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Selecting the wrong successor not only stewards of the snowsports industry, resorts will jeopardize your brand promise need as much talent, commitment, and expertise as they can generate to navigate internally and externally, it may also all the challenges and opportunities that lie create a negative legacy for leaders for your organization? N ahead. Are you helping develop tomorrow’s whoever chose the person. In the next issue, the author will outline specific criteria to use when conducting a talent review session, a format for individual development plans, and how to design, communicate, and implement the plan. Tune in for addi- tional best practices in leveraging learning, development, The skill is valued by leadership, and the reward is and mentoring, and plan to attend the NSAA Winter the feeling of pride watching employees spread their Conference and Tradeshows for essential tools wings to leave the nest. Geiger notes that “culturally, and demonstrations. our managers are more willing now to help team members advance than in the past.” Laura Moriarty is the president of Tahoe Training Partners, a human resources and management training solutions Conclusion consulting firm near Lake Tahoe, California, founded in What’s the sentiment about leadership development 2007. A former senior human resources executive in the and succession planning in your organization? Resort ski, hotel, resort, and gaming industries, Moriarty designs cultures either promote or discourage advancement innovative training environments that prepare and inspire for all based on the presence or absence of mecha- leaders to engage team members to deliver consistently nisms for learning, development, and mobility. As extraordinary experiences for clients and guests. Vacation Rental CENTRAL TECHNOLOGY DISTRIBUTION RESERVATIONS Complete Call-Center & Staffing Services Expert Local Sales Agents Complete Vacation Services $ $ Bookings Sales@LeisureLink.com Phone: 855-840-2249 OUR PARTNERS: 50 | NSAA Journal | EARLY WINTER 2014 w w w.nsaa. org NSAA Early Winter 2014 prepressed v5b.indd 50 10/29/14 6:09 PM