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Self Coaching and Restaurants: An Insider’s Perspective

Modern Restaurant Management

Today, everyone wants a new career or opportunity, but unless they have a great coach to push them, most are merely dreaming instead of achieving. Unfortunately, good coaches are either too expensive or unavailable. David’s Journey to Self-Coaching. An excerpt is below. There were other things that gnawed at me, too.

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From Restaurant GM to Multi-Unit Leader: Why These Promotions Often Fail—and How to Fix It

Modern Restaurant Management

Yet, too often, new multi-unit leaders are thrown in the deep end and left to “figure it out” without structured support. Instead of doing, they must coach,nurturing skills in their GMs to develop them into the next generation of in-the-trenches problem-solvers. Learn best practices for coaching GMs. The result?

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THE RESTAURANT MVP

Culinary Cues

Sure, there are always a few players who truly stand out and supporters are quick to point to a portfolio of statistics to lend credibility to their choice. So, really, the MVP is the team, not any one individual. The same is true in a restaurant. In a real team environment, there is room for everyone to shine at any given moment.

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Three Ways to Transform Seasonal Hires into Permanent Staff

Modern Restaurant Management

Heading into 2025, restaurants can take advantage of a particular class of workers to bolster their retention efforts: seasonal hires. Many have hired more hands for the holiday season, as holiday shopping often coincides with a rise in dining out. Flexible scheduling is a highly effective method of combating burnout and disengagement.

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MRM Talking With: Author, Leadership Coach and Chick-fil-A Veteran Dee Ann Turner

Modern Restaurant Management

The writer, speaker, leadership coach and 33-year veteran of Chick-fil-A, Inc., The publisher of It’s My Pleasure went out of business and I sold the rights to Baker Books. Free people up to focus on serving the guests, not following rules to stay out of trouble. What lessons do you hope a reader takes away from the book?

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Work Smart, Play Smart

Modern Restaurant Management

As leaders who are focused on making our business stronger through thoughtful problem solving, we have had to take a hard look at how to meet that particular challenge. We strive to empower our employees by coaching them for long-term success. Fourth, adopt a coaching mentality. We are excited to see where it takes us.

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CARPE DIEM, COOKS

Culinary Cues

Ah…” when opportunity knocks, you can’t win the lottery if you don’t buy a ticket, in basketball or hockey you’ll miss every shot you don’t take, if you aren’t going all the way, why go at all,” …there are plenty of quotes that point to the same reality. This statement applies to all of us, in every situation, or any career. You might fail.

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