In this episode, we tackle an issue that every restaurant owner seems to be up against. Turnover.

I ask all of my guest mentors: Currently, what is your biggest challenge and how are you overcoming it?

By far, the most common answer: finding and keeping quality employees. In other words, preventing turnover.

So… What did I do? I brought in the big guns; Tom Henschel.

Tom Henschel is the president and founder of the executive development firm Essential Communications and the host of The Look and Sound of Leadership podcast.

Tom expertise as a communications coach has taken him into executive offices at companies such as Amgen, BP Indonesia, CitiGroup, Ernst & Young, Lockheed Martin, Symantec, and Toyota.

Show notes…

Success or Leadership Quote/Mantra

“Be good at tasks. Be good at relationships.

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In this episode we’ll discuss:

• The 3 questions you want to make sure your people to answer yes to
  1. do you have a best friend at work?
  2. do you love your work?
  3. does the boss have your back
• Building in time to get to know your team.
• Once you learn your people, putting them in the right role to excel.
• Why you need to live the culture and the mission before you can expect your people.
• Creating a culture where people know their work matters.
• Creating reasons, aside from a paycheck, that will cause people to want to work for your restaurant.
• Why you should be pushing people out of your restaurant to the next stage of their life, and how they serve your restaurant in the long run.
• Why feedback goes both ways. You need to give feedback and take feedback to improve turnover.
• Why the best feedback comes when you catch somebody doing something right.

Resources

Tools

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Books

Peak: How Great Companies Get Their Mojo from Maslow

The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don’t Work and What to Do About It

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Contact Information

Essential Communications

The Look and Sound of Leadership podcast

Thanks for Listening!

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Huge thanks to Tom Henschel for joining me for another awesome episode. Until next time!

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