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Hiring? Ask These Interview Questions to Spot Versatile Restaurant Talent

Modern Restaurant Management

Why it works : This question gauges the candidate’s ability to convey information, listen, and clarify without getting overwhelmed and frustrated. The servers were informed of the change so they could guide customers. What to ask : “Can you tell me about a time you had to explain something complex to a coworker or customer?

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18 Restaurant Manager Interview Questions to Assess Leadership and Operational Skills

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Becoming a restaurant manager entails leadership and communication skills. This question also gauges a potential manager’s leadership and communication skills. When wait times are longer than expected, a manager who can keep customers informed and satisfied maintains a positive dining experience.

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Seven Ways HR Leadership Can Reduce Risk for Restaurants During Turbulent Times

Modern Restaurant Management

Your BCP must also address how HR and leadership will handle issues related to the employees and patrons. Best practices and practicality demand they partner with their peers and leadership. These can include customer-facing and other positions that may have heightened exposure to affected patrons and vendors. Be Transparent.

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

Modern Restaurant Management

The writer, speaker, leadership coach and 33-year veteran of Chick-fil-A, Inc., Allow them to develop leadership skills and show a path to leadership positions. They work as a team toward a common goal and they said the remarkable culture begins with Danny and has filtered through the leadership to the servers.

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SUCCESSFUL CHEFS – WHAT CAREER KILLERS TO AVOID

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In all cases, there will be a re-shuffling of priorities driving changes to the profile of the “best candidate” for the leadership position in the kitchen. This is where you need to be. [] POWER vs. LEADERSHIP. “I When you hire a person you own the responsibility to inform, train, teach, and improve their abilities.

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Strategic Ways for Restaurateurs to Grow Their Brands

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At my restaurant development and investment firm Full Course, we work with emerging brands to develop leadership, optimize business practices and ultimately provide financial investment for expansion. Owners can use this information to develop an investor profile and put it to work identifying new leads in their networks.

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KITCHEN GROUPISM VS. TEAM

Culinary Cues

We even boast an informal initiation period where new employees are given conflicting directions, inaccurate details on the work to be done, or even sent on wild goose-chases just to embarrass them and see if they can take it. What teams seek to find is leadership in this regard and not the subservient desire to be led.