Having a bad reputation as a place to work is like a hangover. It takes a while to get rid of and makes everything else suffer. –Jim Buelt I have written often about the importance of making hiring THE most
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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 period that ends this sentence.
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“Hospitality starts with the genuine enjoyment of doing something well for the purpose of bringing pleasure to other people. Whether that’s an attitude, a behavior, or an innate trait, it should become a primary motivation for coming to work every
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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. Here’s a short list of
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We are drowning in information and starving for knowledge relative to leadership. And no area is fuller of white-noise than employee incentives, contests, recognition and rewards. What’s the best way to get exemplary behavior from your team? Even the best
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A brand for a company is like a reputation for a person. You earn a reputation by trying to do hard things well. –Jeff Bezos, Founder, Amazon.com What’s a tougher industry to successfully operate in, foodservice or retail? Which industry
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A P&L is a history document. It measures the past. You make or lose money in real time during The Shift. Think of The Shift as a car and the Pre-Shift Meeting as the engine that powers, drives and steers where that
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