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Getting employees on board with operational changes

 By Lynne Eddy on Jan. 03, 2017

It can be tricky to find the balance between listening to your team’s point of view and avoiding giving your power away. You may accept many or few recommendations.

Operations

DC poised to enforce paid leave

 By Alaina Lancaster on Dec. 21, 2016

Legislation passed on Tuesday would require the district's private sector foodservice operators to provide workers with family and medical time off.

Operations

Engage staff to help meet financial goals

By Alaina Lancaster on Dec. 13, 2016

Letting team members in on the financials of your operation can help engage them in the mission to get out of the red by generating revenue or cutting costs.

Operations

Is it legal to require vaccines?

By Julianne Pepitone on Dec. 13, 2016

In a word: Yes. But there are two big legal exceptions, says attorney Rob Niccolini. And he warns mandatory flu vaccines might not be a smart idea for operators.

People

How to foster relationships between employee shifts

By Jim Korner on Dec. 13, 2016

Your two shifts disagreeing is really a teamwork problem. Of course each shift has their immediate goals, but your operation is much larger than that.

Steal This Idea

Sponsor wellness initiatives

Dec. 13, 2016

As part of our wellness program, we offer incentives based on some type of health metric. Once a year, we cover the cost for team members to participate in a 5k race.

Operations

Tales from beyond FSD’s top 100 issue

By Dana Moran on Dec. 13, 2016

The Top 100 operators have a lot to share. Here are some of Managing Editor Dana Moran's favorite anecdotes that didn’t make it into the final story.

Operations

Pizza ovens are bringing in the dough

By Alaina Lancaster on Dec. 13, 2016

Wood-fired, coal-fired, brick—specialty pizza ovens are no small investment, but operators are finding that the equipment gives rise to a new slice of customers.

Operations

Rethinking food safety with new approaches

By Dana Moran and Lisa Arnett on Dec. 13, 2016

In recent months, operators have had to stave off more fears than just E. coli. Mumps, flu and hand-foot-and-mouth disease have reared their germy heads in foodservice.

People

Employee training beyond the job

By Lynne Eddy on Dec. 13, 2016

Employees need to be brave enough to get out of our comfort zones and explore the soft skills that complement our abilities to provide exceptional hospitality.

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