This week, we
celebrated our Management Development Program (MDP) graduating class. As their
final assignment, each member gave a presentation to our leadership team,
providing an overview of the individual projects they completed during the nine-month course. I’m always impressed by
the level of professionalism these associates develop over the short period of
time they are in MDP, but this week’s presentations were something to write
home about (or in this case, to blog about)!
When the presentations were finished, I found
myself downloading with the rest of my team, discussing the great projects we’d heard. Even more so, discussing the
level of talent each of the associates possess and the unique skillsets they
each bring to the table because of their diverse backgrounds.
Some of you may know that I was a student of
Sheraton’s hotel management training program early in my career and my
experience was life-changing. It resulted in my own
passion for developing others, though at the time, I had no idea to what extent that vision would become
reality.
Today, Hotel Equities has an extensive offering
of world-class hotel management training programs available to associates,
students and recent college graduates interested in continuing their growth in
the hospitality industry. I have stories of one-on-one mentoring experiences
throughout the years, and stories of HE’s training program graduates…
housekeepers becoming senior vice presidents and doormen becoming award-winning general managers.
As leaders, it’s our job to develop others and
to never allow an associate’s potential to go unnoticed. I hope you are taking
an active interest in the growth and success of those you lead.
Hospitably,
Fred
