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Hiring? Ask These Interview Questions to Spot Versatile Restaurant Talent

Modern Restaurant Management

” Evaluating Empathy Memorable customer service hinges on empathy, which requires relating to a customer’s needs and feelings, even when emotions run high. Identifying Leadership Potential Motivating others and setting a positive example are valuable leadership skills, even in non-managerial positions.

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Seven Ways HR Leadership Can Reduce Risk for Restaurants During Turbulent Times

Modern Restaurant Management

A global infectious disease outbreak such as COVID-19 can impact your business in terms of risk to employee safety, loss of sales and economic uncertainty. Your BCP must also address how HR and leadership will handle issues related to the employees and patrons. HR is tasked with more than the safety of employees.

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Three Ways to Transform Seasonal Hires into Permanent Staff

Modern Restaurant Management

As labor costs rise and compliance becomes trickier to navigate, keeping high-performing employees on staff will prove a vital cost-saving measure. ” Regardless of the time of year, restaurant leaders can turn their best seasonal hires into permanent team members with the right employee experience strategy.

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JUST DON’T KNOW OR JUST DON’T CARE

Culinary Cues

This disease is highly contagious without concern for age, gender, socio-economic status, education level, or factors related to a person’s focus on a healthy lifestyle. This is a disease that lies dormant in many people just waiting to take over their every being if those in positions of leadership allow it to. Hire people who “fit”.

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4 Soft Skills Your Employees Need During and After a COVID-19 World

Goliath Consulting

Social distancing has radically changed the way restaurants work, causing a spike in delivery and take-out orders, and employees are taking on different responsibilities to fit these new roles in the workplace (2). Conflict Resolution (Guest Relations). Situational Leadership. COVID-19 is redefining jobs (1).

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Coronavirus: Restaurants Respond

Modern Restaurant Management

Our priority is to reinforce prevention to protect both our employees and our guests. Our employees and tenant staff with any cold or flu symptoms are required to stay at home and contact their doctor via phone. As the world braces for a pandemic, Lavu leadership recognizes the potential for restaurant closures.

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Succession Strategies for Restaurant Owners: Safeguarding Your Legacy 

Modern Restaurant Management

Within weeks, his corporation declared bankruptcy, leaving 500 employees wondering if they would keep a job and putting $30 million dollars of sale volume at risk for the brand. If you do not have someone you can groom to take over the leadership role and acquire the store, it may be time to get a valuation and consider selling the business.

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