It has been a while since I published my initial blog during second half of 2019 announcing my first book “Hotelier Thoughts”. So much has happened in the past few months which caused the setbacks. First due to sports accident I torn my Achilles tendon which forced me into surgery and having to wear a cast for 3 months. This was followed by physiotherapy sessions to be able to go back to normal walking activities and return to work. A second setback caused by the recent invasion of Corona Virus into the world and changing our lives forever. This took a lot of time and effort to manage the crisis taking care of the business and our associates.
Nevertheless, I have spent the past few weeks working on the book which I am excited to share with you some insight in this blog. A dream is coming true and I hope to announce shortly the date to launch the book.
“Hotelier Thoughts” brings an overall prospective to leadership, highlighting priorities and bringing awareness of pertinent issues, to help young Executives and Leaders to succeed. These thoughts are driven by years of experience in the hotel field. To be a successful leader you need to handle and worry about many things and sometimes either you don’t have enough experience or simply you overlook some of the important priorities which you should be aware of or perform. “Hotelier Thoughts” gathered all these elements into one book as a guide to help you stay ahead of the herd and never say I was not told. It will give you a holistic approach to managing your business and don’t miss a corner to make you more successful.
The book covers many important leadership topics and Operational Priorities that will guide you on the important priorities to look for under each topic. So whether you are looking for some guidance in Guest Engagement, People Engagement, Marketing, Sales, Handling Stress, building your team or even managing relation with your owning company & Management company, it is all covered to give you a great insight. Other topics include planning, presentations, decision making and even handling crisis situations. It is all there well thought of in a simple manner that allows you to instantly know and focus on the important matters.
One of the very interesting topics I am involved in writing now is managing the relationship and balance between Owners and Management companies. In recent years this has become a big challenge for many leaders. I highlight in this chapter the key points and approaches you should take to manage these relations starting with your full understanding of the Management Agreement binding the two parties to the priorities for each and how you should always seek a win-win situation to come out successful. A smart Leader can make or break this relationship and many mangers ultimatley lose their jobs for not handling this relation properly. You dont want to be that manager.
Of course, I did not forget to write my thoughts about Millennials and how important they have become in every organization. How to balance between old ways and new ways to achieve your goals. How to capitalize on their strength and supress what might be a weakness. Yes experience matters but sometimes in our old ways we dont listen or see new ways presented by the Millennials which might produce better and faster results. It is crucial that you balance old and new to achieve success.
“Hotelier Thoughts” is exciting, methodical, organized and inspiring, as described by many of the managers who I reach out to have their feedback after reading parts of the book. They find great value in having all these thoughts to guide you into one book.
I am nowadays staying focused to finalize the last few chapters and start the overall review. After all it is my first attempt to write a book and bring my thoughts based on 30+ years of experience to the palm of your hands. I simply want you to be successful. It seems I am heading in the direction to call the book “Executive Thoughts” as this describes exactly what it is but yet to be decided and will surely keep you informed.
Sincerely,
Sherief A. Abouelmagd Author
Hotelier Thoughts 