Embrace The Suck Blog
Let me share with you what I know for a fact from working with restaurants around the globe. Business problems are people problems no matter where you are in the world! On a recent trip to Bogota, Colombia where I was speaking at a conference called Expo La Barra, I had the great opportunity to...
Step into the office and have a seat on the couch. Let’s talk about what is going on in your restaurant. Actually, let’s talk about what’s going on within your own mind.
The precipice of all business problems (at their foundation) are people problems. Those people problems are...
Bruce Wayne has Batman. Clark Kent has Superman. Bruce Banner has The Hulk. Kobe Bryant has the Black Mamba. How about you? Do you have an alter ego you can channel to elevate your leadership to the elite level?
You should.
To find it, we’re going to need to take a trip to your dark...
We’re all looking for the things we should be doing but what about the things you need to stop doing that are truly hurting your business?
Sabotage is subversive. It’s under the radar. It can come from your unconscious mind.
Restaurant, nightclub and bar success and failure comes down...
You have a problem that we need to address. It’s your service team.
Okay—that’s not exactly accurate. The problem is you for not training your service team enough.
Sure, you trained them…maybe once, maybe twice. But half-ass effort yields half-ass results. Oh,...
Congratulations—Your bar or restaurant is doing so well that opportunities to expand the business are coming at you fast.
But before you get too far ahead of yourself and sign that new lease, there are several things to take into consideration.
Running one bar or restaurant can be a...
There is inspiration all around if you choose to open your eyes and take it in.
Becoming a better leader, owner, or chef is not bestowed upon a few chosen few. There really is no such thing as a born leader. Everyone can lead if they have the deep desire to step up and take control of the wheel...
When you look at your venue and your life, is your attention on the right things? Are you focusing on what's in front of you instead of looking behind you at all times?
Your mind does an incredible job of playing tricks on you. Even when you know your attention should be on the present...
Here you are running your restaurant. A leader. Just living the dream...right? Maybe it’s not the dream you had. Perhaps some days it seems like a real nightmare that you can’t wake up from. What happened? How did you come to this?
It’s quite simple. You hit an obstacle you...
The restaurant industry can at times be like a boat in the middle of the ocean. You're in clear calm waters with blue skies and then 30 minutes later the ocean turns and your boat is being tossed about by 30 foot waves and gale force winds. In the restaurant industry, some people call that the...
