Q: How true is this statement? “Employee Engagement is something all organizations need, but it is tricky to tactically execute.” A: “…tricky to tactically execute…” : It’s not tricky and the employer doesn’t ‘execute’ it. Engagement is intrinsic to the employee: meaning if you hire people who share your values and provide an environment that […]
The Myth Of Retention
“One of the biggest myths is that we have a retention problem.”
TOH: Delusional Process Management Syndrome
“Many of the managers I come into contact with suffer from what I call: Delusional Process Management Syndrome”
Labor Costs Double And Will Double Again
“In the past 18 months, restaurant wages have risen at double the rate of menu prices and will double yet again in the next 18 months.”
Hands-On Or Hands-Off: What Type Of Leader Is Best?
“The “hands-on” approach thinking is one of the most confused and abused phrases in management today.”
4 Really Bad Training Nuggets & 1 Good One
“Training, as it stands in most companies, is broken. It’s transactional at best and completely irrelevant at it’s worst.”
Bad Employees Or Bad Leadership?
“I’ve never believed in “bad employees.”
The Duality of Hospitality Employees
“If you spend any time reading industry blogs and forums of front-line employees, you will quickly begin to see the ginormous difference in thinking between them and professional hospitality managers.”
What Is The Guest Experience?
First off, you have to understand what goes in/on/around your business from the guest’s perspective is how the Guest Experience (GuestX) is defined, not yours. And from the guest’s point of view (POV) an exceptional guest experience holds meaningfully differentiated value.
Virtually All Highly Successful Restaurants DO NOT Have a Weekly Huddle
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.