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Are you serious about cooking, creating, coaching a team, and contributing to the success of a business? It may not look the same and they may have never written it down, but this is their method of operation. [] LOOK THE PART Take pride in your appearance and the sharpness of your uniform. Besides when you look good, you feel good.
Maybe, just maybe, that name on their uniform is the same as signing their work – something that the individual wants to respect with a “best foot forward”. Mediocrity isn’t something that people are born to seek; they are coached along the way by others who accept it as “good enough”.
Unless…a coach or player steps up and says “NO”! “We I continue to see good restaurants lose a step with their food preparation, flavors, and plate presentations and shrinking menus that no longer inspire. It is all very troubling even though these restaurants may be busy at the moment.
Have you established a uniform and grooming standard in your restaurant and is it equitably enforced? Are we promoting the subtle background noise of sizzling steaks, a few dings from pots and pans, and the expeditor calmly coaching the team of line cooks? How much time and effort are placed on this?
Li has taken lessons learned at Mei Mei over the years to create Prepshift , a coaching and workforce training firm that empowers local restaurants. “It Irene Li is the cofounder of Mei Mei in Boston and built the award-winning brand through ethical, sustainable sourcing and fair and transparent employment practices.
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What they do is who they are, and they all worry who they will be without it. [] SMARTER EVEN IF A BIT SLOWER: All those years and experiences have made the musician, artist, coach, business leader, doctor, politician, or chef able to continue finding a role and a way to contribute.
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Gathering of visual content to identify potential coaching and training opportunities. Before serving as Binswanger Glass CEO, Curran was Senior Vice President for G&K Services, a publicly traded leader in uniform rental and facility products with more than 165,000 customers and 7,800 employees. Honeywell and Xerox Corp.
We can take impeccable care of our chef uniform and careless about washing our hands for 20 seconds. Vince Lombardi, the famous football coach once stated that: “Winning isn’t everything, it’s the only thing.” Greatness and the intent to get there is not, nor can it be, selective. It’s that simple.
If they’re too large, bar inventory and staff coaching can track and correct these issues while reducing overall orders in the process. Curb 75% of shrinkage One of the biggest revenue drains on bar inventories comes from pouring inconsistencies, slip ups ringing in drinks, and good old-fashioned pilfering. Take these lessons to heart.
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These teams are constantly looking for ways to attend out of town tournaments or purchase new uniforms and or equipment. By reaching out to the coach and offering to sponsor the team and help anyway you can, you are building a relationship. The coach, the members of the team and their families are unlikely to forget your good will.
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Where is the leadership coaching on that? [] WE ARE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER: Yep – I have heard that many times before – so why does it feel like we are on our own? Why is there no universal strategy that helps restaurants collectively walk through the process of re-opening with confidence and uniformity?
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