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Horst Schulze

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2744 total appearances

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“I’m Working For Barbarians” - Ritz-Carlton Founder REFLECTS On His Culture Shock In America

I was with Hilton for nearly four years.

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“I’m Working For Barbarians” - Ritz-Carlton Founder REFLECTS On His Culture Shock In America

Well, process of what you do or the organization.

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“I’m Working For Barbarians” - Ritz-Carlton Founder REFLECTS On His Culture Shock In America

Because I worked for a while in catering, selling, how you are organized to sell and so on.

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“I’m Working For Barbarians” - Ritz-Carlton Founder REFLECTS On His Culture Shock In America

So I learned, but not traditional service because we have kind of all forgotten what is table etiquette and so on.

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“I’m Working For Barbarians” - Ritz-Carlton Founder REFLECTS On His Culture Shock In America

I learned that when I was a kid, believe me, that made a deal, everything had to be 100% correct.

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“I’m Working For Barbarians” - Ritz-Carlton Founder REFLECTS On His Culture Shock In America

But in Hilton, it was working and systems.

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“I’m Working For Barbarians” - Ritz-Carlton Founder REFLECTS On His Culture Shock In America

I realized that every effort has to have a process.

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“I’m Working For Barbarians” - Ritz-Carlton Founder REFLECTS On His Culture Shock In America

Started learning that, and then I joined Hyatt.

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“I’m Working For Barbarians” - Ritz-Carlton Founder REFLECTS On His Culture Shock In America

Yeah, yeah.

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“I’m Working For Barbarians” - Ritz-Carlton Founder REFLECTS On His Culture Shock In America

No, I read that basically after I retired.

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“I’m Working For Barbarians” - Ritz-Carlton Founder REFLECTS On His Culture Shock In America

The book was written.

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“I’m Working For Barbarians” - Ritz-Carlton Founder REFLECTS On His Culture Shock In America

I became quite good friend with Stephen Covey.

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“I’m Working For Barbarians” - Ritz-Carlton Founder REFLECTS On His Culture Shock In America

And Stephen was urging me to write a book about what we had accomplished with Ritz-Carlton.

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“I’m Working For Barbarians” - Ritz-Carlton Founder REFLECTS On His Culture Shock In America

Yes.

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“I’m Working For Barbarians” - Ritz-Carlton Founder REFLECTS On His Culture Shock In America

And he told me and I didn't do it.

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“I’m Working For Barbarians” - Ritz-Carlton Founder REFLECTS On His Culture Shock In America

And he kept on telling me.

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“I’m Working For Barbarians” - Ritz-Carlton Founder REFLECTS On His Culture Shock In America

And then one day I was driving home, and he called me, and I answered, Stephen, that's how he talked.

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“I’m Working For Barbarians” - Ritz-Carlton Founder REFLECTS On His Culture Shock In America

I'm disappointed, so disappointed.

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“I’m Working For Barbarians” - Ritz-Carlton Founder REFLECTS On His Culture Shock In America

Yeah.

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“I’m Working For Barbarians” - Ritz-Carlton Founder REFLECTS On His Culture Shock In America

I said, why, Stephen?