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18 Restaurant Manager Interview Questions to Assess Leadership and Operational Skills

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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? How do you maintain smooth communication between FOH and BOH staff? Becoming a restaurant manager entails leadership and communication skills.

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Restaurant Staff Training 101

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Front-of-house (FOH) staff, like servers and hosts, will need customer service training, upselling techniques, and communication skills. In fact, 80% of learning and development leaders say management and leadership skills are their top training priorities. When creating a training plan, you must distinguish between these two areas.

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Forged in the Fire: True Hospitality Born from Camaraderie and Respect

Modern Restaurant Management

Absent the common language of cuisine — or even his hardworking coworker’s name — the server may have hesitated to ask for help and punctured the momentum of an otherwise beautifully executed special occasion. As the stakes increase, so does the need for well-defined leadership and chains of command.

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How to Build and Hire the Right Team for Your Restaurant

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For example, a server who knows they have opportunities for promotion to FOH manager is more likely to remain motivated and loyal. With high expectations for service, the FOH manager coordinates closely with servers and bartenders to deliver an exceptional dining experience.

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9 Top Restaurant Technologies To Evolve Your Business

7 Shifts

TouchBistro: Comprehensive POS and restaurant management system supporting FOH, BOH, and guest engagement. For example, if one guest is a big fan of martinis, having the data to let anyone on staff know can make for a special experience. Meet with leadership or management to get their take.

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Critical BOH Restaurant KPIs That Optimize Labor Costs and CoGs, Part 2

Restaurant365

Leveraging your front of house (FOH) and back of house (BOH) data allows you to gain more insight into your operations. Get the data you need to grow your profitability by reviewing critical FOH and BOH restaurant KPIs. If you can unify your FOH and BOH data, you can contribute to a healthier restaurant profitability in the long-term.

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Decade of Disruption: Restaurant Insiders Dish What’s on the Plate

Modern Restaurant Management

A lot of places are also offering dine-in only specials or dishes that can only be ordered in-house. In order to compete, restaurant brands need to be equipped with the leadership and capabilities necessary to adapt to the latest tech trends. Over the next decade, we’ll see a lot of new and experimental responses to this problem.