{"id":4055,"date":"2018-08-06T19:04:32","date_gmt":"2018-08-06T11:04:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.ift.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/?p=4055"},"modified":"2018-08-06T19:06:44","modified_gmt":"2018-08-06T11:06:44","slug":"ift-hosts-executive-programme-on-leadership-and-motivation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/ift-hosts-executive-programme-on-leadership-and-motivation\/","title":{"rendered":"IFT hosts executive programme on leadership and motivation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-4055 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-herald-lay-a'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"herald-popup\" href='https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Lecturer.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"990\" height=\"556\" src=\"https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Lecturer-990x556.jpg\" class=\"attachment-herald-lay-a size-herald-lay-a\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4056\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Lecturer-990x556.jpg 990w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Lecturer-470x264.jpg 470w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Lecturer-640x360.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Lecturer-215x120.jpg 215w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Lecturer-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Lecturer-414x232.jpg 414w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 990px) 100vw, 990px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4056'>\n\t\t\t\tDr. Michael Oshins\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"herald-popup\" href='https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Group_photo.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"990\" height=\"556\" src=\"https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Group_photo-990x556.jpg\" class=\"attachment-herald-lay-a size-herald-lay-a\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4057\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Group_photo-990x556.jpg 990w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Group_photo-470x264.jpg 470w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Group_photo-640x360.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Group_photo-215x120.jpg 215w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Group_photo-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Group_photo-414x232.jpg 414w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 990px) 100vw, 990px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4057'>\n\t\t\t\tGroup photo\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<span class='pum-trigger  popmake-4059  text-center font-blue' data-do-default=''>\u4e2d\u6587\u6458\u8981 \/ Summary in Chinese<\/span>\n<p>IFT and Cornell University, in the United States, jointly held on 3 and 4 July an executive development programme about leadership and motivation. A total of 26 executives from either local hotels or integrated resorts \u2013 and 2 members of the IFT teaching staff \u2013 took part.<\/p>\n<p>The purpose of the programme was to address the real-world complexities faced by front-line leaders and their teams in Macao\u2019s hospitality industry. The scheme focused on helping participants gain insights into different leadership styles, and develop skills that promote effective teamwork.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Michael Oshins, a member of the executive education faculty at Cornell University\u2019s School of Hotel Management, led the executive development programme. He has provided consultancy services for hotel chains such as Holiday Inn, Sheraton and Westin. His operational experience includes work at the iconic Waldorf-Astoria hotel in New York City in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Oshins says he was not looking to be \u201cthe sage on a stage\u201d; instead his aim for the programme was to fuel exchange of ideas between participants. \u201cThey can learn more from each other than they do from me,\u201d the hospitality expert stresses.<\/p>\n<p>The teaching method pleased Mr. Jovi Ng. \u201cWe had a very good discussion and a chance to share our experience,\u201d says the Assistant Director of Rooms at integrated resort MGM Cotai. The programme \u201ctaught us different kinds of leadership skills and different ways to motivate people,\u201d he adds.<\/p>\n<p>The goal of the programme, Dr. Oshins explains, was to drive industry professionals to \u201cembrace ideas on how to become a better leader and how to motivate themselves and the people that work with them\u201d. That involves \u201cidentifying their own values and changing their leadership skill set to meet the needs of the employees,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI&#8217;ve learned that we need to assess our staff, based on their competence and their commitment, in order to have a proper approach to leading them,\u201d says Ms. Eva Ngan. The Assistant Director of Finance at Four Seasons Hotel Macao adds leadership and motivation are key tools to address what is considered a major challenge for local companies: high employee turnover.<\/p>\n<p>The best way, says Dr. Oshins, to fight against the allure of \u201cthe next, shiny hotel that opens up\u201d is to \u201ccreate an environment where people feel encouraged and empowered to stay and learn more about themselves\u201d. The U.S. scholar has no doubt that \u201cmoney is not a motivator; other things are: autonomy, mastery and purpose\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Participant Ms. Ngan agrees that \u201cemployees want to be recognised, they want achievements\u201d. \u201cIf you have a good environment, people like to work with you,\u201d she adds.<\/p>\n<p>MGM Cotai\u2019s Mr. Ng goes further. \u201cPeople choose to work with people they feel connected to rather than work for a company,\u201d he says. \u201cIf a company has great people and cares for their employees, they [the employees] will stay,\u201d he explains. Mr. Ng however admits such concepts are often \u201ceasy to formulate but very difficult to apply in real life\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>M\u00e1rio da Silva Leal, Director of Restaurant and Bars at Mandarin Oriental Macau, says the secret might be to \u201cnot make things too complicated; take things easier\u201d. He adds: \u201cLeadership and motivation, at the end of the day, that\u2019s what drives a company forward.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IFT and Cornell University, in the United States, jointly held on 3 and 4 July an executive development programme about leadership and motivation. 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