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3 ways to invigorate a desire to learn

Management is more than just budgets and labor schedules; a key aspect is adding excitement to an operation. Be sure to add a bit of change to spice things up.

May 2, 2016

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Management is more than just budgets and labor schedules; a key aspect is adding excitement to an operation, Lynne Eddy, associate professor at the Culinary Institute of America, says. Be sure to add a bit of change to spice things up and help employees learn new skills—but not so much that they feel out of control. Some ideas:

  1. Invite guest chefs and speakers to your operation to have some fun and challenge your culinary team.
     

  2. Bring in an outside manager to audit your kitchen. They are cluttered, so get fresh eyes to come in.
     

  3. Get fresh menus. Highlight a special food they do not typically work with. Set up a calendar based on seasonality a year out. For example, this month could be tomatillos, and the next could be guava.

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