All Blog Posts Tagged 'job' (90)

Once a manager-in-training has embarked on a personal development campaign, they are ready to develop the skills needed to become an effective leader. The next step to your dream restaurant manager's job is to learn how to manage a team.

Many people start reading books on team leadership, coaching, and management. This teaches them 'what' they need to know to do the job. What they don't develop is the skills needed to learn how to turn a plan and strategy into an executable…

Critical leadership is the next stage of leadership skills in the restaurant manager's career development strategy.  The fundamentals of a good restaurant manager are personal. They have a narrow focus and are 'downward' focused. This means that they control things, situations, and people that are directly under your job focus.

The next level of career development relates to developing leadership skills which go down, and move up the management chain. These skills have a cause/effect…

Leadership is a learned skill. The myth of the natural leader halts too many restaurant manager careers and discourages many restaurant professionals from aggressively seeking better jobs in the hospitality industry. In reality, the only true obstacle to becoming a restaurant manger is knowledge. Everyone may be at different stages of the leadership learning curve.

The plugged in leader understands the ‘life force’ behind a strategy and can anticipate what may go wrong, problems they…

Any job in the hospitality industry can lead to a better career. There are very few 'dead end' jobs. Everyone is a job seeker at any given time, at any stage of the learning curve. We all have the opportunity to develop leadership skills. Each problem is an opportunity to learn our problem solving and opportunity development skills.

Leadership development is vital, but many people who are just starting fail in their first attempts because they lack the skills and knowledge needed to…

The hospitality industry is a highly competitive one. Whether you are looking for a job as a Chef, restaurant or general manger, or are carving a niche for yourself in another area of the restaurant industry, job seekers need to learn how to sell their skills to the HR manager.

There are many execution strategies. Most are good but fall short of producing results. This is because they tell people what needs to be done. They don’t tell people how to do it.  The ability to understand…

Ideas not coupled with action never become bigger than the brain cells they occupy – Arnold Glasgow

Many people would love to be a General manager, or restaurant manager but twill never reach this goes. They have the education and the experience, but they lack a fundamental aspect of the job which limits their ability to succeed – The ability to execute a critical leadership plan.

The first step to becoming a great manager is to learn what great management looks like. Knowledge…

One of the obstacles to career development is the ability to turn plans into executable strategies. Colleges and universities spend years teaching managers 'what' they need to know to run a restaurant. They have a poor track record at giving budding restaurant managers the skills needed to turn those ideas into 'real' plans that can be executed in the real world.

Coming up through the ranks gives a restaurant manager a solid understanding of the obstacles and problems which arise when…

The first step to building a high profile career, and fast tracking your restaurant manager career then you need to understand what a goal is. This doesn't mean a personal goal, a short term goal, or a career goal. You need to understand what a corporate goal is. You need to understand how to identify a goal, outline obstacles, and explain the goal in a way that the board members and decision members will be able to understand what is needed.

The most important aspect of a corporate…

There are two main obstacles to career development. The main one is the ability to make plans. The second one is the ability to execute plans.  Before understand how to create an execution plan you need to be able to identify a clear goal. This is important because the ability to put your plans on paper in an articulate, clearly understood outline is the first step every restaurant manager needs to get any plan 'off the ground.'

You have goals and dreams. The creative strategy…

The hospitality industry is a highly competitive one. Whether you are looking for a job as a Chef, restaurant or general manger, or are carving a niche for yourself in another area of the restaurant industry, job seekers need to learn how to sell their skills to the HR manager.

There are many execution strategies. Most are good but fall short of producing results. This is because they tell people what needs to be done. They don’t tell people how to do it.  The ability to understand…

Ah, the advancements of technology. E-mail gives us the power to rifle through correspondence. Click – skim – click attachment – scan – close attachment…

Then what? Respond, forward, file, or delete. In corporate talent acquisition, let’s define those actions:

Respond = Success. The recipient is interested, and is advising you of the next step.

Forward = The recipient sees something in you, and is sending to a peer or manager for further…

A restaurant career is an extremely viable option for a job seeker nowadays. Given the popularity of eating out today, more and more opportunities are opening up to those looking for insights about how to get hired. The restaurant industry is catching up with the healthcare industry and any job seeker who can’t seem to get a lucky break would do well to consider the possibilities of a restaurant career.

For the job seeker, here are the basics…

There are many non-negotiable things for a job seeker wanting to start a restaurant career. Being a very competitive industry, it’s important to first know how to get hired. What do Human Resources managers of restaurants look for? This article will help any job seeker get answers for the burning question “how to get hired to start a restaurant career?”

The basic characteristics a job seeker embarking on a restaurant…

Starting a restaurant career can be a bit rough at the beginning. However, with strategic planning and preparation, a job seeker can nail down a job that might just be the launch pad to a truly successful career. There are three things one should pay particular attention to. These three will serve as guidelines for a current job seeker or someone aiming for a restaurant career in the future.

Know that perfect spot.

There are plenty of areas one can…

Sometimes, when you’ve been in your role for a while, it doesn’t seem like anything changes.  Work may become mundane or, perhaps, less challenging, especially when you have seen few prospective opportunities.  And, then…



Everything changes.  



A leader resigns.  A co-worker is…

A buddy of mine has been dating. He’s newly returned to the dating scene since his divorce and he’s trying to figure out how to feel less awkward.  He, like many people, turned to online options.  It’s been a running joke for us for…

Once you've developed the skills needed to manage a restaurant, successfully, and develop a strong team who are motivated and goal oriented, it is time to sell your skills.  The restaurant manager's job requires good communication skills, and the ability to present projects and reports in a way that will sell ideas to the team, management, investors, and to the customers who walk through the doors each day.

The resume is the first place you have to highlight your…

Once you've developed the skills needed to manage a restaurant, successfully, and develop a strong team who are motivated and goal oriented, it is time to sell your skills.  The restaurant manager's job requires good communication skills, and the ability to present projects and reports in a way that will sell ideas to the team, management, investors, and to the customers who walk through the doors each day.

The resume is the first place you have to highlight your…