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Briefing: sourcing and incubating talent

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For those who were not able to attend IHIF last month, our own Peter Malone facilitated a session which focused on sourcing and incubating talent. He was joined by:

  • Srdjan Milekovic, VP – Human Resources, Hyatt International (EMEA) LLC
  • Pierre O. Botteron, VP – Human Resources, Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts
  • Franco Valletta, Chief Officer – Organisation Development & HR, Corinthia Hotels
  • Tony Voller, SVP – HR Asia, Middle East, Africa & Europe & Global Resourcing, IHG

The panel discussed sourcing, incubating, retention and technology in relation to hospitality people, and naturally provided an interesting range of experience and expertise.

Despite the impressive line-up, Peter decided even more expertise would be useful to the audience, so he arranged for another 15 people from the industry, with great experience and perspective of talent, to share their “pearls of wisdom” in relation to recruiting and retaining the best people.

The four short videos below are the result of Peter’s request for help, and are a great resource for anyone in the industry who needs to focus on getting the best from hospitality people.

 


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Briefing: modern-day construction of deals

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Deal making in hospitality has always been complex. However, the current economic environment has led to some key differences in how deals are now constructed.

Has the speed in which deals are done changed post 2007? What sort of deals are being putting together? And what are the components that are needed to speed up a deal?

These issues are discussed in this week’s briefing.

Including comment from:

  • Mark Wynne Smith, Global CEO of Jones Lang LaSalle on the increasing interest from Asian investors.
  • Ed Fuller, former President & MD of Marriott International, on business models for hotels.
  • Nick van Marken, of Deloitte, on whether it is currently a buyers or a sellers market.
  • Peter Norman, of Hyatt International, on the differing approach to negotiation by owners.
 


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Video clips produced by yBC.tv for the Hospitality Channel, including interviews from industry conferences such as the most recent IHIF conference as well as specific Hospitality Channel shoots.

Briefing: global opportunities in 2012

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Appreciating where the opportunities lie in the global marketplace is essential to maintain the growth of any business. There are many differing opinions on where these areas of growth lie; should brands be re-investing in their current portfolio or should they be aggressively pursuing new products?

The impacts of the recession are still being felt in deal-making and there has been a fundamental change in the way deals are put together. However, there are some opportunities that are too good to miss – what they are is discussed in this briefing.

Including comment from:

  • Gordon Drake, CFO of Kingdom Hotel Investments on investing in their current portfolio
  • Yann Caillere, COO & President of Accor Hotels discussing what he sees as the key countries for 2012
  • Peter Norman, of Hyatt International on the current opportunity to buy more assets
  • And Francois Baudin of Fairmont Raffles on where they see growth worldwide.
 


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Video clips produced by yBC.tv for the Hospitality Channel, including interviews from industry conferences such as the most recent IHIF conference as well as specific Hospitality Channel shoots.

Briefing: opportunity in Africa

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The African continent is vast and one where there is a wealth of opportunity. Risks associated with the continent means many approach investing in the area with trepidation. However, many believe we are seeing its final dawn.

Some countries don’t have a branded hotel located within it, others are resource heavy and with a growing middle class the chance to really make headway is apparent.

Experts this week include:

  • Gordon Drake, CFO of Kingdom Hotel Investments, on a resource-laden continent
  • Timothy Lloyd Hughes, of Deutsche Bank, on Africa being another arrow in the BRIC bow
  • Peter Norman, of Hyatt International, on the inevitable chance there is now with Africa
  • And Nick van Marken, Hospitality Leader of Deloitte, on how Africa’s fragmentation resulting in opportunities for many.
 


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Video clips produced by yBC.tv for the Hospitality Channel, including interviews from industry conferences such as the most recent IHIF conference as well as specific Hospitality Channel shoots.

Briefing: Surfing the digital wave

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This week’s briefing is a little different. A short feature with a host of experts speaking about the impact of digital technology and the changing dynamics of the hospitality business. Are you prepared for disruptive technology? Have you fully embraced the social world? Do you have all the data to make decisions? What are your customers saying about you?

In this briefing we hear from Julie Meyer of Ariadne Capital and Dragons’ Den, Gebhard Rainer of Hyatt International and Keith Holdt of Swiss Post Solutions.

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