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IN PURSUIT OF THE CARROT

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Measuring how the “carrot rule”, is applied is the job of the coach, manager, or in our case chef. THE LEADER/COACH IMPACT: The leader is responsible for creating the game plan and the learning organization that makes a win possible. THE PLAYER/STAFF MEMBER IMPACT: It was Coach Belichick whose message to players was: “Do your job”.

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A CHEF’S HARD DAY’S NIGHT

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It sounded like an appropriate title for an article about life in the kitchen. PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER Harvest America Ventures, LLC Restaurant Consulting www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG (Over 800 articles about the business and people of food) CAFÉ Talks Podcast [link] More than 70 interviews with the most influential people in food

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YOUNG COOKS – CREATE YOUR FUTURE

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Are you serious about cooking, creating, coaching a team, and contributing to the success of a business? How eager are you to reach that position of chef? Are you hungry enough to do what you need to do, to build a plan and stick with it? If the answers are, YES, then sit down – let’s talk. Am I following my roadmap?”

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COOKS AND CHEFS – SIGN YOUR WORK

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Support an employee’s growth through in-service training, sponsorship to attend workshops or seminars, buy your line cooks so great cookbook resources to study and dream about. Mediocrity isn’t something that people are born to seek; they are coached along the way by others who accept it as “good enough”.

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THE REALITY FOR AN AGING CHEF

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I would assume that many chefs who read this article – at least the ones from my generation have reflected on where they are, what they have done, and what they are still able to do. We read the articles and listen to chefs and restaurateurs desperate to fill positions of line cook, sous chef, chef, manager, etc.

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THE MISUNDERSTOOD CHEF

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As if that weren’t enough, the menu and each morsel of food presented represents the chef’s life of experiences, his or her family history, the cuisine of their forefathers, every chef who contributed to their training, and everything that they believe in – as it pertains to food.

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THAT ELUSIVE THING CALLED PERFECTION

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Vince Lombardi, considered by many to be the greatest football coach of all time said: “Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection, we can catch excellence.” They hire and train the most dedicated professionals to execute the plan, and they are always focused on the details. Lots of questions without answers.

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