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New Book Turns Hospitality Business Leaders in More Productive Direction

Smart Meetings

Teams need to find their footing with new people and new rules of engagement in the marketplace—because the customers are changing, too,” the author and School of Hospitality Business at Michigan State University Alumni Board president says. Managers have to learn how to lead and set examples like never before.

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United by Passion: Female Hospitality Leaders Lift Everyone Up

Smart Meetings

Women’s History Month is a fitting time to look at the leaders in our midst—regardless of their title—and learn from their heroic approach to hospitality innovation. Some have worked in hospitality their entire careers, while others found their own routes to their roles.

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Helping Hospitality Students Transition from Campus to Career

ADMEI

Helping Hospitality Students Transition from Campus to Career 20 February 2024 Heading into a career right after college can be a daunting task for many graduates, especially transitioning from academic classes to the professional world. The new application period is open, and 2025 applicants are encouraged to apply.

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Industry Leader Steve O’Malley Predicts the Future of ‘Noble’ Hospitality Work

Smart Meetings

When Smart Meetings met with him after the lights had turned off and asked about his more than 34 years at Maritz, his roots in the hospitality industry and expansive volunteer roles with MPI and SITE, O’Malley said, “Humility is just the ability to look back and understand how lucky you are. My career was a series of fortunate events.”

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Sustainably Speaking: Earth-Friendly Efforts in Wellness & Hospitality

Dana Communications

Sustainability has been shaping society for quite some time now, and we’re seeing examples of it incorporated into wellness and hospitality more and more each year. Eco-events are popping up more frequently at wellness and hospitality destinations ranging from reduce, reuse and repair fairs to tree plantings.

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Michael Dominguez Offers Hospitality Predictions for 2024

Smart Meetings

The new year forecast on the state of hospitality As meeting professionals launch into 2024, Smart Meetings sought out the wisdom of Associated Luxury Hotels International (ALHI) CEO, Michael Dominguez, for his outlook of things to come in the new year. To watch the full webinar, click here.

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4 Lessons Learned from The Hospitality Show

Smart Meetings

The Hospitality Show offered a mix of great insights and lessons to take home More than 3,500 attendees came together at the first-ever Hospitality Show at The Venetian Conference Center & Expo in Las Vegas June 27-29. F&B operates very differently than it did pre-pandemic, we’ve clustered a lot of positions.