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...
Dream Big (and Make Your Goals Bigger)

Dream Big (and Make Your Goals Bigger)

It’s been said that the only difference between a dream and goal is a deadline. It’s true – what gets measured, gets done, so setting a timeframe for achieving a goal is a good place to start. When you’re designing restaurant employee training, create SMART goals, or...
Effective Restaurant Training Blends Strategies

Effective Restaurant Training Blends Strategies

There’s truth in the Chinese proverb that says, “I hear and I forget, I see and I remember, I do and I understand.” When it comes to effective restaurant training, it’s important to present material so that it can be both understood and implemented. Adult learners...
The Truth About Restaurant Profitability

The Truth About Restaurant Profitability

What business are you in? Sure, you run a restaurant, but in reality, you’re in the retail sales business. You have a product that you want to sell, and you depend on your staff to work together to sell it at the highest profit margin possible. Your smart business...
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...
The ROI of Training

The ROI of Training

The way you see restaurant training probably depends on how effective and cost-effective your experience with it has been. Perspective is everything. Do you look at employee training as a process, or an event? In order to see ROI, your training needs to be directly...
Playing it Safe

Playing it Safe

Training your restaurant employees on safety issues is about more than just reducing accidents. Safety permeates every facet of your organization – from kitchen efficiency and staffing to guest service and customer loyalty. That’s why workplace safety training...
Loading