The idea that you need a weekly manager’s meeting in order to do anything is just plain dumb. And the idea that it is a “characteristic of successful independent restaurants” is complete hokum. It is not.
Too many operators are focused on the media and not the social. The most effective way of communicating with Guests is at the point of experience by informed, engaging and empowered employees who share your values. Everything else is blatant advertising
Do all 9+ of these and you’ll have that rockstar culture you’ve been denied for years.
These are behavioral 14 traits of our most successful Coaching program participants.
A colleague asked this question in one of our forums recently and it has been haunting me ever since. So I must get this out. Is Restaurant marketing broken? – Yes What exactly is it that’s broken? The understanding of what works and what doesn’t work for businesss. Retail strategies do not work. Most of […]
We’re always talking about Leadership so here are my top 17 hottest best practices.
Successful strategic leaders — the kind who thrive in today’s uncertain environment – do these six things well.
After four decades of hiring, training and coaching literally thousands of employees, I’ve come to look for certain behaviors that define really amazing employees. Here’s my top 10 list.
“When guests are angry, validate their emotions by saying, ‘I can see/hear how angry this makes you.'” Wrong!
Bolting on the latest ‘teamwork’ thinking is just ridiculously ineffective and misses the actual psychology behind the dynamics of impacting either individual performance or true team development.
Here are 10 things I do to create meaningfully differentiated value for you and your business.
Not understanding the difference between strategy and tactics means you’ll probably get both wrong.
Unless everything that goes on and/or is talked about in your business does not have you asking “How does this impact the guest?” you can’t be
successful long term.
We believe that aligning employees’ values, goals and aspirations with those of the business is the best method for achieving the sustainable employee engagement required for both individual and business success.
What “A” Players Bring To The Table
There are eight formal coaching steps that the best leaders and the worst bosses do differently. To gauge where you stand on the coaching spectrum, evaluate how you do in each of these areas:
A business coach brings three important things to the relationship:
Despite business Coaching’s proven track record of success, some people resist using a coach themselves. Their resistance or skepticism is often rooted in misconceptions about what business coaching is all about. The most common myths I hear about coaching include: Coaching is for people who cant do it alone Coaching will make me appear inadequate […]
On the surface, Coaching is an intangible business process, and its value can be hard to quantify. However, the seasoned veteran and the open minded employee alike value the outcomes that a well-designed employee Coaching program yields. More than two-thirds of Fortune 500 companies are already using Coaching isn’t it time your business joined them? […]
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