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3 Critical Responsibilities a Managing Director Cannot Deleg
The current hospitality cycle demands a shift in leadership, requiring managing directors to personally oversee cash discipline and labor relations rather than delegating them to mid-level management.
Key Takeaways
- 1Maintain direct oversight of cash flow and payment terms to monitor real-time asset health rather than relying on lagging P&L statements.
- 2Own the relationship with the workforce and unions directly to ensure authentic leadership and navigate the thin middle-management pipeline.
- 3Recognize that ADR growth alone is insufficient to restore margins in a high-labor-cost, tight-capital environment.
Source: Hotels Magazine
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