Marriott CEO on Innovation: ‘Don’t Try to Failure-Proof New Ideas’

Marriott CEO Arne Sorensen talks about hotels as “living labs,” and how he encourages the organization to conduct more experiments.

August 26, 2017 · 1 min read

Arne Sorensen became CEO of Marriott International in 2012—the company’s first leader from outside of the Marriott family. In 2016, Marriott acquired rival Starwood Hotels and Resorts for $13 billion, creating the world’s biggest lodging company. This interview is from our CEOs…

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