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Seasonal Staff Playbook: Hiring, Training & Retaining Great Teams

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Seasonal Staff Playbook: Hiring, Training & Retaining Great Teams. Stadium and other sport event venues have a front row seat to these plays – and to what happens when the right talent gets on the field and execute. So how do you stack your bench and coach your own team to maximum efficiency? User Network. Presentation.

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How Thoughtful Innovation Is Helping Restaurants

SpotOn

Listed as number 9 in the dining category by Fast Company , SpotOn was recognized for its continuous innovation with products like Seat & Send and Marketing Assist. Seat & Send is one of those practical innovations. Ha, you know, Seat & Send is for restaurant owners. It's for their staff.

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

7 Shifts

At her first job as a server, she tried to show a new hire how to make a side salad. Is there something in the hiring or recruiting process that leaves women out? At Smalls Sliders, they combat this by training every hire on every position. Take a look at your own biases. YOU don't teach anybody anything.'

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How to Train Your Staff to Communicate Effectively with Guests

Modern Restaurant Management

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. Teach a hostess how to let someone know about a wait or a lack of availability in the customer’s desired seating area.

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The One Thing All Restaurant Owners Want

Embrace the Suck

John Wooden (the famous UCLA Men’s Basketball Coach) was notorious for having his team drill on the fundamentals. Step Two: Hire the Right People. You need to resist this urge to hire quickly. So how do you safeguard against a bad hire? That means getting back to fundamentals. Behavioral assessment.

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MRM People & Places: Cassoulet War, Zagat Stories and AQUAlounge

Modern Restaurant Management

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's People & Places column features news of company hires and promotions, charitable efforts and product introductions. Guests may enjoy a variety of seating arrangements, two bars, as well as private cabanas and daybeds offering bottle service and other five-star experiences.

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Face Pay Network, Restaurant of the Future and The Main Course

Modern Restaurant Management

“When hiring, we look for a certain kind of person that loves hospitality, loves to serve others and has the spirit to serve,” said Jim Plamondon. Seated Acquires VenueBook. Seated acquired digital event booking platform VenueBook. “Our associates are the ones that make us a successful hospitality company.”