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Transforming Restaurant Operations: Uniting Teams and Closing Communication Gaps

Modern Restaurant Management

Corporate leadership : Of course, for restaurants that are part of a chain, there can also be a communication silo formed among the corporate leadership. However, if they withhold this insight from their employees, they won’t reach the optimal efficiency they could achieve if they were better informed.

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Hiring Quickly (But Safely) as Dining Demand Picks Up

Modern Restaurant Management

In Sterling’s annual leadership survey on hiring and retention trends in hospitality, we found that many businesses are leveraging similar tactics to overcome the competition. However, this uniformity begs the question: are restaurants overlooking alternative, more effective strategies that might help them truly stand out?

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86 Your Brand Issues: How to Build Cohesive, Memorable Brands that Resonate with Guests

Modern Restaurant Management

The restaurant needs cohesion, from signage to menu design to uniforms. Scaled brands must strike a balance between brand uniformity and adapting to the local environment. Further, growth can dilute company culture, so strong leadership and employee engagement are both crucial. We want a new brand to hit the market with impact.

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KITCHEN RESPECT

Culinary Cues

Don’t get me wrong, there is still an abundance of restaurants that do it right and build respect into their core beliefs, but just like a virus – what begins as insignificant can grow to become a systemic problem if left unchecked.

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IT’S ONLY MY POINT OF VIEW

Culinary Cues

Honesty and integrity are the basic raw materials of leadership. Take pride in the chef’s uniform. The uniform represents a proud history of exceptionally committed professionals who made it possible for the restaurant industry to be such an important part of people’s lives. Your vendors exist because you buy their goods.

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How gusto! Simplified Payroll and Stays Engaged With Their Team

7 Shifts

And a great team can only thrive under outstanding leadership. their leadership sees team management as their greatest responsibility. Leadership encourages staff to leave more feedback often. At the center of every great restaurant is a great team. A small change with a big upside.

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A COOK FULFILLED

Culinary Cues

Remember the feeling of belonging you experienced when you wore a clean, pressed, white uniform and apron? You were part of a team and an extension of a long history of tradition and accomplishment – that uniform meant something – it meant someone recognized your potential. Bill Bradley. PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER.

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