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Topic: Marriott International Inc.

  

Restaurant Heritage: Rooting in Intuitive Understanding

It's interesting to note that there has been a heritage of being more experience aware in the restaurant business, over the years there have been visionaries like Ray Kroc, Howard Johnson, JW Marriott, etc. who understood how ...READ»

Learning Online

Jane Knight, founder of the Cotswolds-based E-Learning Centre, offers a 10-point plan for implementing online learning programs in a corporate setting. Her recommendation that online learning programs be combined with face-to-face ...READ»

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Advertisers in Issue 8

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Marriott Cuts Free Newspapers for Guests, 'USA Today' Feels the Pain

The familiar sight of newspapers scattered on the floor outside hotel rooms might soon be a thing of the past. In what is being billed as an environmentally-conscious move, Marriott International Inc. announced today that ...READ»

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Advertisers in Issue 40

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Advertisers in Issue 41

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Advertisers in Issue 7

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Consultants on the Move

Joe Sharkey's report on a recent Consulting Magazine study of business travel bubbles up some interesting statistics: 33% of consultants surveyed log 51,000-100,000 miles a year. 33% log 101,000-500,000 miles a year. 3% edge past ...READ»

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Do You Have a Dream Job?

Do you love your work? Or is it time for a change? Joel Garfinkle, a "dream job" coach whose clients have included Bank of America, Oracle, and Marriot Hotels, says no one should waste their days "working at a job that doesn't match ...READ»

High-Speed Hotels

Just a few short years ago, trying to connect to the Internet from your hotel room was an iffy proposition, with many older properties having noisy phone lines that resulted in extremely low-connection speeds. Today, most major business-oriented hotels offer some form of high-speed Net access -- either wired (Ethernet) or wireless (Wi-Fi).READ»

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Talk the Talk and Walk the Walk

Last week I introduced an interesting hotel investment firm, Thayer Lodging. The owners, Lee Pillsbury and Fred Malek, were not new to the hotel game. They were part of a team that had driven jaw-dropping growth for Marriott Hotels. ...READ»

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Talent & Careers: Beverly Kaye and Sharon Jordan-Evans

Beverly Kaye is the founder and CEO of Career Systems International and one of the nation's leading authorities on career issues in the workplace. Her groundbreaking career development, talent retention, and mentoring programs have ...READ»

Stay Just a Little Bit Longer

Extended-stay hotels get an upscale makeover.READ»

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Voice Over Wi-Fi

A wi-fi handset that could usurp your cellphone--and where you can use it.READ»

Do You See What I See?

Each of us sees the world through our own lens, says one diversity consultant. You can't move beyond your own biases if you don't recognize them. Take this test to see how your belief systems compare with others'.READ»

Do You See What I See?

Each of us sees the world through our own lens, says one diversity consultant. You can't move beyond your own biases if you don't recognize them. Take this test to see how your belief systems compare with others'.READ»

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Can You Keep a Secret?

The push for online privacy threatens to kill the dream of super-sophisticated, Net-driven marketing. But There are simple ways that companies can have their data and protect it too.READ»

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The Great Talent Caper

Forget everything you thought you knew about recruiting. These days, if you can't "peel back" a URL or "flip and X-Ray" a Web site, you'll never be able to find the best people.READ»

Scenes from the Culture Clash

Companies are just now waking up to the havoc that the newest generation of workers is causing in their offices.READ»

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Leadership: From the Office to the Operation

Michael Jacobs has been CFO for BR Guest Restaurants for the last 7 years. That is he was, up until 3 months ago where he assumed the COO role. In his role as CFO he was responsible for making massive decisions for the 2000 plus ...READ»

Marriott Makes Room for Daddies

Most companies that help their employees juggle work and family target working moms. This one helps working dads.READ»

Airport, Data Port II

This edition of Transit Authority is the second installment in Fast Company's airport-by-airport Internet access guide.READ»

Survival Tactic: Recognize Your Female Talent

The founders of Fine Line Consulting know why corporate America needs more women at the top. Here, they discuss the roadblocks to retaining and rewarding female talent -- and prescribe solutions for vaulting those barriers.READ»

Survival Tactic: Recognize Your Female Talent, Part Two

The founders of Fine Line Consulting know why corporate America needs more women at the top. Here, they discuss the roadblocks to retaining and rewarding female talent -- and prescribe solutions for vaulting those barriers.READ»

Have Web, Will Travel

Don't fire your travel agent -- yet. But surfing the web before packing your bag lets you pick the right seat on a plane, check out hotels before you check in, and arrange a great weekend in a new city.READ»