Leading hotel management company, Redefine|BDL Hotels has rolled out a series of career development programmes to develop the next generation of industry leaders.
The firm has enrolled the first intake of recruits on two new programmes – Bloom and Rise – following the success of its recent Pyramid Programme which fast-tracks talented hoteliers into senior management roles.
Stephen Bench (pictured), Divisional Director, said, “We are thrilled with the results of the Pyramid Programme, which proved so successful that we have developed a suite of programmes to support employees at various stages in their careers and help them progress to the next level.
“There has been considerable demand for places on the programmes and we are excited to enrol our first Bloom and Rise candidates. We look forward to helping them hone their talents and watching them play an integral role in establishing Redefine|BDL Hotels as Europe’s leading hotel management company.”
Bloom is a programme to support the development of team leaders, to cultivate their leadership skills and help them move from being an ‘individual contributor’ to being able to achieve results through others.
Those who join the 9 month programme, will combine self-led goals with off-job training. They will begin by demonstrating competence in a range of key skills, before moving on to defining and developing their leadership roles, and will culminate their courses by taking on more responsibilities such as recommending improvements, conducting coaching and ensuring the team deliver consistent business performance.
Meanwhile the 12-month Rise programme is aimed at heads of department. It will guide them through the process of changing from a strategic role to a more tactical role in which they focus on what needs to be done, and guide those they manage through that process.
The programme will also allow Redefine|BDL Hotels to identify the talent pool who qualify for the Pyramid Programme to develop the General Managers of the future.
Stephen Bench added, “Our staff are crucial to our success and we pride ourselves in providing fantastic training and development opportunities which will help them reach their full potential.
“The roll-out of Bloom and Rise is testament to this and we look forward to watching the first intake of recruits progress through the ranks.”
The programmes were developed by Niki Fincham, Redefine|BDL Hotels’ Group Learning and Development Manager.