John Conger

The inclusion of on-site or nearby amenities helps employees keep weekends as a time to re-energize.

My partners and I recently met to finalize our game plan for 2014. When we first set our projected company revenue at a percentage increase over 2013, our goals seemed pretty lofty. Then we broke out our strategy from start to finish.

There likely are differences in what you and your family members look for in a hotel experience. Ask your kids? They could stay at the pool all day and night. You might require a golf course nearby, and your spouse might want a spacious room with balcony and a view. When making office-space decisions, it's useful to "think hospitality" as well.

Having spent the past 30 years in commercial real estate, I have watched the industry transform itself with the rise of technology. There is a vast difference between the ways that the older generation was trained as sales professionals versus the way that the new generation is currently being educated.