captive insurance company for your hotel? and offers their "litmus test".