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Work Smart, Play Smart

Modern Restaurant Management

La Vida Hospitality believes in working as smart as you play, and encourages employees to Enjoy The Ride, a tried-and-true mantra for our approach to the work-life balance. We strive to empower our employees by coaching them for long-term success. Fourth, adopt a coaching mentality. How do you practice what you preach?

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Seasonal Staff Playbook: Hiring, Training & Retaining Great Teams

Hot Schedules

So how do you stack your bench and coach your own team to maximum efficiency? Employee referrals are actually the best source of seasonal hiring (and frankly, hiring in general). Social Media. You guessed it – social media. In the height of the season, schedules drive happiness and employee productivity!

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The 19 Deadly Mistakes Restaurants Make

Embrace the Suck

Hire a business coach (okay that was a little self-promotion…LOL). 95% of restaurants that are in business post on social media. It was unique when social media first started, now we are desensitized to the flood of food pictures that crowd out feed every hour. Think of it like social superglue!

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The restaurant industry needs to step up for women. We asked four leaders how to do it.

7 Shifts

Everyone wins when employees are comfortable bringing up issues before they get worse. “I Check with female employees about how you can help them reach their full potential. When the criteria for how employees rise in the ranks are clear, there is less room for favoritism or bias. Support women who aren't your employees.

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Responding to the Growing Age-Gap in the Workplace

Modern Restaurant Management

But, declining rates of retirement savings and employees’ need for continuing healthcare are also major drivers in employees working into their later years. In the restaurant industry, Older adults have been the fastest-growing cohort of employees , according to the National Restaurant Association. Performance Management.

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How to Make More Money with Dessert Sales

Ken Burgin

Ramp up the Instagram and social media activity – posting 2 photos a day is not too many. Average Customer Spend on Desserts : related to the strike rate. Sales per Employee to see who needs coaching and who has the talent. One dessert with three spoons?’ is better than no sale at all.

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Coronavirus: Restaurants Respond

Modern Restaurant Management

Keeping an open line of communication with our loyal guests via channels we own, or traditional media. Our priority is to reinforce prevention to protect both our employees and our guests. Our employees and tenant staff with any cold or flu symptoms are required to stay at home and contact their doctor via phone.