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18 Restaurant Manager Interview Questions to Assess Leadership and Operational Skills

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Hiring the right people can make or break your business. What interview questions do you ask when hiring new restaurant employees? How do you prepare your team for special events or holiday rushes? Can you give an example of how you’ve managed a large event or special occasion at a restaurant?

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Building Resilient and Less-Stress Restaurant Operations

Modern Restaurant Management

Develop weekly schedules that account for staffing, inventory, and major events. Designate experienced staff to mentor new hires, handle onboarding, or run training sessions. Doing so can also benefit your decision-making and leadership skills. Take time to recharge for your own mental health.

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James Beard Employees Demand More Diversity in Leadership, Salary Transparency in Internal Letter

EATER

Among other demands, the letter calls to diversify the board of trustees, and make events more equitable On July 16, a large group of James Beard Foundation employees sent a letter to the foundation’s senior leadership team, outlining a list of demands for the future of the organization. James Beard Foundation.

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Experience Is the Best Teacher: Five Things My Father — and Hard Times — Have Taught Me About Leadership in the Restaurant Industry

Modern Restaurant Management

I’ve thought a lot about the lessons he taught me during the challenges of the past year, as well as countless other times when world events have shaken the hospitality industry to its core. Hiring and training new management is difficult on top of reopening restaurants once a crisis passes. Get Better.

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Scaling Smarter: Five Ways to Build Sustainable Leadership

Modern Restaurant Management

Leadership often must transition from being founder-centric to team-oriented. Effective leadership in this phase hinges on fostering accountability, cultivating alignment, and delegating decision-making authority to the right individuals. Core values should be actionable, guiding both decision-making and interpersonal dynamics.

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Gen Z: The Kids Are All Right (Mostly)

Modern Restaurant Management

This is nothing new — each generation is shaped by different world events, technology, and cultural shifts. The Leadership Shift: How to Adapt and Engage Gen Z in Hospitality Every generation faces its own set of stereotypes. Baby Boomers said Gen X was too cynical. Gen X called Millennials entitled.

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Grant Money Is a Viable Option for Restaurant Funding

Modern Restaurant Management

Your application should include every relevant media link, press clipping, broadcast appearance and notation of all speaker and panelist roles at industry events and education conferences. First Timers Should Hire a Pro.