Mr. Rush

Rob Rush

CEO

LRA Worldwide

Rob Rush is President & CEO of LRA Worldwide, Inc. a leading consulting and research company that specializes in Customer Experience Management (CEM). Rob co-founded the company two decades ago, and has helped grow it to its position as a leader in CEM consulting. Based outside of Philadelphia, LRA relies on an integrated suite of services designed to help organizations measure and improve service quality, employee performance, customer satisfaction, retention and profitability. LRA's service offerings include customer experience strategy and design, customer and employee research, the design and development of corporate standards and practices, customer service training, and quality assurance.

LRA has deep sector expertise in the hospitality, leisure, sports, entertainment, and travel industries, and is exploring emerging sectors such as automotive, financial services, and healthcare. Clients include the PGA TOUR, Six Flags, Churchill Downs, Starwood Hotels & Resorts, MGM Mirage, Hyatt Hotels, the ARAMARK Corporation, NetJets and Quest Diagnostics.

Rob is active in the American Hotel & Lodging Association and was recently interviewed by editors of The Wall Street Transcript for its CEO Spotlight Series. In addition to serving on the Hospitality Forum Editorial Board, Rob is a frequent contributor to leading marketing and industry trade publications such as Brandweek, Golf Magazine, CRM Magazine, US Banker, Resort & Recreation and Casino Journal. Recently, Rob was a featured speaker at the North American Conference on Customer Management, the National Institute of Golf Management and InfoShare 2005. Mr. Rush is a graduate of Cornell University. You can visit the LRA website at www.lraworldwide.com

Mr. Rush can be contacted at 215-449-0301 or rob.rush@lraworldwide.com

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Hotel Human Resources: The Biggest Challenges
The economic challenges of the past four years have led many hotel companies to re-examine the ways in which they do business and how they deploy talent. In many cases, the work did not go away and fewer people were left to carry on the tasks that had previously been shared among many. As we work our way out of the recession and look forward to a healthier economic environment, there is an understanding that despite recovering business levels, we may never see the return of former staffing levels. This "new norm" of operating with leaner teams has led Human Resources professionals and people managers to look at career development and growth opportunities in a new light. The March Hotel Business Review will take a look at some of the strategies being used by successful hotel brands, and techniques human resource directors are currently exploring.
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