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Ted Teng Shares Philosophy On Making Mistakes

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Ted Teng

  • Founder and CEO, Prime Opus Partners, LP
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  • Asian
  • 1957 (Age: 67 years old)
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Ted Teng was appointed president and chief executive officer of The Leading Hotels of the World, Ltd., in September 2008. In his position, Mr. Teng oversees and directs all aspects of business strategy, operations, and performance growth for the premier luxury hospitality organization. The company, which represents over 450 predominantly independent hotels, provides global sales, marketing and distribution services through an expansive network of worldwide sales and reservations offices. Based at the company's headquarters in New York, Mr. Teng also holds a seat on the board of directors.

Since joining The Leading Hotels of the World, Mr. Teng has developed and begun executing a detailed five-year business plan which focuses on strengthening the brand and driving increased revenue to member hotels. Within the plan, he has also asserted the crucial importance of dedication and adherence to quality, in the firm belief that by elevating the overall level among the collection, all hotels will benefit. Taking as his motto "Preserve, Enhance, and Invent," he seeks to honor and uphold the more than eight-decade-old traditions of the organization, while innovating to achieve greater strength and success in the future.

Immediately before joining the organization, Mr. Teng was the principal and chief executive officer of Prime Opus Partners, LP, a hotel investment and operations firm he founded in 2006. In 2005/2006, he served as executive-in-residence and was actively involved through various volunteer leadership roles at the School of Hotel Administration, Cornell University.

Throughout his 30-year career in the hospitality industry, Mr. Teng has been responsible for the growth of some of the most prominent brands in the world. For five years he was president, chief operating officer of Wyndham International, Inc., where he oversaw the core branded hotel products, as well as the company's third-party management operations, comprised of over 200 properties generating USD 2.5 billion in annual revenue.

He also served as president, Asia-Pacific, for Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc., immediately following the merger of Starwood Lodging, Westin, and Sheraton. He oversaw the integration of that company's branded hotel operations in the region, and was responsible for the operating and financial performance of over 70 hotels and resorts in 17 countries. New projects executed during Mr. Teng's tenure included the St. Regis in Shanghai, the first international W in Sydney, the highest quality Four Points Hotel in Sydney, the Sheraton in Sapporo, and the Westin Kyoto.

Prior to the Starwood merger, Mr. Teng was the president of Asia-Pacific for Westin Hotels, where he was credited with having achieved significant growth in the number of hotels, including the launch of notable new flagships in Sydney, Melbourne, Guam, Kuala Lumpur, Awaji Island, Taipei, and Shanghai. Before coming to Westin, he was with ITT Sheraton, where he served for 14 years in a variety of senior and strategic capacities in operations, finance and development in North America, Hawaii and Asia. Most notably, Mr. Teng successfully negotiated the first ITT Sheraton equity investment in China in a multi-use project that included today's St. Regis Beijing.

Ted Teng is a graduate of the Cornell University School of Hotel Administration. He has an MBA from the University of Hawaii. Born in Shanghai, China, he grew up in Hong Kong and emigrated to the U.S. at age 13. He became an U.S. citizen at age 18.

In the beginning it was to hide them. In the beginning was to blame on somebody else and when you get really good at it, you're really protective. The problem with that is I didn't feel good about myself when I was able to hide problems and I also find that when I'm hiding problems I'm working les...(Full transcript available to logged in subscribers.).

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Video 1 of 20 Ted Teng Shares Thoughts on Hospitality Industry
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Video 2 of 20 Ted Teng Discusses Personal and Academic Background
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Video 3 of 20 Ted Teng Shares Strategies For Approaching Professional Career
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Video 4 of 20 Ted Teng Discusses Importance of Getting Meaningful Feedback
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Video 5 of 20 Ted Teng States Importance of Creating Relationships Where People Feel Safe In Providing Constructive Feedback
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Video 6 of 20 Ted Teng States Corporate People Focus On Accounting Profits and Entrepreneurs Focus On Cash
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Video 7 of 20 Ted Teng Discusses Reason Behind Founding of Prime Opus
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Video 8 of 20 Ted Teng Discusses Fundamental Differences Between Hotel Industry and Other Industries
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Video 9 of 20 Ted Teng Discusses His Holistic Approach To Business
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Video 10 of 20 Ted Teng Discusses Differences In Business Planning From Corporate and Entrepreneurial Perspectives
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Video 11 of 20 Ted Teng States There Are Opportunities To Be Entrepreneurial In The Corporate Environment
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Video 12 of 20 Ted Teng Shares Frustrations Of Being An Entrepreneur
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Video 13 of 20 Ted Teng Shares Thoughts On How He Evaluates Business Plans
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Video 14 of 20 Ted Teng Discusses Challenge of Working In Cross Cultural Environments
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Video 15 of 20 Ted Teng States Importance of Dealing With Problems That You Face
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Video 16 of 20 Ted Teng States Importance of Treating Each Person As The Great Human Being That They Are
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Video 17 of 20 Ted Teng States Humans Take Action Out Of Love Or Fear
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Video 18 of 20 Ted Teng Discusses Five Levels of Leadership
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Video 19 of 20 Ted Teng States MBA Programs Don't Necessarily Prepare You For Leading A Diverse Organization
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Video 20 of 20 Ted Teng Shares Philosophy On Making Mistakes
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