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How to Improve Team Communication with Restaurant Staff and Management

7 Shifts

You would think something as second nature to people as communication would be easy to manage in the workplace. Maybe one of your servers just called in sick at the last minute, your shipment of inventory containing all the ingredients for tonight's dinner special never showed up or the plumbing is acting up again. Table of Contents.

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How to Train Your Staff to Communicate Effectively with Guests

Modern Restaurant Management

Start with The Basics of Communication. Listening is particularly important when customers are expressing concerns or have special requests. Often when it comes to customer communication, it is not about what you say but how you say. Often when it comes to customer communication, it is not about what you say but how you say.

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8 Reasons Why Restaurant Workers Quit (And How to Retain Them)

7 Shifts

According to Jim Taylor, a restaurant coach at BenchmarkSixty , restaurants can afford to pay employees more by looking for efficiencies in their productivity. And there are a number of easy ways to do it: Praise publicly on internal communication channels like email, group chats, or staff pages. Communication is lacking.

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The Top 10 Things Learned from Working with 1000+ Restaurants

Embrace the Suck

I keep detailed coaching notes from every client I have had over the past 11 years as The Restaurant Coach™ Some of those stories make it into my books, speaking gigs, podcasts, or just as a solid warning to new clients about what not to do! Communication is key if you want to build a badass culture. Reading books.

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This Restaurant Tool Helped 650K, Restaurant Employees' Lives Easier

7 Shifts

7shifts specializes in breaking down communication barriers between restaurant staff and employees to make scheduling easier, improve employee engagement, and save restaurants thousands in labor costs. Helping Restaurants Save Time on Scheduling. Leanna Rennie, Manager of Guest Service at Taste Restaurant Group.

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Key Strategies to Drive Catering Growth from Second-Generation Bojangles Franchisee

Modern Restaurant Management

With Bojangles, we work alongside our Franchise Business Director, who regularly helps coach and support our team to grow sales and profits, adding to our strong support network. Open Communication Effective communication across all levels of operations is crucial for successful catering growth.

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How Kaldi’s Coffee uses 7shifts to schedule and connect with 100+ team members

7 Shifts

The Key to Communication. Want to schedule smarter and communicate clearer like Kaldi's Coffee? The Key to Communication. “We Announcements in the Team Communication App may let the team know when there's a new coffee release, if there are any pricing menu changes and more. Here's how: Table of Contents.