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More to Success than Money and Metrics

Lead Change Blog

Her moonshot goal is achieving what the Nishiyama Onsen Keiunkan Hotel in Japan has done. The hotel opened in 705 AD and is still operating. Professor Makoto Kanda from Meiji Gakuin University studied the Nishiyama Onsen Keiunkan Hotel and other long-term operating businesses to understand their longevity. Impressive.

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Hotel Housing Works Well For Homeless Individuals

The Horizons Tracker

Placing homeless people in hotel settings rather than makeshift shelters is a concept that while not new, grew in popularity during the Covid pandemic as concerns mounted about the chances of the virus spreading. The researchers quizzed people who had been moved into such hotels from shelters.

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Innovation is Combination

Innovation Excellence

Silicon Valley’s Innovator’s Dilemma – The Atom, The Bit And The Gene GUEST POST from Greg Satell Over the past several decades, innovation has become largely synonymous with digital technology.

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How Leaders Can Understand and Work More Effectively with Four Generations in the Workplace

Great Results Team Building

Each generation, from Baby Boomers to Generation Z, contributes unique strengths, perspectives, and work styles that, when acknowledged and harnessed, can propel a team toward greater productivity and innovation. Customizing your workplace to fit each generation’s preferences can significantly enhance team cohesion.

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BIF-6: Stunning Sights, Interesting People, Innovative Ideas

Michael Lee Stallard

Michael Lee Stallard Insights on Leadership and Employee Engagement Home About Hire to Speak Press Kit BIF-6: Stunning Sights, Interesting People, Innovative Ideas Published by Michael Lee Stallard on September 15, 2010 06:16 pm under connection culture Life is good! why is everyone smiling?

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HP Headed to Hotel California?

Women on Business

that focuses on customers and innovation. Having a reactive board is not good enough for a company as recognizable as HP. The HP Board of Directors has to be focused on prevention and good business practices to build a long term strategy. HP Has Decreasing Product Quality.

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3 Ways to Break Out of a Zero-Sum Game of Growth with Your Competitors

Leading Blog

How true disruptors use innovation, including digital, to grow the market and create new business models. According to this article from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, 42-63% of established hotels probably would not have taken the rooms that AirBnB gained in the lodging business. I’ve learned this is not always true.