Since late 2004, I have become increasingly involved with the Hospitality and Tourism Program at San Diego State University.

 This program – under the effective direction of Carl Winston and a great faculty studded with experienced hospitality executives and a very with-it tenure track professors – graduates an approximate 100 students every year who are trained to be leaders…not just managers.

 I think that’s just what American industry needs.

 After getting my feet wet in the classroom as Brinker Executive in Residence in late 2004, I have progressively increased my teaching load and now deliver an average of three classes per semester with a special concentration on Leadership Development. I have also been deeply involved in crafting an extensive set of new courses for the already compelling HTM curriculum. 
 I actually see my teaching, consulting and mentoring activities as part of one larger whole: helping people hone their leadership skills and practices for deployment in the increasingly competitive and complicated world of the 21st Century.
 
Teaching & Education
Left to right: Carl Winston (Dir. SDSU HTM Program), Norman Brinker and Myself - 2005 SDSU Commencement
SDSU HTM Program Summer 2006 Newsletter Interview
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2006 Leadership Retreat at Camp Pendleton