![]() My goal at Montage Beverly Hills is to write a complete new chapter. My previous achievements are exactly what they are “previous.” I have always said that your strategy should be written in pencil. In the 21st century the only way to remain relevant is to constantly reinvent yourself and your organization- you cannot wait for cycle that may never come. History may have repeated itself in a slow spinning world, but today’s world is very fast paced. "I have always said that prior successes are no assurances of future outcome. How will you draw on your past experience to achieve success at Montage Beverly Hills? ![]() In short, the role of a 21st century Managing Director is to create a context in which everyone can be a leader. Rather than relying on practices which made us successful in the past, one must now shift to management innovation- focusing on allowing the grossly underutilized resources, such as creativity, passion and intelligence, to become the mainstay rather than focusing on practices revolving around conformance, obedience and diligence. These conditions require innovating complete new management and leadership principals and practices. "The role of a Managing Director today is very different due to challenges associated with current economic conditions. What is your role as the Managing Director of this new hotel? The footprint of the hotel, the adjacent Montage gardens, the 20,000 square foot Spa Montage and gym, unique dining venues with attractive private dining rooms attached, and the ratio of suites to guestrooms fills that void - not to mention the walking distance to desired destinations in Beverly Hills. With nearly 7 years in the development process, it allowed our CEO and Founder Alan Fuerstman, together with a talented group of individuals, to come up with a design/ concept, that was, in our opinion, unfulfilled in this marketplace. "Montage Beverly Hills is not only the first luxury hotel to open in Beverly Hills in 16 years, but additionally the first urban hotel to open for Montage Hotels & Resorts, following the very successful opening of our sister property in Laguna Beach 6 years ago. Tell us about Montage Beverly Hills, the first luxury hotel to open in Beverly Hills in 16 years. And now that the hotel has settled in to providing wonderful luxury experiences for hotel guests, we thought it would be a good time to catch up with one of our favorite hoteliers in the world, Ali Kasikci, Managing Director of Montage Beverly Hills. We attended the gala opening party for Montage Beverly Hills in early December, and it was one of the best opening parties we have been to. Hotel Lawyer with a wonderful luxury hotel success story
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