Supporting
Marriott’s Global Growth Strategy
Through Integrated Talent Management
Marriott International’s global growth strategy is
instrumental to maintaining the company’s position as the world’s
leading lodging company. Over
the next three years, Marriott will add approximately 800 hotels to the
current portfolio of 3,000. Moreover,
60 percent of this growth will occur outside the
Parallel to Marriott’s aggressive growth strategy,
the company is facing an escalating war for talent across the
hospitality industry. Marriott
will need to hire 10,000 managers and 72,000 hourly workers over the
next three years to staff its new hotels.
These challenging staffing goals come at a time of tenuous
international labor market conditions in terms of available and
qualified talent.
Dr. Rodriguez will discuss how Marriott is
addressing the human capital needs associated with the company’s
global growth strategy by developing and integrating state-of-the-art
talent management programs (global selection, performance development,
and associate engagement) across the globe.
Speaker
Dr. David Rodriguez
Executive Vice President - Global Human Resources
Marriott International