leadership

by Jim Sullivan, CEO Sullivision.com

In 2010, 9,450 restaurants closed in the USA--more than 90% of them independent operators--according to the NPD Group. In 2011 an estimated 8,500 more have shuttered their doors. And so 2012 may be the most challenging year our industry has ever faced; the Year of Faster-Harder-Smarter-More. So what’s your plan? And does your team know how to execute it? Here are 26 fundamentals to help you keep your head in the game.

I’m a teacher by nature, nurture and choice. And I'm concerned about the state of training among hourly team members in foodservice (in particular) and everywhere (in general).

When you 1) assess the creative new teaching methods being used in progressive K-12 schools, 2) witness the dynamic training being deployed in other industries and 3) research the collaborative learning potential of both social media and Web 2.0, you get a sickening sense that we’re falling fast behind in the race to engage the best and brightest young people.