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A Call for Human-Centric Restaurant Leadership in an AI Future

Modern Restaurant Management

Learn a trade or skill, not everyone has the talent to be a successful influencer. The mantra "If you have time to lean, you have time to clean" underscores the importance of commitment to work hard. Managerial Skills : Managers must be more skilled than their staff, possessing the ability to lead by example.

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The Role of Leadership in Reducing Kitchen Turnover Rates

The Rail

However, this assumption alone overlooks a crucial factor: the significant influence of leadership. While it's true that kitchen work can be grueling, effective leadership can significantly dent employee turnover rates. Here are several key areas where kitchen managers can make a significant difference.

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Using Leadership to Deliver on Expectations & Execution

Future Food

In a word, leadership. While it is no surprise that leadership shapes the culture of a company, it is the alignment of the leadership team from the managing director through the catering organisation down to the office-based or onsite manager that forms the strongest indicator of success for executing the food vision day after day.

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Two Cultures – One Contract – Using Leadership to Deliver

Future Food

In a word, leadership. While it is no surprise that leadership shapes the culture of a company, it is the alignment of the leadership team from the managing director through the catering organisation down to the office-based or onsite manager that forms the strongest indicator of success for executing the food vision day after day.

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Growing a Restaurant Strategically – The Keys Are Alignment, Timing and Control

Modern Restaurant Management

Small pilots expose weaknesses, risks and required iterations so leadership can determine if initial plans need adjustment, delay or abandonment. Private equity investors particularly pressure leadership for rapid revamps and location expansions that often degrade original hospitality vision and culture over time.

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WORK HARD AND BE KIND

Culinary Cues

As I reflect on Dick Cattani, the person that I knew, but was not fully aware of the scope of his influence, I fell on a short, concise, and all-encompassing quote from him that was highlighted in the official RA notice of his death: “Work hard and be kind”.

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JBF Launches Climate Solutions Campaign

Modern Restaurant Management

Deploying James Beard Foundation Leadership The Foundation’s leadership will use its influence and platforms to raise awareness and mobilize a groundswell of voices for change across the industry. These conversations will focus on finding solutions, sharing lessons learned, and organizing collective action.