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18 Restaurant Manager Interview Questions to Assess Leadership and Operational Skills

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How do you maintain smooth communication between FOH and BOH staff? Becoming a restaurant manager entails leadership and communication skills. This question also gauges a potential manager’s leadership and communication skills. How do you maintain smooth communication between FOH and BOH staff?

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Hiring? Ask These Interview Questions to Spot Versatile Restaurant Talent

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I pulled in the kitchen team and the FOH manager, and we agreed on the plan. Identifying Leadership Potential Motivating others and setting a positive example are valuable leadership skills, even in non-managerial positions. I still have no idea how that happened! or “How would you handle that situation differently now?”

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Pandemic Reflections: What Lessons Has the Restaurant Industry Learned?, Part Three

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For hiring platforms like foh&boh, the name of the game was volume, volume, volume. Corporate leadership approached this issue with the same urgency. – Mary Pillow Thompson, founder of foh&boh Five years after the pandemic, Tom's Watch Bar has gained valuable perspective on what drives people to gather.

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Preventing Burnout Culture: The Role of Effective Restaurant Managers

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Food industry managers should maintain regular check-ins with their FOH and BOH team members, providing constructive feedback and actively listening to employees' concerns. This sets a positive example for the FOH and BOH alike. Leadership is not just about managing tasks; it's about inspiring and uplifting those around them.

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Restaurant Staff Training 101

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Front-of-house (FOH) staff, like servers and hosts, will need customer service training, upselling techniques, and communication skills. In fact, 80% of learning and development leaders say management and leadership skills are their top training priorities. When creating a training plan, you must distinguish between these two areas.

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Forged in the Fire: True Hospitality Born from Camaraderie and Respect

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Fortify a Clear Leadership Structure When tickets bottleneck or there is a hiccup in timing, a single problematic order can dissolve an otherwise smooth service. As the stakes increase, so does the need for well-defined leadership and chains of command. Shouting, “I need a med-well steak on the fly; forgot to ring it in!

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MRM EXCLUSIVE: Creating a Culture of Cleanliness 

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There are several considerations that owners and managers must take when establishing new cleaning procedures, including: Frequency – Enhanced cleaning and disinfection, in both front-of-house (FOH) and back-of-house (BOH) areas, will reduce the spread of potentially harmful germs throughout the restaurant.

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