Whether you oversee 2 locations or 15, there are a few common problems that every multi-unit or regional restaurant manager faces.
We asked a few Ameego clients to share what they think are the worst challenges and to pass along their tips and tricks for dealing with them.
Here’s some of what they had to say.
Topics: Leadership, Restaurant Culture
There are certain things you expect to see on every job description you encounter.
Must-have traits or qualities, characteristics the successful applicant needs to possess.
Topics: Leadership, Restaurant Culture
There’s a misbelief that seems to run rampant in many industries these days, and the hospitality industry is no exception.
It’s the belief that by working more hours, you’ll get more done.
Topics: Leadership, Restaurant Culture
This week I read an article from the Harvard Business Review entitled “Culture is not the Culprit.” The gist of its argument is that – contrary to what many corporate leaders and consultants are preaching – when a company is struggling, fixing its culture is not the magic solution to all its troubles.
Now, to a certain degree, I agree with the idea that culture is an outcome and not a solution. But I think this particular article is missing the point a little bit.
Topics: Leadership, Restaurant Culture
Topics: About Ameego, Leadership
Do you ever have one of those mornings where you wake up and feel like you’re headed off to battle?
Topics: About Ameego, Leadership
Time-off requests come in all forms.
Misspelled text messages, on cocktail napkins passed across the bar at happy hour, or to your face while running food out to a table during the dinner rush.
Topics: Leadership, Restaurant Culture
OK, I’ll admit it. I’m one of those weirdos who actually enjoys job interviews.
Of course, I get as nervous as the next guy, but I find you can learn a lot about a prospective employer from the types of questions they ask. So I was intrigued, at a recent interview, when I was asked to think of a terrible manager I’d had in past and to describe the characteristics that made them so bad.
Topics: Restaurant Staff Hiring, Leadership
Somewhere between creating the perfect restaurant schedule after lunch and hiring more servers for summer, you’re going to try to fit in some time to read. A book. Maybe even a few books, each with different and invaluable lessons about how to make your restaurant successful for the long haul.
Topics: Leadership
We’ve all had those meetings….
Watching the seconds tick by, you can almost see time slowing down.
Topics: Leadership, Restaurant Culture
I love the idea of New Year’s resolutions – a fresh start, a blank page, the prospect of making this year the best year ever.
Topics: Leadership
It’s an uncomfortable topic, and certainly something most restaurant owners don’t enjoy talking about.
Topics: Leadership, Restaurant Culture
It seems the business world loves to talk about millennials. Each week my Twitter and LinkedIn feeds spit out article after article after article on “Engaging the Entitled Millennial Workforce” or “Tips for Managing your Millennial Employees,” and I’ll admit I can’t help but check out what they have to say.
Topics: Leadership, Restaurant Culture
I once read about a study that examined the variables of a judge granting parole to prisoners who had committed a wide variety of crimes. While there were a number of factors that contributed to the overall judgment on whether or not to grant parole, there was one overwhelming variable that predicted the outcome:
Topics: About Ameego, Leadership, Manager Time Savings
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