How Four Seasons Turns Recruiting into Competitive Advantage. Four Seasons CEO Alejandro Reynal tells HBR editor at large Adi Ignatius why the luxury hotel brand hires for attitude over experience.

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How Four Seasons Turns Recruiting into Competitive Advantage

Four Seasons CEO Alejandro Reynal tells HBR editor at large Adi Ignatius why the luxury hotel brand hires for attitude over experience.

HBR Executive Agenda by Adi Ignatius

 

 

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