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- 10 Hotel Sales Action Steps to Succeed in Today’s Competitive MarketplaceHogan, John (Hotel Online, 2008-09)
- Answers and Practical Solutions from Readers on The Value of Hoteliers Helping HoteliersHogan, John (Hospitality Net, 2011-08-09)Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper or your self-confidence. - Robert Frost Two weeks ago, I shared a bit of my background in my various roles as an educator and hospitality executive and discussed the value panelists who are peers to the group. These kinds of panels can dramatically increase interaction, audience participation and achieve the end result of communicating the desired message.
- Are you prepared to be a “Top Ten” Player in Your Hospitality Marketplace or are you going to continue to be one of the “other” statistics?Hogan, John (Hospitality Net, 2011-07-19)In my career as a hotelier and hospitality educator. I have had the opportunity to see many different kinds of business models. As a consultant and workshop leader, I have interacted with literally hundreds (if not thousands) of organizations ranging from Bed & Breakfasts to Conference Centers to huge Convention Centers and hotels, as well as many Convention & Visitors' Bureaus and regional and national hospitality associations. While almost all have the best intentions, I have come to realize the ones that have the best ongoing track record are the ones who regularly look at themselves on who they, who they serve, why they exist and how they will evolve going forward.
- “A Bakers Dozen” of Strategies for Effective Team WorkHogan, John (Hospitality Net, 2011-08-01)As an educator, trainer, and consultant, I have worked with many organizations, people, and teams on improving skills and working in achieving better results. The following 13 ideas are all important considerations for effective teams:
- “A Bakers Dozen” of Strategies for More Productive MeetingsHogan, John (Hospitality Net, 2011-07-25)Ineffective meetings are frustrating, time wasters and often demoralizing. The following is "A Bakers Dozen" of Strategies for using organized team or staff meetings with more dynamic and successful results
- A Baker’s Dozen of Holiday and Year End Safety & Security SuggestionsHogan, John (2009-12-02)December 1st of any year marks a number of things for many of us globally, regardless of where we live. The last month of the calendar year is often a time for social parties for companies and associations, as well as family gatherings. There are holiday get-togethers for department staffs, retirement celebrations and to mark the end of a (hopefully) successful year.
- A Baker’s Dozen of Reality Checks in HospitalityMyth or Fact?Hogan, John (Hospitality Net, 2011-09-27)During the past 25 years in workshops, seminars, and presentations, I have been collecting an assortment of "myths" that many of us have held as self-evident truths. I have shared one or two of these in earlier blogs or columns, but this list is much more comprehensive. The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie – deliberate, contrived and dishonest – but the myth – persistent, persuasive and unrealistic - John F. Kennedy
- Building Value- Now and for the FutureHogan, John (Hospitality Net, 2014-01-14)
- A Common Sense Approach to Success in the Hospitality IndustryHogan, John (Hotel-online.com, 2009-09)
- Delivering Hospitality and PrideHogan, John (Hospitality Net, 2009-09-27)Building Pride Many hotels have much to be proud of – service to their guests, contributions to their community and a solid reputation in their local industry. Building Pride is not so much of a program, but a commitment to excel in what is done at their hotel.
- Hotel Common Sense – Understanding the Facts for Effective Hotel Sales ManagementHogan, John (Hotel-online.com, 2009-09)While many of us appreciate some forms of government support, we must take action ourselves in directed steps to tackle our particular challenges and begin to turn the situation around. “Facts are the most important thing in business. Study facts and do more than is expected of you.” Frederick Hudson Ecker, (1868-1964) longtime president and chairman of Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., then the world's largest, who signed on as a $4-a-week mail boy in 1883
- Hotel Common Sense – 7 Practical Steps on MBWAHogan, John (John J Hogan of HoganHospitality & HospitalityEducators Blog, 2015-10-23)
- Hotel Owners Must Remain Involved and Aware, Regardless of Brand, Location, Hotel size or Markets ServedHogan, John (Hospitality Net, 2014-01-21)"I can walk through a hotel lobby and watch people at the desk and see what they're doing. People don't look at me. They don't even know I'm there." Jerry Seinfeld Owning a hotel can be either a delight or a nightmare, as it requires both capital investment and an ongoing commitment to paying attention to what your guests want and need.
- How do you spell SUCCESS?Hogan, John (Hospitality Net, 2011-12-19)Sometimes opportunity knocks, but most of the time it sneaks up and then quietly steal away. Doug Larson, nationally syndicated American columnist for the Wisconsin-based newspapers Green Bay Press-Gazette and the Door County Advocate The co-authors of a new book on Social Media shared a somewhat unique perspective in their 12.6.11 blog posted on the Harvard Business School site. The blog title - People Are Not Your Greatest Asset - did not dismiss the value of people in today's corporate culture, but offered a sentiment for leaders that went beyond to examine how we treat the people in our organizations.
- If I Only Knew Then...Hogan, John (Hospitality Net, 2011-07)At one time or another in our lives, we have all had that feeling of wishing we had some of the wisdom acquired over the years at some point earlier in our careers or lives. That series of successes, near misses and (admittedly) misevaluations that led to a less than the desired outcome when we were younger all, helped us to mold our style, our insights and strengthened us along the way. Hindsight is always perfect, yet learning and finding our own unique ways is something that few of sun would trade away,
- The Keys To Success™ in 2013 include Focusing on the Fundamentals to Make Your Hotel More ProfitableHogan, John (2013-01-02)One reason so few of us achieve what we truly want is that we never direct our focus; we never concentrate our power. Most people dabble their way through life, never deciding to master anything in particular." Anthony Robbins
- KEYS TO SUCCESS™: A Baker's Dozen of Formulas to Thrive in the Service and Hospitality Industry!Hogan, John (Hospitality Educatour, 2017-09)Over the last ten years, I have researched and found more than 100 proven strategies that have varying degrees of particular value to hospitality businesses. While some of them are not new, they all have specific benefits to anyone in the service industry. In order for them to work though, everyone in the organization must make a personal commitment to allow these strategies to work. When the owner or senior management introduces them in a positive and re-enforcing manner, today's staff will respond with enthusiasm.
- Lessons From the Field: A Tale of Two RestaurantsHogan, John (Hospitality Net, 2012-09-14)More than150 years ago, Charles Dickens penned the story of two contrasting major European cities. A Tale of Two Cities (Paris and London in the days before the French revolution) has sold over 200 million copies and ranks among the most famous works in the history of fictional literature. The lesson here is of the contrasts. Today, we live in every large metropolitan area, with many hospitality business options. In the last 90 days, one of our favorite local restaurants closed and we discovered another that had been open for 25 years and is now it in its second location.
- Lessons in Leadership| By John HoganHogan, John (Hospitality Net, 2011-07)I find it more than interesting that JHM Hotels and Interstate have been working together on projects including a hospitality school in India and that many universities are globally expanding their influence through remote campuses, online courses and crammed month- long management programs. Starwood was not looking for a public relations coup when they literally relocated most of their US executive home office staff to China for the month of June 2011- they were immersing themselves in the culture of what is happening to their global focus in the location where they expect major growth.
- A Plan For All Seasons Revenue Management Should Mean Planning and Action at Every Type and Size Hotel (Part 1 of 2)Hogan, John (Hospitality Net, 2011-11-04)When we were children, the seasons were defined by holidays, the school calendar, family events and to some degree the weather. Now that we are adults, we see many variations of seasons. As hoteliers, we still see the holidays and the changes in weather, but we need to look at calendars and factors that affect demand much more closely. When we were children, the seasons were defined by holidays, the school calendar, family events and to some degree the weather. Now that we are adults, we see many variations of seasons. As hoteliers, we still see the holidays and the changes in weather, but we need to look at calendars and factors that affect demand much more closely.