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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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Great service is hard because we misunderstand it.
The meaning of “service” most of us use today is outdated. Maybe the experiences we had, the culture we live in, and the people we’ve met...
Cristina DRAGAN
Jul 10, 20242 min read
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Allow me to introduce myself!
(… so what does she actually do?) Because that day when I will be so famous I won’t need an introduction is nowhere near… Because even if...
Cristina DRAGAN
Jul 10, 20242 min read
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What I learned from my bosses...
and will apply as an entrepreneur. With or without their intentions, my bosses taught me many lessons, and, just as you anticipated, some...
Cristina DRAGAN
Jun 6, 20245 min read
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Cross-Industry Inspiration - a local story.
I could not be more convinced and inspired about the impact of my business idea, after the recent experience with one of my clients. I...
Cristina DRAGAN
May 31, 20242 min read
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Unpacking change: lessons learned after a few relocations.
I used to be a corporate nomad, but now I'm just a nomad, (getting) ready for the next move. Short story: 15 Years - 5 Relocations - 4...
Cristina DRAGAN
May 22, 20245 min read
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"Just (Don't!) Be Yourself!"
Authenticity is a beautiful concept, and "Just be yourself" sounds very reassuring. But at a closer look, it scares me how far from...
Cristina DRAGAN
May 14, 20243 min read
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What about this combo: Amazing Product & Disastrous Service?
Inspired by another disappointing experience today, I cannot stop wondering what makes this unfortunate association possible: having a...
Cristina DRAGAN
Apr 23, 20242 min read
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3 Ways We Can Contribute to Normalizing Great Service, as a Customer
Sometimes, employees only focus on what the company has done for them, without taking a moment to reflect on what they have done for the...
Cristina DRAGAN
Apr 9, 20243 min read
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Great Quality Service is NO Accident
I chose to return to Romania over a year ago (for positive family reasons) after spending 8 years working in luxury hospitality in two...
Cristina DRAGAN
Mar 27, 20243 min read
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Simplified Luxury Service Behaviors
One of the many remarkable aspects of the hospitality industry (HORECA) is holding the record for the highest level of transferability...
Cristina DRAGAN
Mar 25, 20244 min read
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