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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? Becoming a restaurant manager entails leadership and communication skills. This question also gauges a potential manager’s leadership and communication skills.

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

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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.

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RATIONAL’s iCareSystem AutoDose helps you keep your oven clean without the extra effort

Restaurant Business

Most of all, it’s not nearly as much fun as preparing food and serving customers, the reason most people love working in food service. By saving you time and money, the iCareSystem AutoDose allows you more freedom and resources to do the work you love: planning better ways to feed and serve your customers. To learn more, click here.

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Panera Bread brings in a transformation strategist to aid its turnaround

Restaurant Business

Signaling change to come, Panera Bread on Wednesday announced the hire of Nikka Copeland as the new senior vice president of the newly created office of transformation & strategy. Fast-casual Panera Bread has been going through significant change over the past two years, with multiple board and leadership changes. Photo: Shutterstock.

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Training at Scale: How to Grow Restaurant Teams Without Losing Brand Soul

Modern Restaurant Management

But your team does not show up every day to memorize handbook rules, they show up to serve amazing food. Let new hires taste the food, hear the brand story and see a dish prepared the right way. Tie Training Outcomes to Business Impact Want your leadership team to support deep investment in training?

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Former Red Robin CEO G.J. Hart joins food-and-games investment company Emerging

Restaurant Business

The growth capital firm behind the food-and-games brands Puttshack, F1 Arcade and Flight Club has added more restaurant industry firepower to its leadership team. Hart, who stepped down from Red Robin in April, has also served at the helm or C-suite of Torchy’s Tacos, California Pizza Kitchen and Texas Roadhouse. Photo: Shutterstock.

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Restaurant Staff Training 101

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From onboarding new hires to upskilling existing staff, a comprehensive training program can improve customer service, boost efficiency, and foster a positive work culture. In fact, 80% of learning and development leaders say management and leadership skills are their top training priorities.

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