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Liz Polk Lynch: Mar, 14, 2022
Let’s start with IoT, the Internet of Things. In my mind, IoT is still firmly connected with the idea that my refrigerator will talk to me and remind me that I’m out of milk. That’s a thing that could behave differently if it were “smart” and...
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Liz Polk Lynch: Feb, 28, 2022
The news continues to be full of The Great Resignation, and we all feel it. As recently as last week, the New York Times reported that staffing...
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Steve Cook: Feb, 14, 2022
It’s Valentine's Day. The day we celebrate our loved ones. Our mates. Our significant others. Today is an opportunity to reflect on what makes a...
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Liz Polk Lynch: Feb, 04, 2022
You’ve probably noticed a different look on the WrkSpot blog. WrkSpot.com looks a little different too. After some discussion, debate, thought, and...
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Liz Polk Lynch: Jan, 18, 2022
Whenever someone talks about the challenge of change, I hear David Bowie in my head. “Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes….” The second line of that song turns out...
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WrkSpot: Jan, 03, 2022
New Ebook! There has been an exodus of people from hospitality, particularly from hotel work and housekeeping. Hotels are finding it difficult to...
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WrkSpot: Dec, 13, 2021
As a hotel manager, you must ensure the safety of your guests, employees, and the general public. In the COVID and post-COVID era, this requires...
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WrkSpot: Dec, 06, 2021
The cost of labor is a hotel's single largest variable cost. How you manage your staff can increase or decrease those costs, so your operations...
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WrkSpot: Nov, 22, 2021
New safety standards are being enacted across the hospitality industry. Legislation is expanding at the local, state, and federal levels in response...
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WrkSpot: Nov, 03, 2021
Hotels rely on people. On the employees who maintain them and the guests who stay at them. This industry is one that is contingent on the happiness...
