Mandarin Oriental
Hyde Park ,London
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Presentation Contents:
The Brand of Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group
What is Colleague Engagement?
The Benefits of Engagement
What is Our Brand Promise To Our Guests?
What is Our Brand Promise To Our Colleagues?
The Strategy For Success!
A Moment of Delight.....
What Are We
Saying About
Our Brand?
      •   Oriental    •   International
      •   Luxury      •   Amazing locations
      •   Exquisite   •   Deluxe
      •   Elegant     •   Friendly
      •   Chic        •   Seamless
      •   Attentive   •   Natural
How do we Achieve this Brand
       Recognition?

    Great Service!
“Superb service is the indispensible ingredient of
successful luxury brands.”

Robert Reppa and Evan Hirsh: The Luxury Touch
“Culture Drives
Behaviour and
Behaviour Drives the
Brand!!!”
“If you have the right people on
the bus, they will be self
motivated. The real question
then becomes: How do you
manage in such a way as not to
de-motivate people.”


Jim Collins: Good To Great
“How do you have such great
people working in your hotels?”
Alan Jones: CEO Jardine Motors
Recruitment


“Whether someone is the “right” person has
more to do with character traits and innate
capabilities than with specific knowledge,
background or skills.”

Jim Collins: Good to Great
Observable Behaviours

Skills & Knowledge                     Easier to Identify &
                                       Measure




Competencies:                                  More Difficult to
Personal Characteristics                       Identify & Assess
Attitude, Values, Aptitudes, Personality
Traits & Motivation
Recruitment

•   Interviewing For Success
•   Screening Tools
•   E - recruitment
•   Snap Hire / Profile Ex
•   Getting The Right People On The Bus....
What is Colleague Engagement?
                    “Engaged employees are
                    those who go beyond
                    knowing what the mission
                    is: they believe the
                    mission and understand
                    what is needed to
                    achieve it.”
                    Bill Piersol: Employee Engagement
                    and Power to Give the Edge.
DRIVERS OF ENGAGEMENT


• Leadership
• Communication
• Performance Management
• Benefits
•   Acknowledgement
•   Learning & Development
•   Career Planning
•   Parties & Activities
Leadership


• Open door policy
• Approachability of Senior Management
• Adaptable Leadership
• Lead by Example / Role Modelling
• Developing People
Communication


“Do the processes that support two
way communication drive colleague
engagement at Mandarin Oriental Hyde
Park?”
Keith Edwards: MBA Dissertation Question
Performance Management

• Orientation / Probation Reviews
• Profile / Performance Reviews
• Level 8 Performance Reviews
• One-to-one Chats
Benefits


• Colleague Relocation
• MOstay
• Colleague Restaurant
• Changing Rooms
• Uniform
• Health Care
• Hours of Work
• Salaries
Acknowledgement



• Long Service Award
• Colleague Awards
• Moments of Delight
• Birthdays
• Cultural Days

Reinforcing Behaviour that Supports the Brand
Learning and Development

• Developing an Integrated L & D
  Architecture
• MOve Forward
• Accelerated Management Development
  Programme
                                                                MBA          General


• MOve Up
                                                                           Managers &
                                                                             Senior
                                                                            Managers
                                                            MOve Forward      Senior
                                                                           Management
• MO MBA Programme                          Additional
                                            Training
                                            and
                                                                           Development

                                                              MOve Up      Supervisory/
                                            Development
                                                                              Junior

• Additional Programmes e.g. IFS, PFS, PM   activities as
                                            appropriate
                                            at each level
                                                                           Management
                                                                           Development
                                                             Job Skills
                                                              training


                                                              MOve in -    Orientation
                                                             Orientation
Career Planning


• Internal Transfer System
• Annual Career Discussions
• Hotel Succession Planning
• Group Succession Planning
• Promotions From Within
• Cultural Ambassador Programmes
Parties & Activities

• Colleague Parties and Events
• Departmental Events
• Hotel Sports Days
• Management Retreats
• The Power of Shared Experience.....
• Hotels Attracted Social People Who Want To
  Be Entertained!!
The Benefits of a Successful
            Engagement Strategy
Absence From Work: 5 fewer days off sick per year
Profitability: Increased by 12%
Productivity: Increased by 18%
Revenue: Increased by 43%
Staff Turnover: 87% less likely to leave

MacLeod and Clarke (2009): Engaging For Success:
Enhancing Performance Through Employee Engagement
MANDARIN ORIENTAL HYDE PARK
Colleague Commitment Survey:

             90%

2004 – 52%   80%
             70%

2005 – 60%   60%
             50%

2006 – 65%   40%
             30%

2007 – 64%   20%
             10%
             0%
2008 – 84%         2004   2005   2006   2007   2008   2009


2009 – 84%
MANDARIN ORIENTAL HYDE PARK
 Sunday Times Top 100 Companies to Work For
               2007 and 2010
“The books may show that employees
represent the largest share of expense. They
don’t show that they also earn the largest
share of revenue.......If employees are really
doing their job, they’re not a cost, they’re an
asset, our primary asset.”
Isadore Sharp: Four Seasons:
The Story of a Business Philosophy
A Sense Of Place.....
What Is Our Brand Promise to Our Guests?


      Legendary Quality Experience
MOMENTS OF DELIGHT

1. Telephone to reserve               11. Room Service Waiter/ess x 2
2. Telephone to change or reconfirm   13. Switchboard x 2
3. Airport representation             15. Maitre D’Hotel
4. Limousine driver                   17. Waiter x 3
5. Doorman                            19. Manager
6. Bellman                            20. Concierge
7. Receptionist                       21. Cashier
8. Floor Supervisor                   22. Bellman
9. Room Attendant                     23. Doorman
10. Room Service Order Taker          24. Limousine Driver
MOMENTS OF DELIGHT


        25. Barman x 2
        26. Cocktail Waiter/ess x 3
        27. Guest Relations Officer
        28. Floor Supervisor
        29. Room Attendant
MOMENTS OF DELIGHT

29 moments x 190 guests = 5510 per day X 365 days = 2,000,000
Plus others departments:
Spa, Banquets, Sales, PR, etc.
= 2,400,000 Moments of Delight per year


25 Operating hotels
= 600,000,000 Moments of Delight per year



= The Brand of Mandarin
Oriental Hotel Group!!
“Culture Drives
Behaviour and
Behaviour Drives
The Brand!!!”
What is Our Brand
Promise To Our
Colleagues?
Colleague Quality
Experiences
Creating a Colleague Brand

Mapped the Colleague Journey against the Guest
Journey

Conducted a set of Global Focus Groups

Employed Synovate to compile the data

Developed a set of Colleague Quality Experiences
that were in line with our culture and expectations of
colleagues
Colleague Quality Experiences
First Impression
Orientation
Providing a Safe Working Environment
Uniform
Changing Room Facilities
Colleague Dining Room
Salary and Benefits
Learning and Development
Career Development
Creating Talent
Colleague Feedback
Communication
Acknowledgement of Performance
Care For Colleagues
Being Yourself at Work
Beyond the Workplace.
A Strategy For Success
James Heskett: The Service Profit Chain:
How Leading Companies Link Profit and Growth to Loyalty,
Satisfaction and Value
Colleague
           Satisfaction



         The Service
Profit
         Profit Chain
                          Added Value
 £$




           Customer
          Satisfaction
CQE’s CQE’s
                     CQE’s   CQE’s CQE’s           CQE’s
                                  CQE’s        CQE’s
                                   Engaged
                                  Colleagues



    Profit &              The Colleague
Brand Expansion
                                                           Added Value

                    Engagement Cycle

                           Brand Loyal Guests
                            LQE’s
                  LQE’s             LQE’s LQE’s LQE’s
                          LQE’s
                                   LQE’s LQE’s
CONCLUDING REMARK

“The services surrounding luxury brands can be viewed
not only as an intrinsic part of the product themselves,
but an important differentiator of the brand.”
              Robert Reppa: The Luxury Touch
                                                     Development
                                           Acquisition


                                           Retention   Mobility


The Culture Drives Behaviours which
Drive the Brand......
What Questions
Do You Have?
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    Presentation Contents: The Brandof Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group What is Colleague Engagement? The Benefits of Engagement What is Our Brand Promise To Our Guests? What is Our Brand Promise To Our Colleagues? The Strategy For Success!
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    A Moment ofDelight.....
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    What Are We SayingAbout Our Brand? • Oriental • International • Luxury • Amazing locations • Exquisite • Deluxe • Elegant • Friendly • Chic • Seamless • Attentive • Natural
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    How do weAchieve this Brand Recognition? Great Service!
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    “Superb service isthe indispensible ingredient of successful luxury brands.” Robert Reppa and Evan Hirsh: The Luxury Touch
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    “If you havethe right people on the bus, they will be self motivated. The real question then becomes: How do you manage in such a way as not to de-motivate people.” Jim Collins: Good To Great
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    “How do youhave such great people working in your hotels?” Alan Jones: CEO Jardine Motors
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    Recruitment “Whether someone isthe “right” person has more to do with character traits and innate capabilities than with specific knowledge, background or skills.” Jim Collins: Good to Great
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    Observable Behaviours Skills &Knowledge Easier to Identify & Measure Competencies: More Difficult to Personal Characteristics Identify & Assess Attitude, Values, Aptitudes, Personality Traits & Motivation
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    Recruitment • Interviewing For Success • Screening Tools • E - recruitment • Snap Hire / Profile Ex • Getting The Right People On The Bus....
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    What is ColleagueEngagement? “Engaged employees are those who go beyond knowing what the mission is: they believe the mission and understand what is needed to achieve it.” Bill Piersol: Employee Engagement and Power to Give the Edge.
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    DRIVERS OF ENGAGEMENT •Leadership • Communication • Performance Management • Benefits • Acknowledgement • Learning & Development • Career Planning • Parties & Activities
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    Leadership • Open doorpolicy • Approachability of Senior Management • Adaptable Leadership • Lead by Example / Role Modelling • Developing People
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    Communication “Do the processesthat support two way communication drive colleague engagement at Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park?” Keith Edwards: MBA Dissertation Question
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    Performance Management • Orientation/ Probation Reviews • Profile / Performance Reviews • Level 8 Performance Reviews • One-to-one Chats
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    Benefits • Colleague Relocation •MOstay • Colleague Restaurant • Changing Rooms • Uniform • Health Care • Hours of Work • Salaries
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    Acknowledgement • Long ServiceAward • Colleague Awards • Moments of Delight • Birthdays • Cultural Days Reinforcing Behaviour that Supports the Brand
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    Learning and Development •Developing an Integrated L & D Architecture • MOve Forward • Accelerated Management Development Programme MBA General • MOve Up Managers & Senior Managers MOve Forward Senior Management • MO MBA Programme Additional Training and Development MOve Up Supervisory/ Development Junior • Additional Programmes e.g. IFS, PFS, PM activities as appropriate at each level Management Development Job Skills training MOve in - Orientation Orientation
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    Career Planning • InternalTransfer System • Annual Career Discussions • Hotel Succession Planning • Group Succession Planning • Promotions From Within • Cultural Ambassador Programmes
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    Parties & Activities •Colleague Parties and Events • Departmental Events • Hotel Sports Days • Management Retreats • The Power of Shared Experience..... • Hotels Attracted Social People Who Want To Be Entertained!!
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    The Benefits ofa Successful Engagement Strategy Absence From Work: 5 fewer days off sick per year Profitability: Increased by 12% Productivity: Increased by 18% Revenue: Increased by 43% Staff Turnover: 87% less likely to leave MacLeod and Clarke (2009): Engaging For Success: Enhancing Performance Through Employee Engagement
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    MANDARIN ORIENTAL HYDEPARK Colleague Commitment Survey: 90% 2004 – 52% 80% 70% 2005 – 60% 60% 50% 2006 – 65% 40% 30% 2007 – 64% 20% 10% 0% 2008 – 84% 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2009 – 84%
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    MANDARIN ORIENTAL HYDEPARK Sunday Times Top 100 Companies to Work For 2007 and 2010
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    “The books mayshow that employees represent the largest share of expense. They don’t show that they also earn the largest share of revenue.......If employees are really doing their job, they’re not a cost, they’re an asset, our primary asset.” Isadore Sharp: Four Seasons: The Story of a Business Philosophy
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    A Sense OfPlace.....
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    What Is OurBrand Promise to Our Guests? Legendary Quality Experience
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    MOMENTS OF DELIGHT 1.Telephone to reserve 11. Room Service Waiter/ess x 2 2. Telephone to change or reconfirm 13. Switchboard x 2 3. Airport representation 15. Maitre D’Hotel 4. Limousine driver 17. Waiter x 3 5. Doorman 19. Manager 6. Bellman 20. Concierge 7. Receptionist 21. Cashier 8. Floor Supervisor 22. Bellman 9. Room Attendant 23. Doorman 10. Room Service Order Taker 24. Limousine Driver
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    MOMENTS OF DELIGHT 25. Barman x 2 26. Cocktail Waiter/ess x 3 27. Guest Relations Officer 28. Floor Supervisor 29. Room Attendant
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    MOMENTS OF DELIGHT 29moments x 190 guests = 5510 per day X 365 days = 2,000,000 Plus others departments: Spa, Banquets, Sales, PR, etc. = 2,400,000 Moments of Delight per year 25 Operating hotels = 600,000,000 Moments of Delight per year = The Brand of Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group!!
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    What is OurBrand Promise To Our Colleagues? Colleague Quality Experiences
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    Creating a ColleagueBrand Mapped the Colleague Journey against the Guest Journey Conducted a set of Global Focus Groups Employed Synovate to compile the data Developed a set of Colleague Quality Experiences that were in line with our culture and expectations of colleagues
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    Colleague Quality Experiences FirstImpression Orientation Providing a Safe Working Environment Uniform Changing Room Facilities Colleague Dining Room Salary and Benefits Learning and Development Career Development Creating Talent Colleague Feedback Communication Acknowledgement of Performance Care For Colleagues Being Yourself at Work Beyond the Workplace.
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    A Strategy ForSuccess James Heskett: The Service Profit Chain: How Leading Companies Link Profit and Growth to Loyalty, Satisfaction and Value
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    Colleague Satisfaction The Service Profit Profit Chain Added Value £$ Customer Satisfaction
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    CQE’s CQE’s CQE’s CQE’s CQE’s CQE’s CQE’s CQE’s Engaged Colleagues Profit & The Colleague Brand Expansion Added Value Engagement Cycle Brand Loyal Guests LQE’s LQE’s LQE’s LQE’s LQE’s LQE’s LQE’s LQE’s
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    CONCLUDING REMARK “The servicessurrounding luxury brands can be viewed not only as an intrinsic part of the product themselves, but an important differentiator of the brand.” Robert Reppa: The Luxury Touch Development Acquisition Retention Mobility The Culture Drives Behaviours which Drive the Brand......
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