Building A New Team & Vibe

Well it has been a little bit of a wait for this entry but there's soo much going on relative to social media entries that I haven't had the time to sit down and toss words on this template. I have really been focusing on building a new team and a fresh positive vibe throughout our culinary world and it has been extremely exciting to say the least. We have turned up our soil at work and it has been the best overall vibe that I could imagine. New blood, fresh eyes and new creative minds wanting to be fed rather than stale ideas and victim mentalities. CYA negative energy!

The best part of a journey is the road ahead and the unknown of what's behind the next bend. We had some players stuck on being negative, rumor spreading, not wanting to be transparent and honest and it set us back a touch (short term). The good news was that 99% of the people saw this too so the damage was less than expected. We have already in a short time shot far beyond where we were so the road ahead looks to be much much healthier.

When rumors and negativity are thrown around it still has to be able to stick and be truthful not based on the reason they are on the outside looking in and are upset they are drifting away into a world of self absorbtion. When people know the truth about how one leads it's fruitless to try and bring down associates and leadership. Simply put...won't happen.

I hired an Executive Sous and several qualified cooks and Jr. Sous Chefs that want the ball with 3 seconds left in the game rather than cooks/leadership who would panic and pass the ball to blame someone else. It truly is fun to be around real players that are as excited to be in the game and more importantly wanting the "W" as much as I do.

We have real ownership and accountability and chefs that are not only encouraged to "make change" but rather feed off each other to assist the team to higher levels of respect.

Getting the right feel & vibe is essential to the success of any operation even if long term players need help re-defining their own walk. At the end of the day it's a win win and better for everyone involved.

Now, let's get to cooking!