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4 Steps to Implementing a Balanced Security Plan

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By identifying guest flow, invasiveness and areas for improvement, event managers can build a plan that keeps venues safe while maintaining an open and inviting feel. Additionally, connect with the human resources team to evaluate training for security guards. Understand the Level of Security Needed. Build the Plan.

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Employee Drought Threatens Hospitality Reopening

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Robert Payne School of Hospitality & Tourism Management , says top executives from major brands are calling him to personally interview college students because they are desperate for employees to clean rooms and check people in. That’s why GES launched Flex Talent Pool in Las Vegas in January to help provide trained, temporary staffing.

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Think Event Technology Is Still a Man’s World? Think again. 

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And anyone can take the course. “Our recruitment efforts after the pandemic have been a way for us to ‘build back differently’ and we’re doing that by being proactive about diversifying our workforce,” said MaryBeth Costello, vice president of talent, learning and corporate human resources at Encore. Inspired yet?

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Hospitality and Humanity Meet to Solve Hotel Staffing Crisis

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Local nonprofit Refugee Resettlement Agencies (RAs) provide services for 30 to 90 days while introducing them to federal programs such as Refugee Cash and Medical Assistance, employment services and English language training and linking them with employment opportunities in many arenas, including the understaffed hospitality industry.

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Marriott Plans to Win War for Talent by Emphasizing Culture

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But the Marriott management team understands that to ensure meeting professionals, attendees and leisure travelers have the most positive experience possible, that bell person needs to be immersed in the culture of the 95-year-old company. New training helped employees identify their passion and try new roles within the organization.

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40 Outstanding Event Industry Blogs to Follow

Endless Events

You might be aware that Bizzabo provides event management software, but they are also committed to sharing advice and inspiration for event planners everywhere. Bizzabo’s list-style posts about event management, marketing and engagement are enhanced by monthly interviews with event profs who are breaking the mold. Gallus Events.

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Are You a Meeting Manager You’d Want to Work For?

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A new research-backed book from Gallup lays out managerial strategies that work whether you’re running a planning department, designing management training, or leading from the C-suite. The result is It’s the Manager , and the simplicity of the title matches the message Clifton and Harter want leaders to take away.