Development of Inner Development Goals for Corendon Hotels & Resorts

The IDG is an international, non-profit, open-source framework for personal development. It was developed by an international coalition of researchers and organizations and complements the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The IDG framework is built around five dimensions: Being, Thinking, Connecting, Collaborating, and Acting. These dimensions encompass skills such as self-awareness, empathy, critical thinking, collaboration, and resilience. These skills are particularly important for the hotel sector, as internally strong employees are essential in an increasingly fast-changing world.

Goal

To stimulate the personal development of employees and strengthen leadership skills within Corendon Hotels & Resorts. For CELTH, it is important that this pilot leads to a system that other hotels and hotel chains can also use for leadership development.

Approach

Four Dutch hotel schools are participating in this unique collaborative project for Corendon. The four hotel schools are examining the issue from different perspectives:

• Individual perspective
• Team perspective
• Executive Management perspective

The results will be compiled in a white paper by CELTH.

Partners

• Corendon Hotels & Resorts
• BUas Hotel School Breda
• Hotel School The Hague
• Zuyd Hotel School Maastricht
• NHL Stenden Hotel Management School

Projectteam

• Michel Brokke (BUas)
• Cindy Kasanmoeseni (Corendon)
• Yoy Bergs (BUas)
• Jennifer Sies (Hotelschool The Hague)
• Tom Kuypers (Zuyd Hotelschool Maastricht)
• Edwin Tarus (NHL Stenden)
• Lobke Elbers (BUas)

Planning

The kick-off is on February 18, 2026, with a poster presentation of the results on June 19 and the presentation of the white paper in September.

Status

Project ongoing

Results

Individual research reports per university of applied sciences, a joint white paper, and a final presentation/evaluation.