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Favorites from 2020: the top 10 Typsy articles you loved this year

Posted by Mackensie Freedman on Dec 22, 2020 4:50:41 PM

2020 has been a heck of a wild ride. Weird and challenging... but also inspiring. Hospitality has battled hard to make it through, but you guys are still with us - upskilling, learning, ready to face new challenges every day. 

So let's look back at the information you most wanted to know from Typsy Blog this year. Here are our top 10 most popular articles from 2020.

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Topics: Hospitality career tips, Hospitality insights, Typsy updates, Hospitality training

Typsy chats with... Josh Kopel, host of 'Full Comp' podcast

Posted by Mackensie Freedman on Dec 3, 2020 4:50:52 PM

We hear the words 'thought leadership' thrown around a lot - especially at the moment, with the hospitality industry in such a state of flux. But if there was ever a 'real deal' in thought leadership, Josh Kopel is it. 

An LA-based restaurateur-turned-entrepreneur, Josh uses his podcast and blog, Full Comp, to openly discuss the very real, but under-examined, challenges that hospitality professionals face every day.

With his trademark 'shoot from the hip' style, Josh joins us here to talk hospitality trends that need to die, the notoriously high hospitality failure rate, and his big hope for the post-pandemic future. 

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Topics: Hospitality insights, Hospitality managers, Expert Q&A

Up-skilling, multi-skilling, and cross-skilling: what's the difference?

Posted by Mackensie Freedman on Oct 1, 2020 12:00:00 PM

What is the difference between up-skilling, multi-skilling, and cross-skilling? They all describe ways of expanding your skill set, but each has a distinct and specific purpose that can help you get ahead in different ways.

In today’s blog post, we’re looking at what these mean, how you can use them, and some top tips for developing professional skills.

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Topics: Hospitality career tips, Hotels, Hospitality insights, Hospitality managers, Hospitality staff, Restaurants, Hospitality training, Bars

Typsy explains: How to get better at learning in hospitality

Posted by Mackensie Freedman on Sep 23, 2020 5:24:11 PM
Learning something new can be a struggle. Sometimes it feels like wading through mud - unpleasant, time-consuming, and taking up a lot of your energy. But what if it didn't have to be like that? We're here to tell you that learning is like any other skill - something that gets easier the more you practice.

In today’s post, we’re talking about why you should think of learning as a skill, with incredible benefits for your personal and professional life, and giving you easy tips you can follow to start improving your learning today.

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Topics: Hospitality career tips, Hotels, Hospitality managers, Hospitality staff, Restaurants, Hospitality training, Bars

Everything you need to know about Typsy micro-credentials for hospitality

Posted by Mackensie Freedman on Sep 17, 2020 3:17:59 PM

One of the great advantages of learning with Typsy is the opportunity to earn micro-credentials for hospitality as you complete courses. But what are micro-credentials exactly, and why should you be excited to earn them?

In today’s blog post, we’re talking about everything you need to know about micro-credentials and how they work when you learn about hospitality with Typsy.

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Topics: Typsy updates, Media