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I like a good deal and Iâm sure you do as well.
I have a friend who is like a bloodhound when it came to finding deals! I mean she is obsessed with getting one. I actually donât think she has paid full retail once. LOL
Deals are everywhere and we think they drive sales and they do for a short a...
We all want to get back to ânormal,â whatever that means now.
Honestly, normal wasnât very normal in the first place so, letâs look at this as a plot twist!
This time around is your opportunity to do things better than you did before. COVID-19 isnât your fault, but how you ran your restaurant be...
As competition gets tougher and profits seem to slip slowly away, you need to analyze your data more than ever.
In fact, the bars and restaurants that fail to capitalize on their data will find themselves in hot water. Itâs been happening for a whileâyou just havenât felt the heat yet.
Itâs like t...
The secret can be summed up in just four words: Join a Mastermind Group! đđť
What is a Mastermind Group?
Napoleon Hill is often credited with being the originator of Mastermind Groups, but the truth is Mastermind Groups have been around much longer.
Hill had a straightforward definition:
The coor...
Day in and day out you are dedicated to the grind. You breathe in stress and breathe out hospitality. You get knocked down one day and get back up the next. Welcome to the world of restaurants and bars. It can be a brutal lifestyle if (and itâs a very big if) you allow it to control you.
You probab...
Rules, rules, and more rules. Do this. Donât do that. Does it seem like you spend most of your day like a babysitter at work telling the team more of what not to do? Welcome to management by numbers.
Youâve probably seen that list of rules in your restaurant, and each one has a number next to it.
...âYouâre obsessed!â
If someone said that to you right now, how would you feel?
Uneasy? Pissed? Shocked? Relatively pleased?
The word obsession gets a bad rap. Granted that obsession can be destructive if taken to extremes like anything. However, when it is focused like a laser it will give your b...
So, what is your title? Are you a manager or a leader?
Before you jump on the âIâm a leader bandwagonâ, we should have a talk. You might be suffering from Leadership Delusion. Itâs fairly common in this industry. We have a lot of preconceived notions about what a leader really is.
Look up the defi...
How has this year treated you and your restaurant? How has your quest to find staff been?
If you are like the majority of restaurants, itâs been a big challenge. Hereâs the bad news, itâll probably will not get much better in the coming year.
But donât get all sad about it just yet. There are
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