7 Shifts

OCTOBER 16, 2023

You wouldn’t go to three different grocery stores to make a sandwich, so why do 68% of restaurant operators currently work with at least three different tech vendors to manage their team? It means everything you need to manage your team is in one place. Hire It’s hard to find good staff.

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Tip Distribution Document Hiring Training 221

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 27, 2024

Greenberg is an internationally recognized speaker, author and coach with franchise clients that include McDonalds, Great Clips, GNC, RE/MAX, Smoothie King, Global Franchise Group and many more. Mostly I want readers to believe that hourly workers really can do great things when they’re properly managed. Why write this book now?

Coaching 110

Coaching Franchise Franchising Leadership 110

Culinary Cues

MAY 5, 2021

My question to you is, how will management of Restaurants, Clubs and Hotels try to provide a sense of balance and wellbeing for the chefs who have the history of working from dawn until well into the night, six and sometimes seven days a week. Is there truth to this? Of course, this is true so what is the solution? Is this true?

Hotels 415

Hotels Coaching Employee Relations Training 415

Culinary Cues

MAY 8, 2023

If a chef can manage a week or two here or there it will be at that rare time when business is off and even then, chefs are checking their email a few times a day to see what crisis is occurring while they try to relax. A 34-hour work week is unthinkable, a 60 – 80-hour workweek is more like it.

Kitchen Safety 428

Kitchen Safety Food Safety Coaching Training 428

Embrace the Suck

JANUARY 20, 2021

The new hires stay for a few weeks but end up leaving, and the cycle of anxiety begins again. We’re the result of years of poor management, treating staff as a line item and not as an asset. I have a rule that all my coaching clients must follow: 100% Thank U’s. Many operators are struggling to find any staff!

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Recruiting Coaching Hiring Take-out 377

Restaurant365

APRIL 26, 2022

Hiring restaurant employees and retaining them is no longer just an issue for the HR team. As the staffing shortage continues to negatively impact profitability, you as a CFO must play a critical role in your restaurant group’s hiring and retention strategy. Addressing the hiring crunch.

Hiring 78

Hiring Employee Relations Front of House Back of House 78

7 Shifts

JUNE 3, 2022

According to Jim Taylor, a restaurant coach at BenchmarkSixty , restaurants can afford to pay employees more by looking for efficiencies in their productivity. Showcase your core values in your employee handbook, in new-hire training, on your company careers page. Some people from the café; applied, and we hired one of them.

Tip Distribution 397

Tip Distribution Email Marketing Communication Coaching 397

7 Shifts

AUGUST 26, 2021

The fast-paced nature of the restaurant industry makes it difficult for owners and managers to sit down, let alone read reports, restaurant magazines and blog posts to gain industry knowledge. The Restaurant Coach. The Restaurant Coach is the cure for the common restaurant. The solution is simple: Podcasts! The Garnish by Toast.

Coaching 195

Coaching Website Management Email Marketing Retail 195

Embrace the Suck

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

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! Bad hiring is a disease. Your time management most likely sucks.

Coaching 330

Coaching Email Marketing Communication Workshop 330

7 Shifts

MARCH 31, 2023

Some of us know that we should - but in between dealing with maintenance issues and hiring new employees, it can be hard enough to take care of yourself, let alone your staff. Because I don't wanna hire the wrong people. The most crucial area this applies to is with management. “Take better care of your staff.”

Hiring 195

Hiring Front of House Back of House Document 195

Embrace the Suck

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Hire a business coach (okay that was a little self-promotion…LOL). I need to understand how you will communicate, lead, react to stress, manage tasks, and what is keeping you stuck where you are. Mistake #6: They have an outdated hiring system (or worse) they panic hire. They have no system for hiring!

Coaching 329

Coaching Training Social Media Hiring 329

Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

THE LAW: It is not enough to hire competent people. The chef must be the coach who recognizes strengths and weaknesses and builds consensus around common goals so that the machine works properly. [] A Teacher and a Trainer. If a chef fails to understand this, then he or she will eventually fail in that position. [] A Business Manager.

Restaurant Law 409

Restaurant Law Coaching Café Sourcing 409

Bottleneck Management

OCTOBER 4, 2018

What makes a good restaurant manager? At Bottleneck, we strive to hire and develop the best employees. We also have a strong understanding of what makes a good manager; someone who’s able to oversee the many aspects of the business and work through challenges that come with the restaurant industry.

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Management Management Leadership Training 114

7 Shifts

JANUARY 31, 2023

Having strong employee retention means less time and money spent on hiring and training, less knowledge loss, increased productivity, and better customer service. Feedback is sent to your Manager Log Book, allowing you to monitor trends and search for past feedback. This all translates to more satisfied customers and better business.

Coaching 195

Coaching Training Book Customer Service 195

Ken Burgin

AUGUST 1, 2023

These are designed for training restaurant managers and head chefs in problem-solving and resource allocation. Some of the ways to use these situations for training and coaching… Let people choose the one they want to answer and give them 5 minutes to make notes and prepare their answers.

Training 60

Training Management Management Kitchen Safety 60

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 23, 2021

You hire accountants for accounting, marketers for marketing, and lawyers for legal matters. ” On the other hand, where they see ideas firing everywhere, they understand innovation isn’t just a passing management focus—it’s a critical and expected part of the culture. Ensure Managers Encourage Innovation.

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Innovation Fine Dining Website Management Coaching 197

Culinary Cues

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

They hire, train, critique, support, celebrate, and rally behind the members of the team that has been built and push each individual to contribute his or her best – always. Create a Team Built to Win. Well-run organizations – in this case a kitchen, are built to win. This is what great organizations and great teams do.

Fine Dining 409

Fine Dining Coaching Dine-in Café 409

Culinary Cues

AUGUST 31, 2020

The power of leadership comes with tremendous responsibility to listen, treat others with respect, study an issue and avoid making rash decisions, and an understanding that his or her role is that of guide, coach, and mentor – not dictator. [] LACK OF EMPATHY.

Leadership 398

Leadership Point of Sale Training Coaching 398

Embrace the Suck

MARCH 27, 2020

The original management team was let go and replaced by the next available warm bodies that seemed to have potential. That causes more damage than good as they struggle to try to learn and gain management experience while on the job! To be truthful, if it wasn’t for that coach, I would have closed within six months.

Leadership 337

Leadership Cash Management Coaching Take-out 337

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 19, 2022

Finding great managers is one of the biggest challenges for a restaurant owner. And if your restaurant is open from morning to night, you will have to find multiple people who can fill the management roles. Operating on a niche schedule means you only need one manager. Our restaurant closes at 3 p.m.

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Specials Coaching Customer Experience Customer Service 197

Lavu

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

As the owner or manager of a restaurant, when you’re aiming to grow profitability, accounting is an area where you need to be comfortable. It might be considered the most dreaded part of running your business, but to be profitable and to manage the money, there’s no way it can be avoided. Unavoidable Restaurant Expenses. Commissions.

Management 85

Management Management Food Truck Cash Management 85

Culinary Cues

MARCH 3, 2024

Anyone who has been hired as a new employee knows the feeling of being on the outside of groupism. Some studies have shown that the highest attrition in many kitchens happens within the first two weeks of employment.

Leadership 368

Leadership Restaurant Law Social Media Sports 368

Embrace the Suck

JANUARY 24, 2022

The original management team was let go and replaced by the next available warm bodies that seemed to have potential. That causes more damage than good as they struggle to try to learn and gain management experience while on the job! To be truthful, if it wasn’t for that coach, I would have closed within six months.

Cash Management 255

Cash Management Leadership Coaching Take-out 255

Culinary Cues

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Are you consistent in how all of this is managed every day with every plate? Are we promoting the subtle background noise of sizzling steaks, a few dings from pots and pans, and the expeditor calmly coaching the team of line cooks? The right balance is critical and worth hiring sound technicians to design early on.

Fine Dining 315

Fine Dining Dine-in Front of House Design 315

Embrace the Suck

JUNE 18, 2021

Symptoms: The owners and managers are in a constant state of stress, frustration, and overwhelm. The managers usually hide in the office and rarely (if ever) come out to talk to the staff or the guests. Symptoms : The owners and managers are exhausted, yet they are still determined. In school, these are your D & F students.

Leadership 346

Leadership Small Business Coaching Training 346

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 8, 2022

So much so that she’s made it her career’s work: as Chief Talent Officer at Sonny’s BBQ, Schatz is ever-passionate about coaching and developing talent and, most importantly, creating a positive career experience for the barbecue brand’s thousands of employees.

2001 189

2001 Coaching Hiring Take-out 189

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. Glassdoor: The average US company will spend 52 days and $4,000 to hire for a position.

Coaching 97

Coaching Employee Relations Hiring Document 97

Rocket Fuel

APRIL 5, 2022

The BEST recipe for QSR success includes: Hiring the right people. Hiring the right people. You’re probably not going to be the one conducting the majority of your interviews, so to make sure you’re hiring the right people , take a look at your interviewers. Invite top-performing team members to manager meetings.

Coaching 52

Coaching Cash Management Hiring Training 52

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. Pandemic or otherwise, staff turnover eats into your profitability and wastes a considerable amount of managers’ time. Write your training guide as you’d coach them in person.)

Training 370

Training Kitchen Safety Customer Service Food Safety 370

Crunchtime

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

From the moment a new employee is hired, you have an opportunity to teach them about leadership, giving rising stars opportunities to learn management skills before you need to promote them. But creating a good management development program is time-consuming, right? It doesn’t have to be.

Leadership 78

Leadership Employee Relations Training Coaching 78

360Training

JULY 23, 2020

Recently, we talked about careers in food service management and how most managers (and owners!) Now we want to examine the benefits of investing in employee development for owners and managers. Why It’s Critical to Develop Your Managers. When it comes to your development dollars, managers are your best investment.

Coaching 78

Coaching Leadership Food Safety Kitchen Safety 78

Perfect Daily Grind

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

To discuss this issue further, I spoke with Eduardo Choza, Director of Coffee at Mayorga Coffee , Jenny Borrego, barista trainer at Degas Café , and founder of Alquimia Coffee Company and World Coffee Championship coach , Federico Bolanos. Read on for more of their insight. Why do so many WBC competitors speak English?

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2011 Coaching Events 2007 134

Gecko Hospitality

MAY 20, 2019

If you want to stand out at a qualified restaurant management candidate to a job interview, then you need to do more than memorize lists of questions from the internet. Hire a lawyer to craft all legal documents. The government announced a new worksite enforcement strategy to stop the hiring of undocumented workers. Financials.

Management 40

Management Management Document Coaching 40

Crunchtime

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Historically, operators have relied on paper checklists and field management teams to roll out and enforce their standard restaurant operating procedures and as part of their retail operations management. Standard restaurant operating procedures help staff and leadership do their jobs better and ultimately, make customers happier.

Operations 78

Operations Audits Cash Management Food Safety 78

SpotOn

MARCH 19, 2024

Am I going to work on marketing or am I going to spend time coaching my staff? Our product managers will literally go and work at our restaurant clients’ locations. It’s something that requires wearing a lot of different hats, and often what ends up happening is operators have to make trade-offs. Not just observing.

Innovation 111

Innovation Seating Customer Experience Point of Sale 111

Bar and Restaurant Coach

AUGUST 1, 2019

Today we’re talking specifically to Baby Boomers, Gen X, and Millennials who (for the most part) will be hiring, training, and managing this new generation. What You Need to Know When Hiring, Training, and Managing Gen Z Employees. Welcome back to Part 2 of our 3-part series on Generation Z (aka iGen). High Anxiety.

Hospitality 95

Hospitality Employee Relations Coaching Hiring 95

Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Do not assume that your new hires will already know how to give the kind of customer service that you are looking for. Coach your new hire on some relevant examples of this. Start with The Basics of Communication. Even seasoned restaurant professionals can use a refresher!

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Communication Training Dietary Restrictions Customer Service 178