Dec 22, 2021
The hospitality industry is facing many challenges from the pandemic and skilled labor shortage. What is the future of buildings related to hospitality? What type of leadership does hospitality need? How do we resolve the skilled labor shortage before it sabotages building automation efforts? Robert Bahl - Global Vice President Engineering & Facilities for Marriott International, has been with Marriott for over 30 years. He addresses these and other critical questions on the "The Future of Buildings with Joe Havey" podcast. Listen to learn more.
In this episode:
- Introduction (1:25);
- Keys to Rob's success with Marriott (2:25);
- The value of mentorship (6:05);
- Changes in buildings over 30+ years of Rob's career (10:10);
- The skilled labor shortage in hospitality (11:00)
- Does an MBA really matter in today's job market? (13:20);
- Challenges in the hospitality industry during the pandemic (14:50);
- Balancing energy efficiency and guest experience in hospitality (16:04);
- Resolving the skilled labor shortage before it gets in the way of proper building automation (18:15);
- Diversity of staff in buildings (20:04)
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