What Makes a Good Restaurant Manager

 Management

Objective:
1.         Provide clear information about the manager’s daily role in the operation.
2.         Provide the basic elements of management within the two hour session
3.         Describe how to be a good and effective manager in every situation.


Key points:
1.         A manager is the person who deals with all the situations in his area of work
2.         There are 7 basic Management functions are:
   Planning   *Organizing* Staffing* Co-coordinating* Directing                       * Controlling *Evaluating 
                         
Key point:
1.         Never assume that you understand a situation. Ask questions to ensure that you comprehend instructions and that your instructions are carried out correctly.
2.         Consistent management is important for your reputation as a manager:
           1.         Repeat tasks daily:              Checklists, maintenance requests, breakage         reports,
            2.         Repeat tasks weekly:          Scheduling 
            3.         Repeat tasks monthly:        Appraisals, Checking log book
                                                                   Monthly training plan for the outlet
3.         Take immediate corrective measures for wrong action.
4.         Think before you speak
5.         Don’t  accept that people to speak bad about the company, the hotel, the country, the management, other colleges in a group
6.         Supervise that people follow steps given in the briefing or training       

Staff Management

1.                     Gain sufficient knowledge about the scheduling process.
                        Level of business vs. manpower required
2.                    Achieve a better understanding about the process of giving instructions and   gaining the support of your subordinates in every situation.
3.                    Understanding the basic elements to conduct a successful training session. 



4.                     Increase staff productivity and motivation.
 Scheduling process
    
  • Assure according to the vacation plan you have sufficient persons in your operation.
  • Plan vacation ahead of time on the attendance sheet
  • (Verify according to occupancy forecast staff available)
  • Complete your weekly work schedule according to the vacation plan.
  • Distribute your work schedule always on the same day every week.
Life is short, be enthusiastic, today will never come again

Objective
1.         Provide clear information about the manager’s daily role in the operation.
2.         Provide the basic elements of management within the two hour session
3.         Describe how to be a good and effective manager in every situation
Key points:
1.         A manager is the person who deals with all the situations in his area of work.
2.         There are basic Management functions are:
      1. Planning   2.Organizing   3.Staffing  4.coordinating 5.Directing 6.Controlling 
     7. Evaluating
An effective management can be described in “Total Quality Management”:
Zero Time.   Zero Money.     Zero -waste/Paper.  Zero Complains.  Zero Defects.

 Key point:
1.         Never assume that you understand a situation. Ask questions to ensure that you comprehend instructions and that your instructions are carried out correctly.
2.         Consistent management is important for your reputation as a manager:
 a.         Repeat tasks daily:              Checklists, maintenance requests, breakage                                                      reports, Structure of briefing  
            b.         Repeat tasks weekly:          Scheduling
            c.         Repeat tasks monthly:         Appraisals, Checking log book
                                                                     Monthly training plan for the outlet
3.         Take immediate corrective measures for wrong action.
4.         Think before you speak
5.         Don’t  accept that people to speak bad about the company, the hotel, the country,     the management, other colleges in a group.
6.         Supervise that people follow steps given in the briefing or training

Objective:

1.                     Gain sufficient knowledge about the scheduling process.
                        Level of business vs. manpower required
2.                    Achieve a better understanding about the process of giving instructions and   gaining the support of your subordinates in every situation.
3.                    Understanding the basic elements to conduct a successful training session. 
           You need 1 person to serve 24 guests in “a la carte”     or         6 tables
You need 1 person to serve 32 guests in “buffet”           or         8 tables
             
 2.         Instructions:
            Staff requires direction and feedback on their job.
2.1       Direction:
            1.         Call a person by his name (Ownership of a task)
            2.         Give a step by step instruction speaks clearly and is concise
            3.         Listen to feelings
            4.         Look for non-verbal clues of misunderstanding
            Fidgeting, avoiding eye contact, sighing, pulling on clothes
Gain attention by: eye contact, humor, silence
            5.         Ask the person to repeat what you have asked him to do.
2.2       Feed-back:

         1.         Once a person has completed a job, go and check it yourself
         2.    Explain to the person the right or wrong things done referring to your instruction.
         3.         Once a person has corrected the task, thank him for a job well done.
2.3       Dealing with an aggressive behavior:
          1.           Maintain a relaxed posture:
Keep your arms to the side, smile, sit down on a table, lean forwar
2.         Remain non defensive:
            Refrain from using the word “you” and replace by we.
Control the feeling that you have to be right
3.         Clarify and acknowledge:
            Show the person that you are trying to listen to him, check for understandings.
4.         Ask to discuss the problem privately not in front of your sub-ordinates.
5.         Allow the other person to save face:
            Acknowledge the other persons point of view.
Remember that most conflict-ion situations come from a lack of clear communication or information. Therefore you can be in the wrong for not giving the information.
Everyone can make a mistake, don’t be scared to acknowledge mistakes even with your sub ordinates and move forward. This will show maturity.
3.         Staff motivation:
3. 1      People generally try to please their managers
            Acknowledge good work in front of the group.
            Deal with bad work or behavior privately and not in front of the group.
            Celebrate success:
            1.         Good guests comments
            2.         Successful function
            3.         Over budgeted revenue
            4.         Personal issues such as birthdays, weddings, promotions
            Deal with failures on the spot:
            1.         Explain the problem as a group by using “we”
            2.         Clarify the problem.
            3.         Explain the corrective measures and encourage people to act immediately
3.2       Lead by example
            1.         A leader is a self starter and does not wait for instructions
            2.         A leader does not tell someone to do something and refuses to do it himself
            3.         A leader looks to the future and does not dwell on the past
            4.         A leader looks for solutions and does not look too long at the problem
            5.         A leader encourages and does not discourage
            6.         A leader remain positive in all situations
            7.         A leader remains calm and never panics
            8.         A Leader has confidence and listens actively to remarks
            9.         A leader looks, analyses and directs
            10.       A leader is a role model in the society
3.3       Ground rules for group handling:
            1.         Be prompt and regular in attendance
            2.         Enter all discussions enthusiastically
            3.         Give freely of your experience (good & bad)
            4.         Allow and encourage others to contribute
            5.         Listen actively and take notes.
            6.         Ask questions when you don’t understand
            7.         Appreciate the other’s person’s point of view
            8.         Provide constructive feed-back and receive it willingly
            9.         Keep confidence and assume others will (Don’t say: don’t tell anyone)
            10.       Confine your discussion to the topic
4.         Key points for successful training:

1.         Focus on learning, not training
2.         Make the training sessions fun.
3.         Put yourself in the trainees shoes.
4.         Be honest.
5.         Focus on a few important things. Ask: “What do I want to be sure they learn”
6.         Review often
            Remind trainees how the piece fits in the big picture.
 In learning sessions ask “So what” and “Why is this important for me?”
            Always begin with: Goals, Objectives
 7.         For skills training always do: Tell, Show, Do, Review
 8.         For knowledge training always do: Tell, Test, Review
 9.         Always summaries at the end of a session.
10.        Nothing is common sense.
          11.       There is no stupid question
12.       Use silence to draw out questions.
13.       Keep lecturing to a minimum.
14.       In general, do not go more than ½ hour without a break
15.       Every time you state a rule or a guideline, use an example.
16.       Always check the training room before the session.

Life is short, be enthusiastic, today will never come again





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