Hello!  Lots of interesting chatter this week related to collaboration, meetings, and where and how people should be working as the world begins to move past the pandemic. Here's the recap of what's been in the news.  

• Office v. Work From Home v. Work from Hotel? Latest thinking is that it's not a binary choice, we're seeing the rise of "third workplaces" — teleworking in cafes, hotels, or co-working spaces. For hotels, take note: "WFHotel," a new term coined by JLL's Hotel and Hospitality Group, they cite examples of three hotel brands in London offering “work-sleep-meet-entertain hybrid” subscriptions, for example at citizenM hotels £500 monthly fee includes three nights per month, daily workspace, three hours of meeting room use each month, a welcome drink and breakfast included with each overnight stay. Is your hotel addressing this new niche?
• What to do about Zoom Fatigue? Seems we're zoomed out and now academic research has proven it's worse for women.  LinkedIn had a long thread about "zoom fatigue" but most interesting, a recent study from Stanford shows we suffer more than men. Twice as many women as men reported serious post-call exhaustion. Why? A possible combination of calls running longer, women taking fewer breaks plus the increased focus on women’s appearance. Stanford offers tips to handle video calls better–set time limits, have mandatory video off meetings, and specify more breaks.  
• Beyond Zoom, why do we meet and what's the best way?  The New York Times ran two interesting articles this week, Do Chance Meetings at the Office Boost Innovation? There’s No Evidence of It. which talks about the best ways for collaborating on work and "Meetings. Why? Does this conversation need to be a meeting? Does anything?" a very long read about the history of meetings, why we meet, and the intersection with technology.  Bottom line from both: collaboration is essential for business but for meetings to be effective in person or online: have a purpose, stick to your plan and leave with actionable items. 

Here's what happened on hertelier:

• SCOOP for you loyal round-up readers: our interview with industry legend, Valerie Ferguson, the first Black female GM of a hotel in the United States is out today. Val now runs the Deluxe Resorts for Disney in Orlando, along her career journey she's shattered ceilings and broken barriers. 
• We started the week with reading suggestions. What's on your nightstand?  Should we do a hertelier book club?  Our picks: three business books with gripping narratives that *almost* read like novels-perfect for summer! 
• Advice columnist Nancy Mendelson "unpacks" her own experiences with ageism.  Have you ever experienced ageism?  You'll benefit from her wisdom. If you have any questions about your job (or life) send them to Nancy (nancy@nemglobal.com). 
• In F&Be, writer Sloane Warren meets Maria Tampakis, Executive Chef Four Seasons New York Downtown, the only female executive chef for Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts in the Americas. 
• hertelier has its first official partner! Hotel360 is a FREE conference happening in London September 28-29, and I'll be moderating a panel "Delivering the 5 Star Experience" – more to come, but pencil those dates in your diary and register for free tickets here.  

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Have a great week, 

Emily