How to Stay Sane During the Holidays

How to Stay Sane During the Holidays

No matter what Charles Dickens may have led us to believe, Scrooge was not a banker. No, he worked in a restaurant and Tiny Tim was at Table Four spilling his drink and fighting with his brother. Well, maybe not, but that would definitely explain why Scrooge was such...
Take One for the Team

Take One for the Team

It’s not my section. My customer. My job. My problem. It’s not, it’s not, it’s not… As managers, we often hear more about a person’s lack of responsibilities than we hear about their actual duties or abilities. And, if that happens more than once with an employee, the...
How to Shave 20 Hours off Your Workweek

How to Shave 20 Hours off Your Workweek

As a restaurant manager, nothing about this line of work takes you by surprise. Nothing, that is, except the fact that even now, as the manager running the show, you still put in 65- to 70-hour workweeks. You can blame the demands of “hands-on” restaurant management,...

Close to Open Management

It’s easy for one manager or several employees to overlook key tasks required for a successful close – and a successful close means a successful opening the following day. Start by listing each job position by category and add one for management. Then look at tasks...