2016 Hospitality Leader of the Year – Revisited
Our January article presented our nominee for “2016 Hospitality Leader of the Year,” though we clearly noted there were many worthy candidates. [...] Since the publication of this article, however, we have been asked to reveal some of the “runners-up” we deliberated. We are happy to oblige.
Read moreAre Robots and Artificial Intelligence Real-Life Threats to Humans and Their Jobs?
Robots have reshaped manufacturing, technology, aerospace and online retail/warehouse supply chain structure and process. That same quantum leap is on its way to hospitality just as surely as the computer changed the front desk process late in the twentieth century. Robots entering the hospitality industry will be very different from their fictional counterparts and certainly won't possess the artificial intelligence of the sinister HAL Computer, at least not yet.
Read moreEuropean Gaming: The Dynamic Between Online and Land-Based Casino Operations
Figures from the European Gaming & Betting Association (EGBA) show that the European online gaming and betting market is thriving. [...] Yet, despite the significant size of the sector, online gaming and betting only represented 17.5% of the total gaming market in Europe. [...] Traditional bricks-and-mortar operations will thus continue to generate the bulk of the revenues for the industry. With this in mind, we got in touch with senior casino executives to talk shop.
Read moreEuropean Gaming: The Dynamic Between Online and Land-Based Casino Operations
Figures from the European Gaming & Betting Association (EGBA) show that the European online gaming and betting market is thriving. [...] Yet, despite the significant size of the sector, online gaming and betting only represented 17.5% of the total gaming market in Europe. [...] Traditional bricks-and-mortar operations will thus continue to generate the bulk of the revenues for the industry. With this in mind, we got in touch with senior casino executives to talk shop.
Read moreGovernance in a Changing Political Landscape
2016 was a watershed year in corporate governance, with major initiatives in say-on-pay, share ownership requirements, director evaluation and transparency. The hospitality industry continues to make significant strides in each one of these areas. This year’s study was different in that it included a number of international companies, and it was interesting to see how companies traded on the NYSE and NASDAQ compared to those on other exchanges. Suffice to say, good corporate governance is a global initiative and not necessarily led by US regulators.
Read moreGovernance in a Changing Political Landscape
2016 was a watershed year in corporate governance, with major initiatives in say-on-pay, share ownership requirements, director evaluation and transparency. The hospitality industry continues to make significant strides in each one of these areas. This year’s study was different in that it included a number of international companies, and it was interesting to see how companies traded on the NYSE and NASDAQ compared to those on other exchanges. Suffice to say, good corporate governance is a global initiative and not necessarily led by US regulators.
Read moreCasino Top Boardrooms
Aethos Consulting Group™ has been expounding on corporate governing practices for more than a decade. Our goal has been consistent; rate gaming companies on how well they are organized, managed and communicate with shareholders. This year’s study included 27 companies that have significant business concerns in the gaming industry.
Read moreCasino Top Boardrooms
Aethos Consulting Group™ has been expounding on corporate governing practices for more than a decade. Our goal has been consistent; rate gaming companies on how well they are organized, managed and communicate with shareholders. This year’s study included 27 companies that have significant business concerns in the gaming industry.
Read moreAnd Some Think The Telegraph Is Dead…
In your role as a leader, you transmit messages every day. Take corporate values, for instance. Typically, hours of effort are poured into off-sites and months of talking with employees and executives to gather and synthesize input that results in a clear statement of the company’s values. This is so important that it not only justifies the cost and time invested, but now the values are nicely framed and displayed in strategic locations throughout the organization, emphasized on the website and part of employee orientation.
Read moreHasn’t the “Great Man or Woman” Leader Profile Been Debunked as a Myth?
The concept of servant leadership has long been rooted in philosophy and religion, the grad student correctly noted that older, formal leadership theories did not explicitly support or address the concept. However, the same can be said of many currently held scientific theories, including continental drift or human evolution.
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