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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...
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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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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...
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WrkSpot: Oct, 13, 2021
Occupational Safety and Health Act Compliance Following the passing of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, Congress created the...
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WrkSpot: Jul, 21, 2021
Labor expense is a costly affair for the hospitality industry, accounting for a large chunk of the total operating costs. Hotel owners and managers...
