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In today's competitive restaurant industry, where staff turnover rates hover around 75%, keeping your best employees isn't just important—it's critical to your success. According to the National Restaurant Association, the cost of...
In this video, I solve the age-old question of how to find Great Staff. Not just ANY staff, but staff just like your best employee. Don’t get stuck using the mirror test when hiring new workers. The secret is to start with a good pool of...
It ain’t easy out there right now trying to find help. I don’t care if you own an auto repair shop, retail, or restaurant. LOTS of competition. Not just from other businesses like yours; EVERYONE is looking for help, including the BIG...
If only finding, attracting, and hiring an awesome staff was that simple. We’d all be living on easy street. The fact is, having the ability to get great staff on demand for your business is the most important thing you can do for your...
The busiest restaurant in the world- that’s a pretty big claim, and who gave it that accolade? That’s the first lesson that we should talk about here. Do you want to be the best in the world at something? Best oil change auto shop, best...
Think back to when you were dating. You could probably write down the list of people you went out with, and in hindsight, list what you DIDN’T want in your next boyfriend or girlfriend. When you flip that list around, it provided you with...
Really? Is it humanly possible for an independent operator, or is it only a pipe dream reserved for the giant corporate monsters? Say it can be so… It can, my friend, but you might have to go through some hard work to get there. I...
You can't run a successful restaurant all by yourself. Without others, it will make owning a restaurant a living hell. Most restaurant owners are not utilizing their greatest resources, remaining on the hamster wheel of day-to-day...
Two things that plague every restaurant owner and keep them screaming into their pillow at night…lack of sales and STAFFING! God bless them; we need them. You can't operate your business without them, so you need a system that works for you and is fair for your...
Got Staff? Your life is much more difficult if you don’t. And it can be even worse if you don’t have the correct staff. There’s nothing worse than having toxic staff that you know you need to get rid of because they're driving everyone else around them crazy. But how...
