Embrace the Suck

JANUARY 20, 2021

If you’re like the majority of restaurants and bars in your market, you’ve been struggling to find staff. With that mission in mind, below you’ll find the four-step recruiting plan you need to build a high-performance team and succeed in 2020. Step 2: Be Actively Recruiting. Are they breathing?

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Recruiting Coaching Hiring Take-out 377

Embrace the Suck

MAY 24, 2023

But these fresh recruits often stick around only briefly before setting off, triggering a repeating cycle of worry. Step 2: Proactive Recruitment Unearthing top-tier talent demands active recruitment. Instead, we should be on the offense, taking our recruitment strategy to the talent pool. It's astounding! Are they alive?

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Recruiting Coaching Hiring Customer Experience 327

7 Shifts

AUGUST 19, 2020

As you ramp up hiring again, there’ll be a huge influx of applications, so it’s essential you get your post-COVID recruitment right. The more staff you have to replace, the more money you have to spend on recruitment, and the more time you have to spend interviewing and training. Write your training guide as you’d coach them in person.)

Training 370

Training Kitchen Safety Customer Service Food Safety 370

Bar and Restaurant Coach

MARCH 2, 2020

In earlier posts, here and here , we talked about the importance of effective communication, and how owners and managers can create great alignment within their businesses to make sure the whole team is on the same page—pushing for the same goals. 1 bar manager. 1 bar back. 1 bar manager. 1 bar back. 4 hostesses.

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Coaching Employee Relations Hiring Document 97

Embrace the Suck

APRIL 18, 2022

Many of my clients when they first start my coaching program do a big sales number. Sinek also talks about a concept called The Golden Circle and if you can learn the correct way to communicate it will change the course of your restaurant in a very positive way. You’re a pizza shop, a tapas bar, a gastropub.

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Social Media Recruiting Online Ordering Point of Sale 221

7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Kelly McCutcheon, VP of People at Hopdoddy Burger Bar , knows what it's like to be underestimated. Hopdoddy Burger Bar defined its values by identifying common traits of star team members. Salt & Straw uses an internal communication platform called The Dot. Build trust with open communication. Set core values.

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Leadership FOH BOH Website Management 195

Hot Schedules

MAY 10, 2021

So how do you stack your bench and coach your own team to maximum efficiency? With the right training tools, you can provide effective onboarding and ongoing training that encourages your seasonal staff to tune in and engage from almost anywhere – think of it as coaching your team through regular practice sessions. Presentation.

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Hiring Training Mobile Ordering Coaching 147