by Doug Baarman | Jun 29, 2022 | Hospitality, Self-Improvement Tips
A friend of mine shared a conversation he had with one of his younger colleagues discussing how to achieve success while riding the rollercoaster of your career. He explained the clickety clack noise she hears is her making the big climb up the first steep hill as she...
by Doug Baarman | Feb 1, 2022 | Self-Improvement Tips
The truth be told…How are you doing? How are the people around you doing? As conditions continue to go up and down and we adapt to living with this health challenge, I am urging my team members to reach out and engage with family, friends, others on our team and...
by Doug Baarman | Apr 9, 2020 | Self-Improvement Tips
From first-hand experience as an entrepreneur, I understand how the hospitality industry is being impacted by COVID-19. This time provides a choice for all of us, and our team is choosing to use this ‘pause’ as the opportunity to do some of the things we have wanted...
by Doug Baarman | Jun 18, 2019 | Self-Improvement Tips
The best advice I learned early in my hospitality industry career was to seek out positive role models and take the time to learn from them. The action suggested was to uncover the best of the best, spend time with them and be open to learning from them. This idea is...
by Doug Baarman | Nov 26, 2018 | Self-Improvement Tips
The hospitality industry is going through changes with consolidation (mergers and acquisitions), enhanced guest expectations (experiential stays), new competition (Airbnb) and commission changes just to name a few. Some experts are even referencing these times as an...
