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Chuck Simikian, SPHR, SHRM-SCP

What the Department of Labor Says about Restaurant Managers Taking Tips & How to Stay Compliant

By Chuck Simikian, SPHR, SHRM-SCP Mar 19, 2025

It was a busy Saturday night at a luxury resort restaurant. Short-staffed and overwhelmed, the Assistant Restaurant ...

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Stewart Kiely

Keeping Hotel Projects on Track is Like Herding Cats

By Stewart Kiely Mar 12, 2025

I’ve worked in hospitality and luxury island resorts for many years and have encountered varying degrees of ...

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Charles Oswald

2025 Hotel Transactions: Market in Motion

By Charles Oswald Mar 5, 2025

Every January, the ALIS conference serves as a barometer for the hotel investment landscape, and in 2025, the mood was ...

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Debbie Miller

How Hotels Can Leverage Social Media for Spring Travel

By Debbie Miller Feb 26, 2025

Spring is an exciting season for travel. There are lots of opportunities for hotels to attract spring breakers, ...

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Don Farrell

Why Does 99% of All Hospitality Training Fail?

By Don Farrell Feb 19, 2025

Ask anyone in a hospitality service or sales organization if they train their employees, and they’ll often detail ...

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Chuck Simikian, SPHR, SHRM-SCP

When Niceness Backfires: The Risks of Trying to Soften a Termination…the Trader Joe’s Grandma

By Chuck Simikian, SPHR, SHRM-SCP Jan 22, 2025

Chuck Simikian and John Thalheimer met together on the HR Stories Podcast to tell the tale that highlights the ...

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