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Hire Power: The New Basics of Building High-Performing Teams
“At the end of the day, you bet on people, not on strategies.” –Larry Bossidy, CEO AlliedSignal The marketplace for foodservice labor is both highly competitive and very crowded. Statistics offer hope: the current Millennial…
Fundamentals: 9 Leadership Strategies for the Next Decade
You can’t build a pyramid from the top down. A house without a foundation will not stand. And any business without fundamentals firmly entrenched and dutifully executed can wither and shrink as small as the…
An A to Z Comprehensive Annual Leadership Action Plan
by Jim Sullivan What’s your plan for improvement in the next twelve months? I’ve got an alphabet-full of ideas for you... A: Action is great, unless it’s the wrong action. So start here with some…
Top Ten Signs Your Hourly Employee is Ready to Be a Manager
By Jim Sullivan "Tend to the people, and they will tend to the business.” –Thomas Edison I’ve had the privilege of helping to groom dozens of exceptional hourly employees into manager roles, many of whom…
Fundamentals: 9 Ways to Be Brilliant at the New Basics
There are nine essential building blocks of successful foodservice companies in the second decade of the 21st Century: Focus. When companies start strong and stay strong, it’s because they focused on the right things. (Being…
12 Smart Ways to Save More Money in Your Restaurant
Restaurants don’t close because they run out of cash, they close because they spent their money on the wrong things. While making money is pretty darn important, sometimes losing less money is just as key.…