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- Reading books on hospitality is a great way to expand your knowledge and sharpen your emotional intelligence, thus enabling you to be more successful in this industry.
- Setting the Table: The Transforming Power of Hospitality in Business
- How to Run a Great Hotel: Everything you need to achieve excellence in the hotel industry
- 100 Tips for Hoteliers: What Every Successful Hotel Professional Needs to Know and Do
- Nuts!: Southwest Airlines’ Crazy Recipe for Business and Personal Success
- The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
- Emotional Intelligence: The Groundbreaking Book that Redefined What it Means to Be Smart
- Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action
- I Like Giving: The Transforming Power of a Generous Life
- The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph
- Leading with Questions: How Leaders Find the Right Solutions by Knowing What to Ask
- Zapp: The Lighting of Empowerment
- How to Win Friends & Influence People
- Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
- Switch: Hot to Change Things When Change is Hard
- Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff: Simple Ways to Keep the Little Things from Taking Over Your Life
- Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap and Others Don’t
The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph
by Ryan Holiday
This book is a modern take on the ancient philosophy of Stoicism, which helps you endure the struggles of life with grace and resilience by drawing lessons from ancient heroes, former presidents, modern actors, athletes, and how they turned adversity into success, thanks to the power of perception, action and will. Many CEOs joke that their job is to be a plumber, finding holes in their respective businesses and plugging those holes. As the CEO of their hotels, GMs are constantly facing obstacles and adversity – this book gives GMs tools to turn obstacles into success.
