Change Is Good for Restaurant Teams

Change Is Good for Restaurant Teams

In a restaurant environment — and most any work environment — work roles will change when teams begin to form. As the restaurant manager, it’s your job to begin preparing for the inevitable resistance. It will start with the familiar complaint:...
Be the Restaurant Employer of Choice

Be the Restaurant Employer of Choice

As the restaurant employment outlook changes, effective restaurant managers are once again looking at tapping into a non-traditional labor pool in order to staff their restaurants. So where will you turn and what kind of employee will you turn to? First, take a look...
Behavioral Interviewing

Behavioral Interviewing

Behaviors are formed over time through repetition. If an individual has done something in the past, they’re more likely to repeat it in the future. So when you’re looking at a potential employee, their history can give you a good idea of what their future with...
The Key to Interviewing Success

The Key to Interviewing Success

Every applicant who sits across from you in an interview has potential. If you didn’t think that was true, you wouldn’t have invited them in to talk, right? Think of interviewing as opening gifts. Some may be impressively wrapped, but without much inside. Others might...
Orientation Sets the Stage for Success

Orientation Sets the Stage for Success

The way you treat your employees determines how they’ll treat your guests. This starts during your orientation program. New employees are typically the most attentive and open to new ideas during their first few weeks on the job, so make sure you make the most of that...
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