Core Values Don’t Change
This is a list (in no particular order) of our core beliefs for building great businesses out of…
Notes On Loyalty Programs
Loyalty is probably the most abused word in the marketing lexicon and is usually defined using a retail…
How would you define excellent customer service?
I don’t. The Guest does. Or the Customer does. That’s the entire point. YOU don’t define how well…
Moving Beyond Robotic Service
Service is table stakes (pun intended). Everyone provides service: everyone has their 12 steps of service that include…
Lost Opportunity Cost
Most operators consider the cost-benefit between two (or more) choices they want to consider. The problem lies in how they chose the options being considered and whether or not there were better alternatives.
“How Do You Build Volume?”
An age old question in Hospitality is still, "How do you build volume?"
QFO: What are the biggest challenges an independent restaurant faces in its first 5 years of business?
The timeline is irrelevant. But the list of challenges is the same as it’s always been...
The Problem With Transactional Thinking
Bain & Co. recently pushed this out.
The Only Reason People Leave Jobs
Lots of articles preach and even more tongues wag about how the #1 reason people leave jobs is…
Best Practices Usually Aren’t
By definition, when you follow best practices, you’re following a well-informed crowd of other operators. You’re standing on…