Education | IFT co-organizes program on ’strategic thinking’

The Institute for Tourism Studies and Cornell University’s School of Hotel Administration have co-organized another installment of the Executive Development Program, this time on “strategic thinking.” Running for two days earlier this week, the Program attracted 21 participants from the hospitality industry.
In order to provide diversified training opportunities for industry professionals and to enhance management quality of the local service industry, the course focuses on how managers can guide their organizations in the formulation, implementation and evaluation of strategies.
IFT said in a statement that the goal is to develop a mastery of the tools used to perform analyses of the industry and competitors.
The Macau-based Institute invited Michael Oshins from the Executive Education Faculty of Cornell University to deliver the lecture. Oshins’ expertise spans marketing, service quality and human resource management. He is also active in industry consulting practices, speaking engagements and board involvement.
According to IFT’s statement, the program allows participants to improve their skills in thinking strategically about the formulation and implementation of strategies to create value and competitive advantage.