Move Fast and Break Things: How Silicon Valley Thinking Can Shake Up Traditional Hotel Management Practices

Asset managers should encourage management to take risks to innovate

Constant questioning and challenging of hotel amenities, services, programs and management practices is critical to discover new ways of elevating the guest experience. Creativity and innovation should be driven by the premise that employees be permitted - and in fact encouraged - to challenge conventional thinking and the traditional methods of doing things.

Constant questioning and challenging of hotel amenities, services, programs and management practices is critical to discover new ways of elevating the guest experience. Creativity and innovation should be driven by the premise that employees be permitted - and in fact encouraged - to challenge conventional thinking and the traditional methods of doing things. Building experimentation into a hotel's business culture will boost customer satisfaction and loyalty, and by extension, increase revenues.

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Based in San Francisco, MARK LYNN oversees the wide range of hotel asset management, strategic planning, development and operational consulting services provided by the firm. Mr. Lynn has more than 30 years of hotel industry experience and has been involved in the development and management of more than 100 hotel projects with an asset value exceeding $2 billion.

HVS is the world's leading consulting and services organization focused on the hotel, restaurant, shared ownership, gaming, and leisure industries. Established in 1980, the company performs more than 2,000 assignments per year for virtually every major industry participant. HVS principals are regarded as the leading professionals in their respective regions of the globe.

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