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Build the Best Team Ever in 2021 by Practicing These WDYS4 Credos

2020 has been a year like no other! Many of us feel like we've been run over by a train that we never saw coming. Given the uncertainty and disruptions experienced in 2020, what's next?

Arthur & Colin welcome special guest Eugene Hilliard to discuss how to put 2020 behind us, make 2021 the best year yet, and set some wildly important goals!

In this episode we are joined by special guest Dave Roberts, a 20+ year veteran of Marriott Hotels and current instructor at Cornell University's School of Hotel Administration. We discuss the challenges and opportunities of working for a small company, and strategies for building knowledge, growing leadership skills, and increasing promotability in this environment.

Inspired by the recent headlines of great leader Mark Cuban's recognition of ex-Dallas-Maverick Delonte West's dire need for mental health services, Arthur and the Squad unpack how to be an empathetic leader, with boundaries, and minimized risk.

Anyone who’s ever worked for a boss who is disorganized, scatterbrained, or simply overworked knows how difficult it can be to figure out exactly what’s expected of them.  If you find yourself in such a situation, you generally have two options. You could grit your teeth and try to endure the uncertainty. You could also try your hand at “managing up.”

In this episode, Arthur, Jerri & DJ dissect the technique of managing up, and how it can propel your career in hospitality.

What a horrible way to spend half of your waking hours, doing something you don’t enjoy.  Fortunately it doesn’t have to be this way.  There are people all over the world, who couldn’t stand their job, dropped it for doing something they enjoy, and are now far happier. Great leaders pursue their passions with strong conviction and great energy, which enables them to weather the tough times when others give up.

Karma! You get the workforce you deserve! In this debut episode of the What Do You Stand For podcast, we discuss how our personal life experiences have impacted our professional performance in the hospitality industry, and what this podcast aims to accomplish in the coming weeks.

Are you ready? Coming December 1st, the hospitality industry's top expert Arthur Keith helps you get right in the area of your life where you spend the most time: WORK. Arthur and his co-hosts will be here to discuss the topics that corporate America avoids, but every manager and front line hospitality employee hopes their leaders will confront!