The Leaders’ Journey: An Interview With Russell Kett

As we emerge from this pandemic nightmare, a new initiative – The Leaders’ Journey – has been established to enable emerging and young talent around the world to access the learnings of business leaders. The Leaders’ Journey’s aim is to create a marriage between generations that passes down knowledge, inspires the young, eliminates barriers and builds greater trust in leaders and leadership. In this short interview by Lauran Bush of EP Business in Hospitality, hear from Russell Kett about the leader who inspired him the most, the greatest learning point in his career, his greatest failure and greatest success, the incidents that influenced him as a leader, and what advice he would have given to his 18-year-old self.

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.