July 1, 2010
David Hayden
Managers
customer service, how restaurant owners can increase guest counts, how restaurant owners can increase sales, how to be a better manager, how to be a better restaurant manager, how to be a better restaurant server, how to get servers to sell, How to increase sales as a manager, how to lead servers, how to manager servers, How to motivate servers, increase restaurant profits, increasing restaurant sales, Restaurant, Restaurant Manager, Restaurant managers, restaurant server, Sales, sales incentives, selling specials, Server, Server Blog, server contests, server incentives, Servers, Service, Serving, Tips, Waiter, Waiting, waitress
“Epiphany: noun- a sudden, intuitive perception of or insight into the reality or essential meaning of something, usually initiated by some simple, homely, or commonplace occurrence or experience.”
I suppose there is nothing more simple or commonplace than scrolling through Facebook. I was scrolling through Facebook today trying to decide what to write about for today’s post when I ran across a video my friend Drew posted. The description said it was something people who manage employees should watch. I have been reading and writing quite a bit about that topic lately so I decided to give it a spin. In one video I found the most concise explanation of a phenomenon I have been trying to put my finger on for a while.
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June 28, 2010
David Hayden
Managers
customer service, how to be a better restaurant manager, how to get servers to sell, how to lead servers, How to motivate servers, motivating servers., Restaurant, Restaurant Guests, Restaurant Manager, Restaurant managers, restaurant server, Restaurant. Waiter, selling specials, Server, Server Blog, Servers, servers sell more, Service, Serving, Waiting, waitress
Given the popularity of last Monday’s post on management styles, I decided to follow up with another management post. This may become a regular Monday feature depending on the feedback. While I am a server, I have worked on the other side of the office door. I prefer serving. I enjoy making guests happy and connecting with them. Managing led me to have to deal with too many angry ones and not have the opportunity to prevent the problems in the first place. As a manager, you spend your day fixing the problems your staff creates. I moved back to serving years ago and don’t regret the decision.
In my time as a manager, I had the chance to test some of the theories on management that I had developed as a server. It is far more difficult than it seems. I decided when I made the switch that I was going to be the type of manager I wanted to work for. This is where my theory of “Sergeants and Generals” was born. Make no mistake about it; I was a Sergeant. I always made it clear that I would never ask my staff to do anything I wouldn’t do. I was forced to stand behind that principle enough times that no one doubted it.
At my first management job, I instituted three very specific ideas to motivate them.
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