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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. They may have tried something different during pandemic, but miss the culture,” he said.

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8 Human Resource Strategies To Make Employees Feel Included When Working Remote

Best Corporate Events

In the past, it was all too easy to take company culture for granted and focus on other HR issues, like creating safe working conditions. The post 8 Human Resource Strategies To Make Employees Feel Included When Working Remote appeared first on Best Corporate Events.

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Hospitality and Humanity Meet to Solve Hotel Staffing Crisis

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Banner for Arizona Refugee Resettlement Program Support and inclusion Erin Flothmeier, director of human resources at Sheraton Phoenix Downtown, has worked with refugees for 30 years. Imagine the difficulty of being displaced into a country without the cultural, lingual or societal knowledge of your new home,” says Flothmeier.

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5 Big-Name Organizational Culture Examples That Win the Talent War

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5 Big-Name Organizational Culture Examples That Win the Talent War. As the war for talent escalates, an intentional and consistent focus on the culture of your company is the best defense to protect your most prized team members. Online shoe juggernaut Zappos might be more famous for their culture than their products.

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How Hotels Scrambled to Staff the Return of Events

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Charlestowne Hotels , for example, is taking a proactive approach by placing an emphasis on enhancing the depth of their human resources and company culture while providing attendees and other guests with a heightened experience. The study suggests that companies watch the return-on-investment data carefully.

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

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“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? Williams Sr. Staying positive is key.

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Has the Grinch Stolen Holiday Parties?

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With the #MeToo movement on the forefront of everyone’s mind, some human resources departments are concerned about co-workers overstepping boundaries. In October, the consultancy firm surveyed 150 human resource reps throughout the United States. It may not be because your boss is a Scrooge.