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The Less-Glamorous Side of HR Management in Luxury Hospitality
HR Management in Luxury Hospitality sounds (and many times is) very glamorous! And I know that by saying this, I’ve probably just...

Cristina DRAGAN
Feb 204 min read


👉 Your workplace is shaping you – more than you realize it!
The 5* Mindset Workshop is about well-being at work. In my whole career as HR in Luxury Hospitality, maybe there were 20 times I can...

Cristina DRAGAN
Feb 192 min read


Participants' reaction to the 5* Mindset
🙄Skeptical. Definitely surprising. Sometimes even inappropriate! This is how one of the basic luxury hospitality principles I share in...

Cristina DRAGAN
Feb 182 min read


The 5* Mindset
Although owning a completely non-hospitality business, the owner wanted an original training session for a team of industrial engineers...

Cristina DRAGAN
Feb 182 min read


Evolving is hard!
It took me a lot to feel worthy enough to publish the kind words and testimonials I received as a first-time solopreneur… Because as a...

Cristina DRAGAN
Feb 182 min read


Love is in the Details!
At least I choose to see it that way and live the devil jobless (as if…). In my line of work, attention to detail is about INTENTION, not...

Cristina DRAGAN
Feb 12 min read


Relationship Status: It’s complicated
You ignore the basics, they expect perfection. You make promises, they hold you accountable. You think only of yourself, they demand...

Cristina DRAGAN
Nov 28, 20242 min read


Why hire an HR Hospitality Consultant like me?
Here are the top 3 reasons! ✨ First, what do I say I do – “Using simplified hospitality concepts I help employees find value in their...

Cristina DRAGAN
Nov 28, 20242 min read


You can Teach Behavioral Standards. But you can only Inspire Genuine Care!
Some even say "Either you care or you don’t", and as far as “genuine” goes, it is only for luxury businesses. However, in the hospitality...

Cristina DRAGAN
Nov 28, 20242 min read


What makes a place luxurious, from the first step in?
I never get bored in a hotel lobby! I always arrive earlier for meetings so I can sit down and observe, with a childish smile, all the...

Cristina DRAGAN
Nov 28, 20242 min read


Observation mode activated!
👀 I realized recently, I never switch off my observation mode! Without my intention or plan, I pick up an excess of details from all...

Cristina DRAGAN
Oct 30, 20242 min read


The language of great service
Nothing is left to chance in luxury hospitality! Making guests feel emotionally connected to a brand only results from intense learning,...

Cristina DRAGAN
Oct 9, 20242 min read


Leading is a privilege, not a trophy!
When I remember my motivation at the beginning of my career for working in HR, it makes me laugh, as much as my answer to the question...

Cristina DRAGAN
Oct 9, 20242 min read


Your colleagues are your first customers! (Part Two)
3 Behaviors to STOP NOW + 4 micro-behaviors you may not know they’re annoying! Every company’s culture is different, even within the same...

Cristina DRAGAN
Sep 11, 20242 min read


Your colleagues are your first customers!
3 Simplified Luxury Behaviors to start practicing NOW Regardless of the industry you work in, remotely or on-site, in the office or in...

Cristina DRAGAN
Sep 5, 20242 min read


The Training Trap: Why 95% of learning happens after the course
Just like performance is 5% talent and 95% discipline and hard work, learning and development is 5% training and 95% what you do after...

Cristina DRAGAN
Jul 31, 20242 min read


My entrepreneurial story
I am a one-woman-show, with green eco shoes as part of personal branding… I know, I should only tell the story of my humble beginnings...

Cristina DRAGAN
Jul 30, 20242 min read


How can I help you?
The 4 most common problems I can solve for small businesses in my community, by breaking down my universal promise, “Using simplified...

Cristina DRAGAN
Jul 30, 20242 min read


A skill I wish I had learned sooner: Having Difficult Conversations
I remember watching an American hospital series on streamline and being so impressed by how people, even in the most difficult...

Cristina DRAGAN
Jul 17, 20242 min read


The Service Circle
It took me a long time and a great effort to become a true server. I was too narrow-minded, and self-centered, for too long to even give...

Cristina DRAGAN
Jul 10, 20242 min read
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