Insights – Page 33 – Aethos Consulting Group

Corporate Governance and Organizational Culture

Organization structure can affect the quality of corporate governance. Companies need to carefully analyze their strengths and weaknesses and recruit new directors that can enhance the competency of the overall board of directors.

Ladies and Gentlemen: Our Chairman and CEO

Aethos Consulting Group™ recommends a separation of the roles of CEO and Chairman on a hotel company board.

Leadership and the Global Recession: Lessons from Seven Hotel Company CEOs

Interviews with seven hospitality company CEOs at the beginning of the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. These conversations reveal their advice on how to best lead a company through tough times.

Global Leaders Check-In on Leadership in a Recession

Eighteen months of global recession has done nothing to dampen the spirit or enthusiasm of the industry. Aethos™ checks in with five hotel company CEOs for their take on the way forward.

A Melange of Experiences – Advantage Expat GM!

The expatriate general manager, with his varied management and operational experience, brings to the table a good understanding of cross cultural dynamics.

Leading through the Crisis – A Matter of Emotional Intelligence

With the financial crisis and economic downturn being omnipresent in the media and people’s minds, companies seek security and stability. Does “Emotional Intelligence” help leaders to cope with such an ever changing work environment?

Hiring CEOs From Outside the Hotel Industry – An Example to Follow?

Three of the world’s largest hotel companies recently hired CEOs from outside the industry. Chris Mumford of HVS Executive Search considers the case for following this lead when hiring further down the organization chart.

Is Your CEO Worth the Salary You Are Paying?

This year we analyzed CEO compensation for 53 public restaurant firms. Based on our pay-for-performance model, the top performer was Joel A. Schwartz of Benihana Inc.

CEO Selection – a Board Game

These days demanding investors, stringent regulators and scandal-hungry media are forcing companies to operate under much heightened scrutiny.

Building Valuable Employees

Building a satisfied and valuable work-force is no quick-fix procedure; it needs a focused and committed approach. Deepika Malkani takes a look…