Leadership and Human Resources Flashcards
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A new hotel brand entering the US market needs to build a culturally diverse workforce quickly. Which recruitment strategy BEST supports this goal?
Answer: Partnering with community colleges, diversity job fairs, and minority professional associations
Diverse sourcing channels—community colleges, diversity job fairs, and minority associations—widen the candidate pool beyond existing networks.
Which metric is the MOST direct measure of training effectiveness in a hospitality context?
Answer: Pre- and post-training assessment scores paired with on-the-job performance improvement
Comparing knowledge assessments before and after training, then linking results to actual job performance, directly measures whether training worked.
A catering manager consistently takes credit for team ideas in leadership meetings. This behavior MOST undermines which aspect of team dynamics?
Answer: Psychological safety and trust
When leaders take credit for others' contributions, team members stop sharing ideas, eroding psychological safety and trust.
A hospitality HR director is designing a total rewards package. Which component falls under NON-monetary rewards?
Answer: Career development and mentorship programs
Career development and mentorship are non-monetary rewards that enhance employee growth and engagement without direct cash outlay.
Which leadership behavior is MOST critical during an organizational change initiative at a hotel property?
Answer: Consistently communicating the vision, rationale, and progress of the change
Transparent, consistent communication reduces anxiety, builds trust, and increases change adoption during transitions.
A resort property manager must address chronic absenteeism in the banquet department. After ruling out scheduling conflicts, which HR tool BEST identifies underlying causes?
Answer: Conducting confidential one-on-one meetings to explore personal or workplace barriers
Confidential conversations can surface root causes—health issues, morale problems, or workplace conflicts—that metrics alone cannot reveal.
In hospitality labor law, which practice related to tipped employees is PERMITTED under current US federal FLSA rules?
Answer: Applying a tip credit toward minimum wage for eligible tipped employees
Federal FLSA allows employers to pay a lower cash wage to tipped employees and apply a tip credit, provided total compensation meets minimum wage.