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Marriott International Hr

To empower the world's best hospitality team by cultivating talent that delivers unmatched personalized service worldwide

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To empower the world's best hospitality team by cultivating talent that delivers unmatched personalized service worldwide

Strengths

  • GLOBAL: Extensive worldwide presence with 30+ brands in 138 countries
  • TALENT: Industry-leading development programs retaining top talent
  • CULTURE: 95+ year history of strong values-based corporate culture
  • BONVOY: Loyalty program with 173M+ members drives engagement
  • DIVERSITY: Award-winning DEI initiatives with 56% diverse workforce

Weaknesses

  • TURNOVER: Hospitality industry-high 31% turnover rate impacts costs
  • TECH: Legacy HR systems limit data analytics and decision making
  • RECRUITING: Challenging hiring environment in key growth markets
  • WORKLOAD: Rising associate burnout reported in engagement surveys
  • TRAINING: Inconsistent learning experiences across global properties

Opportunities

  • HYBRID: Implement flexible work models for corporate staff globally
  • SKILLS: Develop new talent pipeline for digital and tech positions
  • ANALYTICS: Deploy predictive workforce analytics for planning
  • WELLBEING: Expand mental health and wellness support programs
  • EDUCATION: Create educational partnerships in emerging markets

Threats

  • COMPENSATION: Rising labor costs in key markets threaten margins
  • COMPETITION: Tech firms poaching hospitality data science talent
  • REGULATIONS: Evolving global employment laws increasing complexity
  • EXPECTATIONS: Changing Gen Z workplace preferences and demands
  • AUTOMATION: AI replacing traditional hospitality roles and skills

Key Priorities

  • ENGAGEMENT: Modernize employee experience to reduce turnover costs
  • TECHNOLOGY: Upgrade HR systems enabling data-driven decisions
  • DEVELOPMENT: Expand leadership programs for future growth markets
  • EXPERIENCE: Redesign associate journey to match guest excellence
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To empower the world's best hospitality team by cultivating talent that delivers unmatched personalized service worldwide

TRANSFORM EXPERIENCE

Create an exceptional associate journey matching our guest ethos

  • PLATFORM: Implement global employee experience platform across 80% of properties by Q4 with 85% adoption rate
  • ENGAGEMENT: Increase overall engagement score from 82% to 85% through targeted wellbeing and feedback initiatives
  • MOMENTS: Design and launch 6 signature associate experience moments from recruitment through career progression
  • LISTENING: Deploy continuous listening tools reaching 90% of workforce with action plans for all key insights
ACCELERATE TECH

Modernize HR systems for intelligent people decisions

  • MIGRATION: Complete cloud-based HRIS implementation for all 138 countries with 95% data accuracy
  • ANALYTICS: Develop predictive workforce modeling dashboards for all property GMs with 90% utilization
  • AUTOMATION: Reduce administrative HR tasks by 35% through intelligent workflow automation for staff and managers
  • INTEGRATION: Connect 100% of talent systems to unified data lake enabling cross-functional insights
BUILD LEADERS

Develop world-class leadership pipeline for future growth

  • ACADEMIES: Launch leadership development academies in 10 key growth markets with 500 high-potentials enrolled
  • SUCCESSION: Identify and develop successors for 100% of critical roles with 90% ready-now bench strength
  • MOBILITY: Increase cross-brand and cross-region movement by 25% for leadership talent development
  • RETENTION: Improve high-performer retention rate from 84% to 92% through targeted development experiences
FUTURE-PROOF TALENT

Create agile workforce ready for evolving hospitality demands

  • SKILLS: Complete skills taxonomy for all roles with gap analysis and development plans for 120,000 associates
  • FLEXIBILITY: Implement flexible work arrangements for 100% of eligible positions with 85% satisfaction
  • PIPELINE: Establish 15 strategic education partnerships creating talent pipeline for 3,000 future roles
  • RESKILLING: Deliver digital literacy and data certification programs to 70% of supervisory and above roles
METRICS
  • ENGAGEMENT: 87% associate engagement score (5% increase)
  • RETENTION: Reduce voluntary turnover to 22% (9% improvement)
  • READINESS: 90% critical role succession coverage (20% increase)
VALUES
  • Put People First
  • Pursue Excellence
  • Act with Integrity
  • Embrace Change
  • Serve Our World
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Align the learnings

Marriott International Hr Retrospective

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To empower the world's best hospitality team by cultivating talent that delivers unmatched personalized service worldwide

What Went Well

  • REVENUE: Record $22.2B in FY2023 with RevPAR exceeding 2019 levels
  • EXPANSION: Added 394 properties with 65,000 rooms to global portfolio
  • LOYALTY: Bonvoy program grew to 173M members driving direct bookings
  • DIGITAL: Mobile app usage increased 37% year-over-year for bookings
  • SUSTAINABILITY: Reduced carbon intensity by 15% across properties

Not So Well

  • STAFFING: Labor shortages in key markets impacted service delivery
  • COSTS: Rising wage inflation of 5.8% pressured operational margins
  • TURNOVER: Associate turnover exceeded pre-pandemic levels by 7 points
  • TRAINING: New hire onboarding delayed due to instructor shortages
  • METRICS: HR analytics lagged operating needs for workforce planning

Learnings

  • FLEXIBILITY: Properties with enhanced work flexibility saw 29% lower attrition
  • TECHNOLOGY: Digital learning adoption highest with mobile-first approach
  • BENEFITS: Wellbeing programs directly correlate to reduced turnover
  • ANALYTICS: Properties using predictive staffing tools improved margins
  • CULTURE: Strong inclusion scores correlate with guest satisfaction

Action Items

  • IMPLEMENT: Global employee experience platform by Q3 2025 to address gaps
  • REDESIGN: Total rewards strategy for post-pandemic talent marketplace
  • DEVELOP: Predictive analytics for staffing modeling across properties
  • LAUNCH: Leadership development acceleration program for key markets
  • MODERNIZE: HR technology stack with cloud-based unified solution
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To empower the world's best hospitality team by cultivating talent that delivers unmatched personalized service worldwide

Strengths

  • FOUNDATION: Strong data infrastructure with global property insights
  • LEADERSHIP: Executive commitment to HR technology transformation
  • SCALE: Ability to implement AI solutions across global operations
  • TESTING: Established innovation labs for piloting HR technologies
  • PARTNERSHIPS: Strategic relationships with leading HR tech vendors

Weaknesses

  • SKILLS: Limited internal AI expertise within HR function globally
  • INTEGRATION: Siloed systems hampering unified data approach
  • ADOPTION: Inconsistent technology utilization across properties
  • INVESTMENT: Competing priorities for HR technology budget
  • PRIVACY: Complex global regulations limiting certain AI uses

Opportunities

  • PERSONALIZATION: AI-driven career pathing for 174,000 associates
  • AUTOMATION: Streamline 40% of administrative HR processes
  • INSIGHTS: Predict turnover patterns before they impact operations
  • LEARNING: Deploy adaptive training based on performance data
  • EXPERIENCE: Create conversational AI for everyday HR questions

Threats

  • RESISTANCE: Associate concerns about AI replacing human roles
  • ETHICS: Ensuring fair and unbiased AI-powered talent decisions
  • COMPLIANCE: Meeting varied global regulations for AI in employment
  • COMPETITION: Luxury hotel chains deploying advanced HR AI faster
  • ROI: Difficulty measuring return on HR technology investments

Key Priorities

  • UPSKILLING: Develop AI literacy program for all HR professionals
  • AUTOMATION: Identify and implement critical HR process automation
  • ANALYTICS: Build predictive talent insights platform for leaders
  • EXPERIENCE: Create seamless digital employee experience interface