Recruiting Challenges for 2014

Are You Ready to Meet the Challenge of Recruiting in 2014? written by Dana Baith VP of Recruiting – Horizon Hospitality Government agencies, industry publications and travel associations are all shouting the good news…”The hospitality industry (especially the hotel sector) will continue to see an increase in business during the coming year.”  Obviously that means […]

HIRING PRACTICES – Get Ready for the EEOC’s New Strategic Enforcement Plan

written by Cathy Loudon, EVP of Horizon HR Solutions As many of you are developing your budgets and operational strategic plans, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is doing the same.  They have recently released their priorities for 2013-2016 and will be focusing heavily on discrimination charges. What does this mean for you as […]

Creating a SERVICE Culture

CULTURE is a key ingredient for the sustainability and prosperity of  all private clubs.  Creating an adaptive culture that is aligned to business goals and objectives will provide clubs with the ability to significantly outperform their competitors and prosper with both membership growth and retention! Accelerated performance is caused because the group (i.e. the club management team and hourly staff) […]

Lessons from an Undercover Boss

What We Learn from an “Undercover Boss” (article by Catherine Loudon) While I’m usually opposed to watching “Reality TV”, I couldn’t stop my curiosity last night with the season premiere of “Undercover Boss”.  In this episode, Rick Tigner, President of Kendall-Jackson Wine Estates, goes undercover in the front line roles of his organization.  In watching, […]