{"id":2128,"date":"2016-11-02T18:06:33","date_gmt":"2016-11-02T18:06:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.ift.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/?p=2128"},"modified":"2017-06-20T11:15:36","modified_gmt":"2017-06-20T10:15:36","slug":"executive-knowledge-hub","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/executive-knowledge-hub\/","title":{"rendered":"Executive knowledge hub"},"content":{"rendered":"\u4e2d\u6587\u6458\u8981 \/ Summary in Chinese<\/span>\n

\u201cThis is probably the third time I have joined an IFT Executive Development Programme,\u201d says Mr. Simon Chow, Director of Sales at the Macau Tower Convention and Entertainment Centre. He was one of the 21 industry executives participating in an October edition of the IFT Executive Development Programme on Strategic Thinking.<\/p>\n

The Institute\u2019s Executive Development Programme scheme continues to grow in reputation. The 2-day short courses for industry executives are offered in partnership with some of the world\u2019s leading tourism schools and cover the latest trends in hospitality management.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe first benefit from these courses is to get updates on the industry\u2019s development,\u201d Mr. Chow says. \u201cThe second benefit is that I can use the knowledge learned on these courses in my job,\u201d he adds.<\/p>\n

Ms. Gloria Ma, Director of Human Resources at Mandarin Oriental, Macau, agrees. She also participated in the strategic thinking programme. \u201cI find the IFT Executive Development Programmes a very good learning opportunity. Seldom in Macao do we have courses like these, delivered by experts from overseas universities,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

\u201cI previously attended another IFT Executive Development Programme by a European university. I learn a lot in these courses and I find them very beneficial for my work. I am a satisfied, returning customer,\u201d Ms. Ma states.<\/p>\n

Mr. Rutger Verschuren is General Manager at the Grand Lapa hotel. He was one of 18 industry participants joining in August an IFT Executive Development Programme on Strategic Resilience: it was his first time enrolling on such an IFT course. Mr. Verschuren says the knowledge he got from attending the programme will \u201cdefinitely\u201d be useful in his job.<\/p>\n

Catalyst for change<\/strong><\/p>\n

IFT\u2019s Executive Development Programme scheme also receives praise from course leaders. \u201cParticipants were terrific: they brought a world of experience with them,\u201d says Dr. Michael Oshins, Associate Professor of the Practice at Boston University\u2019s School of Hospitality Administration. He was course leader for the programme on strategic thinking.<\/p>\n

The scheme can be a catalyst for positive change in Macao\u2019s hospitality sector, says Mr. Andr\u00e9 Mack. He is a Director at Lausanne Hospitality Consulting, a company jointly established by Switzerland\u2019s Ecole h\u00f4teli\u00e8re de Lausanne and the Swiss Hotel Association. Mr. Mack was the course leader in August\u2019s Executive Development Programme on Strategic Resilience. <\/p>\n

\u201cBy essence, the job of a hotelier is that the next challenge is next week, next month. We are thinking super short-term,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

Mr Mack adds: \u201cWe are reactive. The solution to get out of this is to fundamentally change the mindset. How to do this? You need people like the participants in these courses, who are coming from the top and who are convinced that strategic change is one way out.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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