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A Different Type of Conference for Hotel Owners and Operators (Part 1 of 2)
John J. Hogan | March 29, 2017
By John J. Hogan, CHA CHMS CHE CHO "Business is a game, the greatest game in the world if you know how to play it." Thomas Watson, Sr. Founder and President, IBM I have attended the annual Hospitality Law Conference in Houston 4 of the last 5 years. While I am not an attorney, I have known the conference founder Professor Stephen Barth since 2001 and worked with him on educational and training projects over the years. I have always found these hospitality law conferences to be focused and ideal for networking because of the intentionally smaller size of the group. I find this to be a worthwhile program in that I always learn at least a ...
An Open Invitation to Share Your Best Stories About One of Hospitality’s Most Unique and Interesting Personalities!
John J. Hogan | December 9, 2016
By John Hogan Anthony G. Marshall The hotel industry is one that involves a serious financial commitment that is complemented by the fact this is a people business requiring 24 hours a day of attention. In businesses that never close, there are many issues that involve following legal statutes and codes, brand standards, industry best practices and even common sense. Tony Marshall was the embodiment of an educator who crossed the line from Academic Educator to Corporate Conscience in the ways he helped define the common sense approach to reasonable care by his ongoing work. Marshall was best known for his involvement initially as Dean o...
Are You Prepared? Hotel Common Sense™
John J. Hogan, CHA,CMHS, CHE, CHO | February 12, 2016
by John J Hogan, CHA CMHS CHE CHO As the CEO of a service business that supports literally hundreds of hotel owners annually through training, consulting and professional development, I have come to identify how issues and practices can quickly change. In our ongoing work in seminars and consulting, we recognize that the needs of individual hotel owners are likely not the same as that of a 3rd party hotel management group or a franchisor that has 8 or 10 brands. We all need to identify our own needs and then find the ways to meet them. In working to improve my professional services for clients in the hospitality industry, I am always lo...
Leaving a Legacy – the Impact that One Person Can Make on Others; Remembering Jack Vaughn, CHA
John J. Hogan, CHA,CMHS, CHE, CHO | March 11, 2015
By John Hogan, CHA CHMS CHE CHO and Eight Others Who Knew Him Well "We must begin thinking like a river if we are to leave a legacy of beauty and life for future generations." David Brower Legacy This is a short six letter word, but its definition has meaning to many of us. We all hope and want to make a difference in the lives of those we interact with. We work to positively impact others in our time. I have written several hundred columns and articles in my career, yet I must share this one was not easy to write because it marked the passing of a hospitality professional who truly inspired me in my career. It saddened me to receive a...
2015 Insights to Today’s Most Pressing Legal Issues for Hotel Owners and Managers
John J. Hogan | January 27, 2015
by John J Hogan, CHA CMHS CHE CHO And while the law of competition may be sometimes hard for the individual, it is best for the race, because it ensures the survival of the fittest in every department. Andrew Carnegie Several months ago in posting a discussion in some of my LinkedIn groups, I shared a resource on some conferences small business owners should consider attending [1] , as recommended by Inc. Magazine. The article discussed how operating a small business can be isolating at times, with owners often feeling like they go through their own, particular set of struggles and hotel owners certainly face those entrepreneurial issue...
Powers of Two – Answers for Hospitality and All Business Leaders – IF WE CAN DEAL WITH THE EGOS!
Dr. John Hogan CHA CMHS CHE CHO and Kathleen Hogan MBA CHO | November 11, 2014
By Dr. John Hogan CHA CHMS CHE CHO and Kathleen Hogan MBA CHO Finding the Essence of Innovation in Creative Pairs A persuasive examination of the very character of what makes success. This is an interesting read and one that I found to be very real because of two sets of people I found in my hospitality career to be excellent illustrations of such key partnerships. I will reveal them at the end of the review In today's overexposed world of instant communication, the notion of celebrity as a single performer or player receives an enormous amount of attention, social media in a whirl of blatant over reporting. Yet, and when one does stop ...
