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Hiring? Ask These Interview Questions to Spot Versatile Restaurant Talent

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Assessing Communication Skills Clear, consistent communication keeps restaurants running smoothly, whether giving instructions to the kitchen staff or addressing a customer’s concerns. Identifying Leadership Potential Motivating others and setting a positive example are valuable leadership skills, even in non-managerial positions.

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18 Restaurant Manager Interview Questions to Assess Leadership and Operational Skills

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How do you communicate restaurant policies and changes to your employees effectively? How do you maintain smooth communication between FOH and BOH staff? Becoming a restaurant manager entails leadership and communication skills. This question also gauges a potential manager’s leadership and communication skills.

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Seven Ways HR Leadership Can Reduce Risk for Restaurants During Turbulent Times

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No clear roadmap exists for how restaurant managers and HR professionals should address the issue and communicate with their teams. Your BCP must also address how HR and leadership will handle issues related to the employees and patrons. Communicate and Collaborate Beyond the HR Department. Be Transparent.

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Leadership in a Time of Coronavirus

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For myself, as a lifelong and collegiate-level athlete, I am reminded of the lessons in leadership taught to me by coaches, my family, and professional mentors. In terms of leadership, it can be difficult at times to trust the process during times of change, especially as it relates to circumstances outside of human control.

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Gen Z: The Kids Are All Right (Mostly)

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Digital-first communication (in a face-to-face industry) : Gen Z grew up in a world where nearly everything — learning, socializing, and problem-solving—happened online. The Leadership Shift: How to Adapt and Engage Gen Z in Hospitality Every generation faces its own set of stereotypes. Reinforce growth, not just mistakes.

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MRM EXCLUSIVE: New Research Reveals Restaurant Managers Are Key Ingredient in the Recipe for Staff Retention

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The importance of (and need for) managers’ frontline leadership spans both back-of-house and front-of-house, extending from the kitchen when cooks need help to the dining room handling guests’ needs. For managers, empathy and soft skills are key to helping problem-solve solutions to whatever situation arises.

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Minimizing Wrongful Termination Claims

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Action taken and what was communicated to the employee Employee response or acknowledgment And yes, verbal warnings should be documented too. Train Managers to Handle Terminations the Right Way One of the most powerful things you can do is coach your leaders on how to terminate professionally. Did we document everything the same way?

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