Waitstaff Management: Make Your Praise Worthy

Waitstaff Management: Make Your Praise Worthy

We all know we should praise our restaurant employees, but the excuses to skip it are almost as great as those we use to blow off exercise… we’re too busy, we’re too tired and we’re not completely convinced it works. And why should we be? The last time we told Tina...
Are You a Boss or a Coach?

Are You a Boss or a Coach?

You may think there isn’t much of a difference between a boss and a coach, but any member of a winning team will tell you it’s the coach that makes the difference. Coaches win games, bosses rarely look up from the playbook. If you spend all your time planning your...
Top 10 Team Vulnerabilities

Top 10 Team Vulnerabilities

Every team has weaknesses. In professional sports, competitors study their rivals to identify and exploit those weaknesses. It may not be as blatant in the restaurant business, but your competition is essentially doing the same thing – just waiting for you to fail....
Can You Spare Some Change?

Can You Spare Some Change?

Change nothing, and nothing changes. So unless you’re completely satisfied with the performance of your restaurant exactly as it is, change is not just inevitable, it’s necessary. Some change in your restaurant might be brought about by circumstances beyond your...
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