Great Leadership By Dan

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Guest post from Leo Bottary: Leadership lessons exist all around us, all the time. One of my favorite fictional characters provides a profound lesson in leadership in a wonderful book called The Offsite by Robert H. The groundskeeper, however, serves as the perfect metaphor for servant leadership.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 14, 2019

H ORST SCHULZE knew from the time he was eleven years old that he wanted to work in a hotel. Schultz, the co-founder of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel Co. and Capella Hotels & Resorts, has captured his philosophy in Excellence Wins: A No-Nonsense Guide to Becoming the Best in a World of Compromise. It’s who we are, regardless.”.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 22, 2014

There is a new definition of leadership in our lexicon. Let’s say you have the choice to make between choosing one person for a senior leadership role over another. Perhaps it’s because we still cling to the great man theory of leadership. Leadership is founded in a relationship between the leader, and those being led.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JUNE 21, 2021

I had just arrived at a fancy hotel for a friend’s wedding. Right beside the dumpsters were several tables set with china, white tablecloths, and balloons for a hotel staff recognition luncheon. One manager I know instructed team leaders to say, “Thank you for coming to work today,” as a way of reducing absenteeism.

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Women on Business

SEPTEMBER 23, 2011

HP has not had a stellar track record when it comes to leadership and their choices have often gotten them into sticky situations. So let’s look. at some of their past strategy choices and follow the yellow brick road. HP Has a Poor Track Record in Past CEO Selection.

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Modern Servant Leader

DECEMBER 30, 2022

There are leadership lessons in Southwest Airline’s fall from grace. The company has been a servant-leadership darling since it’s inception and co-founder Herb Kelleher applied the principles for decades before stepping down as CEO in 2001. Leadership Lessons. Southwest Airlines Fall From Grace. Invest in Technology.

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2014

Lorena Hathaway ( @lorenahathaway ), Director, Global Product Management, Location Intelligence, Pitney Bowes Software. Eliot Johnson ( @eliotjohnson ), Senior Manager, Global Social Media, KPMG. Kevin Hunt ( @kevin_hunt ), Social Media Manager, General Mills. Abigail Cusick ( @cusick ), Senior Manager, Social Media, BravoTV.

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Michael Lee Stallard

MARCH 23, 2014

As seen on SmartBlog on Leadership. The following season NAIB officials invited Indiana State again, and this time decided they would allow Clarence to play, provided he didn’t stay at the hotel with his teammates and wouldn’t be seen publicly with them. Once again the coach declined. A Life Lived for Others. What legacy will we leave?

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Great Leadership By Dan

OCTOBER 9, 2012

I’ve recently had the opportunity to help design a brand-new open-enrollment Woman’s Leadership Development Program to be offered through the University of New Hampshire’s Executive Development Program. Here are 10 Elements of a Great Woman’s Leadership Development Program: 1. Start with a solid research foundation.

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Terry Starbucker

AUGUST 31, 2011

I was an Audit Manager at a public accounting firm. I managed several jobs, and oversaw 5-10 staff accountants, but that was the extent of my leadership experience. So as I rode up to the CEO’s hotel that morning, I had more questions than answers in my head. And threw me headfirst into the leadership pool.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 9, 2019

In that piece, he described his team’s efforts to examine a specific hypothesis (“Employee commitment drives customer service”) in the US operations of a major hotel chain. Simons’ team defines behavioral integrity as “managers keeping their promises and demonstrating espoused values.” which translated into $250K for each hotel!

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 23, 2019

I’m sure you’ve heard of the terms Emotional Quotient (EQ) and Intelligence Quotient (IQ); but few people have heard of Adaptability Quotient (AQ), especially as it relates to leadership. In part due to their agile and adaptable leadership style, they are able to create self-managing teams that collaborate together on projects.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

JANUARY 7, 2014

It was used by the Seaport Hotel and World Trade Center when they opened under new management. → Read More: Try Collaborative Change for a Change The post Try Collaborative Change for a Change appeared first on Seapoint Center for Collaborative Leadership. .

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

Hopefully their example will raise the standards of leadership in our national life. Here's link to a post of mine a couple of years ago: Dan Nigro, Rick Rescorla and the Leadership Lessons of 9/11 [link]. I had decided to go over and stay at a hotel on 9/10 in order to make the early morning meeting and beat the commute.

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Great Leadership By Dan

OCTOBER 2, 2012

At my last company, where I was responsible for leadership development and succession planning, I once received a phone call on a Friday afternoon from one of my favorite managers. It went like this: “Dan, I just found out I’m going to promoted to a senior manage on Monday. Is there a senior manager school I could go to ASAP?”.

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Michael Lee Stallard

JUNE 5, 2010

The following season NAIB officials invited Indiana State again, and this time decided they would allow Clarence to play, provided he didn’t stay at the hotel with his teammates and wouldn’t be seen publicly with them. Once again the coach declined. He always said, “You’re as good as anybody, but you’re no better than anybody.”

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2016

Durkin brings servant leadership to all that he does. His WOW chapter titled Leadership and People is on–target. Coach Vermeil talked about how the most important resource of any company is its PEOPLE : their personal dignity, pride in what they do, and the trust that they have in management. In any sport.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 29, 2013

Chip Conley, founder of Joie de Vivre Hotels, explains, "Being a giver is not good for a 100-yard dash, but it''s valuable in a marathon." Because they tend to be trusting and optimistic about other people''s intentions, in their roles as leaders, managers, and mentors, givers are inclined to the potential in everyone."

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Leading Blog

APRIL 8, 2020

I’ve observed companies panicking and doing anything they can to manage short-term cash—and destroying hard-earned relationships at lightning speed. Your team has to know what your “ forever promise ” is—the organization’s commit-ment to customers that justifies customer loyalty. If you don’t have a forever promise, you’re sunk.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 16, 2019

We might think of them as blind spots that adversely affect our leadership effectiveness. Jim Haudan and Rich Berens hope to help you uncover five common leadership blind spots by exposing the underlying assumptions behind the consequences we see played out over and over again in all types of organizations.

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Great Leadership By Dan

OCTOBER 8, 2020

What are your leadership values? As part of this effort, Dave held a multi-day off-site meeting including both middle and top management. On the second day of the event, one of Dave’s senior-staff members (without consulting Dave) sent middle management home to save travel and hotel costs. The answer lies in your values.

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Let's Grow Leaders

FEBRUARY 13, 2015

I had a mid-afternoon keynote in Alexandria, VA and strolled down the street from my hotel to find lunch at a local restaurant. The consultant inside me demanded I learn a bit more about the restaurant manager whose leadership no doubt contributed to her ingenuity and warmth. I melted on the spot!! Susan added sprinkles.

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Mike Cardus

JANUARY 18, 2013

Sitting in a hotel lobby in Baltimore Maryland in month two of a three month partner program with Project Ascent , coaching and facilitating a team building and leadership process for managers and supervisors at McCormick Spice …. Sounds like you made some progress, how did you manage that?

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Michael Lee Stallard

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

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? why is everyone smiling?

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Kevin Eikenberry

MAY 16, 2012

I put this slide on the screen yesterday, while giving a talk on hiring strategies for Choice Hotels International Convention. If you want to hire rock stars, you can’t wait until you have an opening to start thinking about hiring. Here’s an exercise to do today to help you implement this idea. [.].

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Terry Starbucker

MAY 21, 2017

My More Human Leadership philosophy and practice is guided by 8 core principles. By early 2006, I had begun to feel a sense of assertiveness and increased confidence in my leadership. I quickly gathered my leadership team together and laid out my plan to distribute the wristbands. I looked out my window. They sounded more human.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 24, 2012

In former roles, in managing leadership development programs at large companies, I would always take the time to talk to participants before and after they attended an external executive development program. Successful senior managers are especially prone to this. Meet with your manager before and after the program.

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Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2017

J amey Lutz is a customer experience thought-leader with more than 20 years of leadership tenure across numerous industries. Prior to joining Forrest Performance Group (FPG) in his current role as human performance strategist, Jamey served in a senior leadership capacity with The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company.

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Eric Jacobson

AUGUST 23, 2012

The next time you stay at a Marriott hotel look in the nightstand drawer for Marriott's booklet that highlights its milestones and tells the Marriott story. In the booklet, you'll find the following 12 ways that Marriott practices good leadership AND customer service : Continually challenge your team to do better.

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Tanveer Naseer

JUNE 10, 2014

Our team of teachers and high school students had just finished a rafting trip, changed into fresh clothes, and loaded up our convoy of vans to head out to our hotel. What you say next will answer the most vital question they have about you: Can we really trust your leadership? And I was the leader.

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Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2015

All seemed copacetic until I was awakened at 4:00 am by the sound of running, shouting, and hitting all right under the window of our ocean facing hotel room. I tried calling 911 on my cell phone, which didn’t go through, then Karalee suggested that I use the hotel phone. The police showed up just as I was picking up the hotel handset.

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Tanveer Naseer

MARCH 16, 2011

As such, regardless of whether your a seasoned marketer or a front-line manager for a team of computer programmers, “Wikibrands” can serve as a valuable guide not only for how businesses will inevitably change in the years ahead, but how your organization can manage this change with minimal disruption or loss of market share.

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 17, 2015

The scene was a corporate cliché – the annual management meeting. I was a consultant to the company and sat as a guest at a table of eight managers toward the back of the hotel ballroom. The guy beside me leaned over and knowingly whispered, “He doesn’t give a rat’s butt about the managers here tonight.”

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Terry Starbucker

SEPTEMBER 6, 2015

That evening, I dined with 3 of our Wyoming managers at a local hotel. It’s all going down” my Network Operations Center (NOC) manager reported to me. I sent my manager back to work on it and asked him to keep me posted. My NOC Manager knew it, and I knew it. But it turned out to be a lot worse than that.

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Great Leadership By Dan

DECEMBER 11, 2007

Taking a leadership team off-site for a few days is a great way to develop strategy, get creative, develop a team, learn, and re-invigorate a team. For example, the manager of the meeting leader is a key stakeholder. Most resorts and hotels cater to corporate meetings and can help you select the best room, meals, and activities.

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Modern Servant Leader

DECEMBER 30, 2022

There are leadership lessons in Southwest Airline’s fall from grace. The company has been a servant-leadership darling since it’s inception and co-founder Herb Kelleher applied the principles for decades before stepping down as CEO in 2001. In servant-leadership terms, this is a failure of the principle, THOROUGHNESS.

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Chart Your Course

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

Three nights’ hotel accommodations, transportation during the boot camp, breakfast and lunch for each day, and one dinner with the Insights team. Customer Service customer service training DISC Training Employee Engagement Employee Motivation Articles customer relationship management values zappos' What’s included?

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