current issue and full text archive of this journal is available at www.emeraldinsight.com/0959-6119.htm Hotel managers’ career strategies for success Christos Akrivos Department of Tourism Management‚ Greek Open University‚ and Department of Business Administration‚ Athens Technological Institution‚ Athens‚ Greece Career strategies for success 107 Adele Ladkin ICTHR‚ School of Services Management‚ Bournemouth University‚ Poole‚ UK‚ and Panayiotis Reklitis Department of Business
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Many people say wealth is the key to measuring success; they are wrong. Success should be measured upon ones happiness‚ the friends one has and if their goals in life have been attained. It is like saying you can never buy happiness. The American dream is often considered being affluent‚ but once one becomes rich- if ever- that’s all he ever gains and won’t be truly happy or successful. This is confirmed time after time again in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby and in other readings and movies;
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The Rocky Road to Success Michael Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone‚ a man who has walked down a tough road but never gave up on his goals. He was overlooked at the beginning but now he overlooks Lake Tahoe in his large house. Even though it looked bleak at first Stallone kept with it and ended up changing American views‚ the movie industry‚ and also he showed us that “It ain’t over till it’s over.” Sylvester Stallone’s birth wasn’t the easiest operation for a doctor. On July 6th‚ 1947‚ Stallone
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Question 1 : Failure is the best teacher a person can have in preparation for life. “Success is the ability to go from failure to failure without losing your enthusiasm” by Sir Winston Churchill‚ "All my successes have been built on my failures" by Benjamin Disraeli‚ “I have not failed. I ’ve just found 10‚000 ways that won ’t work" by Thomas Edison and “Failure is only the opportunity to begin again‚ only this time more wisely” by Henry Ford (“Inspirational Quotes.” n.d.). These are few of the
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Failures Lead to Success Failure is what often happens in our lives. Students may fail in exams‚ athletes may fail in competitions‚ and even scientists may fail in their research work. Everyone has failing experiences in his own life. People feel upset when they fail. While these people may yield to failure and flinch from it‚ successful people rather learn from their failures and cope with mistakes in order to reach the successful final. For some people‚ failure represents opportunity and growth
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Nike’s Marketing Success In a world of intensely competitive multi-billion dollar corporations‚ Nike’s continued drive towards innovation and developing diverse marketing techniques has propelled them to the forefront of the athletic shoe and apparel industry. The pursuit of success has its costs and risks and Nike is continually faced with challenges that exploit their vulnerabilities and areas of risk. This paper will focus on Nike’s key successes as well as potential risks. It will also provide
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How To Achieve Success A very good morning to our English teacher ‚ Miss Joanne and fellow students . I am very honoured to be given the opportunity to give a speech on "How to Achieve Success". What is success ? What do success mean to you ? Does it mean getting straight As in your exam ? Does it mean getting many golds medal in the sport activities ? In my opinion ‚ a successful student is able to achieve a balance in all aspects in life . This include intellectual ‚ physical
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CASE STUDY: critical success factors and performance indicators for a services company Financial Success Factor Improved cash flow Suggested PI %of those paying cash up front %of new projects where payment up front received Timing of billing on milestones e.g. if 5 days late result would be + 5 days etc. %of customer balance to fees No. of projects with all progress payments paid Costs of lost bids vs. costs of won bids %of successful bids %of successful bids a project group gets Number of customers
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Three Keys to Academic Success Determination‚ strong work ethics‚ and a good attitude rank in some of the essential qualities that are needed for academic success. These key characteristics will help make school an exciting adventure instead of something that is dreaded by most people. Sometimes school can get really challenging‚ but these qualities make those obstacles look smaller and easier to surmount. Keeping these traits will help a person go far in his academic career because it gives him
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Is Height the Key to Success? Ho Io Weng‚ Peta May 3‚ 2010 Abstract Over the years‚ many researchers have tried to make a connection between some of society’s most respected people. The link they agreed upon was their height. The result raised a lot of controversy. Tall people refused to admit that it was their height that gave them a boost up the career chart‚ and shorter ones refused to accept that they would need to work twice as much to get the same results. Researchers not only claimed
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