Recently I read a new 6-star hotel is opening in Australia in 2018. 6-Stars, really?  I remember when 5-star rating was synonymous with 1^st Class, as opposed to 2^nd Class.  Now we have 0^th Class.  I stayed in a 6-star hotel once and couldn’t see the difference to a true 5-star hotel, in fact it wasn’t as good as the 5-star Royal Crescent Hotel in Bath UK, which I would have to say is the best hotel experience I have enjoyed (that includes The Plaza, Savoy & Peninsula). Truly sublime. So if ISO 31000 is the 5-star of the GRC field what would be 6-stars? I would put that as being Strategic Management, it’s what turns the Plan into reality. Continue reading →