All Blog Posts Tagged 'team' (9)

Confrontation...Compromise or Combat?

If you lead a company, a property, a kitchen, or a team of any size, you do not have the luxury of being “non-confrontational.” If you are working toward a goal, that means you and your team are being stretched to perform at higher levels. That will produce stress and expose weaknesses. As the leader you cannot allow such stresses to keep you from achievement, and therefore you will have to…ahem…confront them.

Confrontation does not have to be a combat. It shouldn’t be. You can…

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Added by Joseph D'Alessandro on February 21, 2012 at 7:30am — 2 Comments

Claiming Your Leadership Position : Achieving Success Beyond the Team

After reading Kathleen Wood's inspiring post, "Are you on a job or a career journey?" I was motivated to add my own continuation to the calling I had heard earlier in my career.

It is as true now as it was then,

"To claim your stake as a successful leader, it's not good enough to be, just part of the team."

1. You may be part of the most productive and… Continue

Added by Bill Baumgartner on April 6, 2010 at 7:24pm — 7 Comments

New chef taking over the stove at alizee-video interview

You know me, have Flip camera will travel and such is the case with this story. I was one of 16 food professionals and journalist at an exclusive dinner prepared for us at Le Bec Fin in Philadelphia*. News had already come out in Baltimore that Chef deLutis was taking over the top toque position of alizee bistro. Since we were dining together, I was inspired to have a personal interview with him and his partners in culinary crime.

Read the complete story and see the video… Continue

Added by Dara Bunjon on July 25, 2009 at 8:57am — No Comments

What is a Great Work Environment?

What is a great work environment? Most people would mention a good relationship with supervisors and coworkers. Others would say working in a place where they look forward to starting their shift. While these things are important to the hospitality employee, their answer may be more industry specific than for other workers in different career tracks.

The hospitality industry is heavily based in a strong dedication to a pleasant environment and friendly interaction with others.… Continue

Added by Patrick O on May 17, 2009 at 7:52pm — No Comments

Team time

We all work in teams. Generally I’ve had great experiences with them. Everyone has unique skills and experiences that they bring to the table, thus making the outcome of all the collective efforts just grand.

However, sometimes our teams encounter ruts. I know I’m not alone here. What do we need to do to bring back that special spark? (Cue the romantic music.)

As I’ve said… Continue

Added by restaurantdotorg on September 11, 2008 at 5:00am — No Comments

Recognition

"The best minute you spend is the one you invest in someone else."

Behind every great leader is a group of outstanding leaders, operators, executors, communicators, and all around phenomenal people. I have the privilege of writing every week about the areas of leadership that produce the most results within your business and people. I only get that privilege because of the people who represent me, our brand, and work the front… Continue

Added by Andy Swingley on August 20, 2008 at 12:30am — 7 Comments

Leave the recruiting to Generation Y

People often ask me "How can we do a better job recruiting Generation Y?". My reply "Let them do it."

Not to long ago I was on a Career Panel at a local university. In addition to mine, there were three other Companies represented on the panel. The first recruiter presented a very boring overview of their company's structure, open positions and benefits.

I started to nod off. Luckily, a Gen Yer (and soon-to-be college grad) got my attention when she asked the recruiter a… Continue

Added by Amanda Hite on August 5, 2008 at 8:55am — 4 Comments

My Blue Hair, Leaving a Great Team

The Ultimate Career Lifestyle is having a team that accepts you… blue hair and all.

Sitting at my favorite salon I decided to dye my hair blue. (Nothing permanent. Temporary. Two weeks max.) Not twitter blue, but a sexy, dark, ‘barely noticeable’ blue.

The color’s not taking. Should I take this as a sign?

Against my better judgment, I tell the stylist, “let’s try again.”

(Check ‘blue hair’ off of my bucket list. Remember, two weeks!)

Ok, so much… Continue

Added by Amanda Hite on July 29, 2008 at 8:51am — 9 Comments

Welcome Erin Shea, Director Community Development

I am pleased to announce that Erin Shea has joined the FohBoh team. Erin will be responsible for day-to-day community management, editorial direction, strategic planning and member advocacy. She is a talented professional writer, editor and has been blogging since the late nineties, way back when they were called web logs. An online community veteran, Erin has been participating in forums since the late eighties when she would sneak down to… Continue

Added by diane on June 16, 2008 at 12:51pm — 2 Comments