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From Restaurant GM to Multi-Unit Leader: Why These Promotions Often Fail—and How to Fix It

Modern Restaurant Management

Instead of doing, they must coach,nurturing skills in their GMs to develop them into the next generation of in-the-trenches problem-solvers. A great MUL must empower and influence their GMs rather than micromanage them. When problems arise, MULs must coach GMs on fixingthem instead of telling them precisely what to do.

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MRM Talking With: Author, Leadership Coach and Chick-fil-A Veteran Dee Ann Turner

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The writer, speaker, leadership coach and 33-year veteran of Chick-fil-A, Inc., Those changes will influence change in the culture. A compelling culture will help a company fulfill its vision, while negative cultures are incredibly harmful and will ultimately limit the level of success an organization can achieve."

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Proper Preparation Might Lead to Increased Media Exposure

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Good media coaching helps interviewees develop key messaging in advance, as well as an on-the-spot strategy during an uncertain or uncomfortable scenario. Once you have your key points down, it’s time to dedicate some time and practice your responses with a PR coach. Tell your coach right away what worries you the most and why.

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Top Five Tips for Restaurants Considering Local Sports Team Sponsorship

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It’s a way to reach a diverse group of people: kids of all ages, parents, coaches, referees and others with a stake in that team. The rhythms at sports’ higher levels can have an influence as well. A sponsorship of a youth sports organization provides a built-in customer base, but it’s much more than that.

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WE EAT WHAT WE ARE AND WE ARE WHAT WE EAT

Culinary Cues

With this in mind, habit changes will not be driven by one sector, but rather through a unified effort including doctors, dietitians, cooks and chefs, family, marketers, and what Kennedy refers to as a “tribe of food coaches”. The “coach” would be, as she puts it: “the liaison between the doctor and the patient.

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CHEF – A PATH TO GREATNESS

Culinary Cues

Communication is core to greatness. [] A NETWORK OF INFLUENCE: Greatness is rarely an individual effort. Chefs must know how to identify, hire, train, mentor, coach, evaluate, and sometimes cut a team member loose if his or her presence has a negative impact on the team. Treating everyone with respect is the price of admission.

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

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Decades ahead of its time, the now-iconic “butter splash” helped predetermine what is now considered an accepted aesthetic for a community of viral food photographers and influencers on the Internet and social media. This includes a display of his visor collection, which are closely associated with Coach Spurrier.

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