Don’t get beguiled by talent; effort makes all the difference in the world. Working at something diligently is essential to learning and growing, and I always tell my students that the hospitality business is all about mastering skills. The belief that you can master a new untested skill is essential and it defines and shapes your curiosity for learning additional new skills.
Most people are uncomfortable with accepting compliments. Research has found that people avoid accepting compliments 2/3rd of the time, it’s a common issue. But there are things to know about receiving and giving compliments; here’s some insight on this complicated exchange and some tips on how to receive one graciously.
In my most recent video course for Typsy - Hosting - I share everything you need to know to be the confident host of a restaurant.
I get it. Scheduling is tough. Scheduling is thankless. But there may be nothing a manager does that has as big an impact on the smooth operation of a business. Effective scheduling impacts the guest experience, our employees’ health and well-being, and the bottom line.
Options are your friend. Options offer you various ways or methods to approach a tried and true situation and gives you the opportunity to change. When you give yourself options, you’re in the driver’s seat and not subject to the emotional states of yesterday. When you give yourself options you empower yourself to evolve your thinking.
Recently life forced me to become even more patient and purposeful about my choices; and not in the way I would have preferred. Instead, life tossed me a lesson. And I walked right into it.
Listen in as Kate joins marketing guru John Wall on his podcast Marketing over Coffee.
Watch this CreativeLive class to discover the difference between Customer Service and Customer Experience… Kate explains it all!
On the NextFem Podcast with Tara Padua, Kate shares insights from her journey as a hospitality professional, author and service expert. Listen in here!
In my experience, entrepreneurs seldom have a clear leadership model to follow. And this makes leading others quite difficult. Why? Because a real example of how to lead is both practical as well as inspirational. And inspiration is a powerful thing.
Kate is quoted in this article about utilizing downtime in your restaurant on Upserve.com.
Do you put everyone on your team first? This might be because you are an ECT (empathetic, compassionate and thoughtful person). ECT’s are often so other-centered that they put themselves and the needs of the business after the needs of their employees. The skill that can be so valuable in customer service actually becomes a hindrance in leadership.
