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Zawya
6 days ago
- Business
- Zawya
Shaza Hotels strengthens leadership excellence with emotional intelligence workshop for corporate team
Dubai, UAE – In line with its ongoing commitment to fostering people-centric leadership and enhancing organisational excellence, Shaza Hotels recently conducted a dedicated learning and development session for its corporate leadership team on 'Emotional Intelligence (EQ) for Hospitality Leaders.' The workshop, held earlier this month in Dubai reflects Shaza's recognition of the evolving demands placed on leaders in today's hospitality landscape. With a firm belief that effective leadership begins with self-awareness, empathy, and purpose, Shaza Hotels continuously invests in equipping its teams with the tools needed to lead with clarity, authenticity, and resilience. Facilitated by industry experts from DeANTS – Your Outsourced Learning & Development Department, the programme offered practical, real-world insights into the application of emotional intelligence within the hospitality sector. Covering a broad spectrum of leadership competencies, the session guided participants through topics including understanding individual brain talent profiles, leveraging emotional literacy for self-regulation, and aligning noble KPIs with personal values to ensure a purpose-driven leadership approach. The highly interactive session was designed to help leaders enhance their ability to connect with their teams, navigate change with confidence, and make thoughtful decisions that positively impact both people and performance. These qualities are deeply aligned with Shaza's organisational values, which prioritise the human essence of leadership in creating meaningful guest and colleague experiences. Through exercises focused on emotional resilience, communication, and alignment with personal strengths, Shaza's leadership team gained renewed perspective on how to lead with intention while remaining adaptable to the fast-evolving hospitality environment. The session further reinforceed Shaza Hotels' commitment to continuous learning and leadership development as key drivers of business excellence. The brand extended its sincere thanks to DeANTS and esteemed coach Tripat Mehrotra for delivering an impactful and thought-provoking programme that resonates with Shaza's values of authenticity, connection, and purposeful leadership. About Shaza Hotels Shaza Hotels is a luxury hotel management company renowned for delivering authentic Arabian hospitality. Drawing inspiration from the rich traditions and cultures along the historic Silk Route offering an unparalleled experience defined by exquisite Middle Eastern décor, tranquil ambiances and impeccable service, crafted for the most discerning travelers. With an impressive portfolio of iconic properties, including Shaza Doha in Qatar, The flagship Mysk Al Mouj in Muscat, Mysk Al Balad in Madinah and Mysk Al Fateh, Bahrain. Shaza continues its rapid expansion. Its upcoming openings this year in KSA, UAE and Orlando will further reinforce the brand's position as a leader in luxury hospitality. As a proud member of the Global Hotel Alliance (GHA), Shaza Hotels provides guests with access to an extensive portfolio of upscale and signature hotels worldwide. For more information, please visit About Global Hotel Alliance (GHA) & Discovery Loyalty Program Global Hotel Alliance (GHA) is the world's largest alliance of independent hotel brands with 45 brands and 850 hotels in 100 countries. Its award-winning loyalty programme — GHA DISCOVERY — provides 30 million members recognition, D$ rewards and exclusive experiences across its hotels and partners, both with and without a stay. GHA DISCOVERY generated US$2.7billion in revenue and 11 million room nights in 2024. Through membership in GHA, brands expand their global reach, drive incremental revenue and reduce dependence on third-party channels, all while maintaining management independence and individual positioning. For more information, visit or For further information please visit: Shaza Hotels Website: Follow us on: Facebook: Twitter: @ShazaHotels @MyskHotels Instagram: @ShazaHotels @MyskbyShaza LinkedIn: #ShazaHotels #IamShaza #MyMysk For media please contact: Hina Bakht Managing Director EVOPS Marketing & PR
Telegraph
15-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Telegraph
John Torode is a decent chap and I stand by him
MasterChef. It's a word close to my heart. It was created by a hero of mine, a TV visionary. It's a fixed star in the TV firmament and, like it or not, it's a solid part of the British food scene. Many who now run restaurants came through the show. Thousands seek to be on it so they can either get into hospitality or have their careers supercharged by it. And I'm a critic on it. I've been popping up on the quarter-final stages of the cooking competition for some two decades and have got to know the show even better, soul-enrichingly so, having been a contestant on it. It breaks my heart that it is in the news for all the wrong reasons. While it's juicy gossip for many – and believe me when I tell you that everyone who I see at the moment raises the question before we've shaken hands, hugged or kissed – to me it is just achingly sad. The news that John Torode has left the show, just days after the confirmed exit of Gregg Wallace, in a decidedly confused fog of an alleged remark and denial is particularly sad. He is one of the nicest, most charming, well-informed and decent TV presenters it has been my pleasure to appear on the box with. Although saying nice things about people who have allegations around their necks is a dangerous business. A fellow might have slaughtered half a dozen folk but he was jolly nice to me, Guv. I'll stand by that decent chap. And I'll also say the following of the show and the people who work for it. While I fully appreciate and have read carefully the allegations made against Gregg and those that were upheld in the reports commissioned by the show's makers Banijay, I'll stick my neck out and say I have never worked in a place of such courtesy, kindness, respect and care. And this was particularly the case when I was a contestant on the show. From the moment I was booked producers and assistant producers, runners and food economists held my hand and gave me everything I needed to do the job. In my case it meant knocking out a chicken Kyiv and peas, rabbit in a mustard sauce with green beans and potato fondant and a self-saucing chocolate pud. Up until the cameras rolled, that is. Then I was on my own. That others who have appeared or worked on the show saw another side I would not for a moment challenge. But in the same way I once gave a character witness to a neighbour of mine who knocked a chap out in the pub, I'm only too willing to tell you what my experience has been in the light of other very different stories. And the kindness on set stems from the show's creator, Franc Roddam, a wise, canny and brilliant Geordie. Having made the movie Quadrophenia he used his gravitas in the TV world to pitch a show that challenged what he saw as a pejorative view of British food, particularly from his friends in Hollywood, the likes of Mel Brooks, who teased him about how awful it was. MasterChef, which began in 1990, would spotlight the talent, the amateur talent, in homes across the UK. And any comments made by presenters on the show would be solely about the dishes. It's a rule Franc and his team insist upon, as the shows are made in different formats across the world – it's been adapted and reproduced in 60 countries, and watched by 300 million people. You don't criticise the cook, only what they cook. And that kindness, in my experience, pervades the sets. And it has done so in all the various studios I've filmed in, from Hackney, Wandsworth and east London to the swanky new studios in Birmingham. Over the years I've witnessed great disasters – I shan't forget Wayne Sleep's green goddess sauce and the ruination of his fish, Mel Sykes's very late and appalling risotto or Rylan Clark's trio of lavender (don't ask, I don't want to go back there). But I also saw the making of Thomasina Miers – now one of the country's most respected restaurateurs and the founder of the Wahaca chain – and of chefs such as Simon Wood, Dhruv Baker, Olivia Burt, Louise Lyons Macleod and Gaston Savina. Many of whom have become great friends, some of whom have even cooked in my converted shed at home for my Sitwell Supper Club. It's a lovely journey to witness: a dish in a studio, the TV drama, then the spectacle of them cooking in my own kitchen for the locals of West Somerset. I hope, I believe, I know (surely!) that this show will go on, will weather this storm and will thrive with new presenters as it thrives in new formats in so many countries across the world. At some point (I assumed it would be around 20 years ago, after my first appearance), I won't get the call-up and then I'll thank my lucky stars for the opportunities that it's given me. But today I feel for the many people who work so hard on the show, a relentless conveyor belt, from studio to edit suite, month in month out, not least because of all the episodes they've recorded in recent months, many of which I've taken part in, which may now never see the light of day. I know it's only a show about food, but today modern Britain can be proudly identified by its food culture and MasterChef so often reflects the best of that. OK, for juicy entertainment, with a little help from me, it can also highlight food culture at its most overblown and misconceived worst. But that's what's important. The food on the plate. I hope soon that we can all get back to focusing on that and the human drama of the contestants, the real stars, whose lives are so often changed for the better by this extraordinarily brilliant TV show.
Yahoo
12-07-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Popeyes to open first Stoke-on-Trent restaurant
Fast-food giant Popeyes is preparing to open its first Stoke-on-Trent branch. The hospitality chain - known for its 'famous Louisiana chicken' - is currently recruiting for a general manager and an assistant general manager to head up its new Stoke-on-Trent operation. The general manager role has a closing date of Friday 11 July and pays up to £44,000-a-year. The assistant general manager position is open until August 2. The location of the new branch has yet to be disclosed. But it is thought that the chain will move onto Festival Park and open in the old Frankie & Benny's unit or in the soon-to-be-vacant Pizza Hut. READ MORE: Ninja Thirsti water bottle that keeps 'drinks ice cold for hours' has £16 off with deal READ MORE: Big chain snaps up North Staffordshire restaurant - now it's having a refurb It comes as Pizza Hut is shutting its Festival Park restaurant on July 26. Burger chain Five Guys is also currently recruiting staff ahead of opening its first-ever Stoke-on-Trent restaurant on Festival Park. Sign up for the latest breaking news and top stories from StokeonTrentLive on WhatsApp
Yahoo
02-07-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
UberEats: delivery app announces shortlist for 2025 London restaurant competition
The delivery app UberEats has launched its 2025 restaurant of the year awards and has announced the nominees from London. Social Dhaba, Lahore Karahi and L'Antica Pizzeria da Michele are among the local favourites who have made the shortlist for London, UberEats revealed. Each year, the brand hosts a competition for London restaurants who are able to compete for a £100,000 prize. This year's contest also sees the introduction of a new award spotlighting hospitality's rising stars under the age of 27. The judging panel includes the famed entrepreneur Levi Roots, Irish celebrity chef Clodagh McKenna, and 2024 winner Natty Crutchfield of the Caribbean concept Natty's Jerk. Now in its fourth year, the awards invite the public to nominate their favourite local restaurants via a dedicated website and more than 130 restaurants are vying for the top spot in 2025. The company's Matthew Price said: 'We're not just celebrating restaurants, we're investing in the future of food. The new next gen trailblazer award is a bold step in backing the young innovators who are rewriting the rules of hospitality'. As well as the top prize, all finalists win £5,000 to invest in their business. An awards ceremony at the Outernet in London will be announced soon. 'Winning Restaurant of the Year was life-changing,' said Crutchfield. 'We've grown faster than we ever imagined, and we're proud to be part of a community that supports independent businesses.' Social Dhaba Lahore Karahi Filishack L'Antica Pizzeria de Michele Hoko Café Sanjugo Yum Yum Thai Bombay Bicycle Chef The Cardamom Club Gunpowder Kish Persian Pot & Rice Doms Subs Tamila Kome Japanese Sushi Saffron Street Lara Grill Tai Mojo - Burritos & Tacos Bare Bones Chicken Wings
Zawya
02-07-2025
- Business
- Zawya
Hilton Salwa Beach Resort & Villas announces the appointment of Petr Pisecky as General Manager
Salwa, Qatar: Hilton Salwa Beach Resort & Villas, one of Qatar's most iconic leisure destinations and home to one of the largest waterparks in the Middle East, proudly announces the appointment of Petr Pisecky as its new General Manager. With a career spanning nearly 30 years and 3 continents, Petr brings a bold, visionary leadership style to one of the region's largest and most dynamic resorts. Nestled along Qatar's southwestern coast, Hilton Salwa Beach Resort & Villas is more than just a resort, it's a landmark destination. Offering a private 3.5km beachfront, an expansive Arabian Village, eforea spa, over 361 keys including rooms, suites, Arabian townhouses and private beachfront villas with private pools, and the record-breaking Desert Falls Water & Adventure Park, the resort is a dynamic ecosystem of leisure, hospitality, and entertainment. 'It's a tremendous honour to lead such a landmark destination within Qatar's vibrant and rapidly growing hospitality sector,' said Petr Pisecky, General Manager. 'Hilton Salwa Beach Resort & Villas is a truly unique offering; a dynamic complex that blends, leisure and adventure in one expansive setting. I'm delighted to be in Qatar and look forward to building on the property's strong foundation, enhancing guest experiences and driving sustained success.' Having risen through the hospitality ranks from waiter apprentice to General Manager, Petr is a true embodiment of career progression and service passion. His professional journey has taken him across six countries and three continents, with more than two decades dedicated to Hilton. Most recently, he spearheaded the pre-opening of a Hilton property in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, following successful leadership as Cluster GM for DoubleTree by Hilton Riyadh Al Muroj and Hilton Garden Inn Riyadh Olaya. Internationally, Petr has held key strategic roles in China, Australia, UAE, and his native Czech Republic, across operations, business development, and front-of-house management. When not at work, Petr is a passionate football and rugby enthusiast, a committed family man, and a global traveler with a taste for international cuisines As Hilton Salwa Beach Resort & Villas continues to evolve as a premier destination for leisure, adventure, and family experiences, Petr Pisecky's leadership promises to shape the resort's next chapter of innovation and excellence. About Hilton Salwa Beach Resort & Villas Hilton Salwa Beach Resort & Villas is an unparalleled destination offering world-class facilities and bespoke services for today's luxury leisure travelers. Sprawling across 3.5kms of prime coastline, Hilton Salwa Beach Resort is located along the pristine shores of the Arabian Gulf, on the southwestern tip of Qatar. The resort offers 361 accommodations between rooms, suites and beachfront villas with private pools and gardens. With an expansive selection of amenities, including Desert Falls Water and Adventure Park, swimming pools, a marina, luxury spa and a health club, Hilton Salwa Beach Resort is the ideal destination for both, local and international guests. About Hilton Hotels & Resorts For over a century, Hilton Hotels & Resorts has set the benchmark for hospitality around the world, providing new product innovations and services to meet guests' evolving needs. With more than 600 hotels across six continents, Hilton Hotels & Resorts properties are located in the world's most sought-after destinations for guests who know that where they stay matters. Experience a positive stay at Hilton Hotels & Resorts by booking at or through the industry-leading Hilton Honors app. Hilton Honors members who book directly through preferred Hilton channels have access to instant benefits.
