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A Guide to the Role of a Restaurant Manager: Duties, Daily Routine, and Essential Skills

7 Shifts

Managing a restaurant is a delicate routine—if we can even call it a routine. A better description might be a balancing act that presents new and unique challenges every day. Managers are responsible for nearly every aspect of the restaurant and have to cover a variety of duties. This part of the job is arguably the most multi-faceted.

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Questions in the Minds of Restaurant Job Applicants

Ken Burgin

By proactively addressing these questions during the interview process or in job postings, you can create a more effective recruitment experience. If the managers or owners doing an interview raise and answer these job applicant questions, they will have a better rapport with applicants. What is the kitchen’s work culture like?

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The ultimate guide to restaurant technology for restaurant owners

Open for Business

Streamline the front of house. Run a smooth back of house. Communicate with guests. Streamline the front of house. Keeping front-of-house activities humming like a well-oiled machine is important for every restaurant. It can seem like a lot to learn upfront, but the payoff is huge. Quick links.

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Turning Restaurant Staffing Challenges Into Opportunities

Modern Restaurant Management

Communicate Better. Facing multiple headwinds, restaurant owners and management must employ the most effective tool available: effective communication. In chaotic times, clear and consistent communication can make all the difference. In chaotic times, clear and consistent communication can make all the difference.

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Making the Shift: Transitioning from Restaurants to 7shifts

7 Shifts

Andrea: “ Recruiting and retaining a strong team in an industry where high turnover is a known concern.” As we serve the restaurant industry, it's important to us that we prioritize candidates with previous industry experience. It's only fitting that some of our employees have hands-on experience in the industry. Rachel: “The people!

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The 11 Habits of Outstanding Restaurants

Embrace the Suck

Sales is a vanity metric. Many of my clients when they first start my coaching program do a big sales number. I’ve had restaurants making $3M in sales and yet only making 2% profit. So, let me give you an example of how a typical restaurant communicates: “We’re a local family taco restaurant.

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A Guide to the Role of a Restaurant Manager: Duties, Daily Routine, and Essential Skills

7 Shifts

Managing a restaurant is a delicate routine—if we can even call it a routine. A better description might be a balancing act that presents new and unique challenges every day. Managers are responsible for nearly every aspect of the restaurant and have to cover a variety of duties. This part of the job is arguably the most multi-faceted.