How To Get More Done In Your Restaurant
November 25, 2009 by Jonathan Munsell
Filed under Coaching, Leadership Development, Restaurant Success Secrets, Systems, Systems & Operations
This video is part of a series of videos where I , Jonathan Munsell, answer questions and offer hard hitting comments that you can use to improve your restaurant immediately!
Restaurant Success System and Restaurant Success Monthly provide these videos to help accelerate your Restaurant Success. The videos are usually centered on Restaurant Operations, Restaurant Finance, Restaurant Marketing & Promotions or the Restaurant Management Tools and Restaurant Systems necessary to achieve higher sales and grow your restaurant or Catering profits by leaps and bounds
Restaurant Success System and Restaurant Success Monthly were both founded and created by Jonathan Munsell a very active restaurant owner and advocate for the industry. Jonathan Currently owns several restaurants and a catering company.
For more information or to view all the videos in the series go to www.RestaurantGoldMine.com
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Jonathan Interviews Lenny Douglas with Tundra Specialties.
Opening and maintaining a restaurant is always a challenge. This conversation will help you on your way to building a success from the start.
- We talk about the very basics (The Restaurant Development Process) of starting with a drawing, mapping out the plan in order to get a good understanding of the goal.
- We talk about understanding the options from big equipment, to counter equipment and storage, all the way to small ware.
- We even talk about what to look for in an equipment vendor.
About your Hosts:
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Jonathan Munsell owns two restaurant brands and a catering company. Jonathan Munsell works with current and aspiring restaurant owners specializing in restaurant startup and growth. In 2007, Jonathan launched Restaurant Success System conducting national seminars and professionally speaking on restaurant startup, restaurant operations, restaurant marketing and finance. Learn more about Jonathan by visiting www.RestaurantSuccessMonthly.com
Lenny Douglas is the Sales Manager for Tundra Specialties, which is a company that specializes in restaurant parts, supplies and equipment. Lenny grew up in Tampa Florida. He moved to Colorado in 1997, waited tables and was bartender for several locations. Lenny attended University Colorado in 1999 for Computer Science, then made a change in direction and left engineering school. Lenny then worked for a foodservice sales position with Old Timer Foods working with Regional Restaurants selling a variety of food products. He met Rob Fenton, part owner and Sales Manager with Tundra, and has been working for Tundra Specialties since January 1, 2003, starting in the Outside Sales Team.
You can find out more about equipment and connect with Tundra Specialties by visiting their website www.etundra.com or check out their blog “The Back Burner”
Their blogs about the foodservice industry at The Back Burner, which is written by the employees of Tundra Specialties, a company specializing in restaurant equipment and food service supplies.
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Effectively Manage Your Restaurant and Your Life.
November 17, 2009 by Jonathan Munsell
Filed under Health & Energy Management, Human Resources, Leadership Development, Restaurant Success Secrets, Training: Management
Effectively Manage Your Restaurant and Your Life.
If you’re like most restaurant owners, you have more to do than
time to do it.
But too many Restaurant Owners get so wrapped up in their business, they forget to take care of the other aspects of their lives. And the results can be devastating! Families are neglected, friends are lost, and the physical and mental health of the restaurant owner declines. (Just to name a few.)
So here are some tips for being able to successfully manage your company and your life:
- Put systems into place- mistakes are made when processes are not systematized. When processes are consistent, fewer mistakes are made and there are fewer fires to put out.
- Take a day off- despite the temptation to work a 7-day week, take at least one day for yourself. You will see your productivity and your health improve. (Not to mention how happy your family will be to see you.)
- Go home- set a time schedule for yourself. Schedule the number of hours you will work and stick to that plan.
- Set your priorities- there’s always another crisis to solve. So be sure to make special occasions with friends and family a top priority. Don’t allow a restaurant “emergency” to hold you back. After all, there’s bound to be another one tomorrow.
- Automate your business- this is sometimes an odd topic for restaurant owners, but there are many places to automate your restaurant and I am not just talking about the POS System. If you haven’t taken the time to realize the value of automation, do so soon. Places you can automate – Any recurring task like weekly emails or marketing mailers, costing your food, paying your bills can even be automated and save you a ton of time. With your business on auto-pilot you have more time for other things.
None of the stuff in this email is new to you. You know it all. But unless you are willing to take these suggestions to heart, you will never be able to effectively manage your life.
And remember, nobody ever lay on their deathbed wishing they had spent more time at the Restaurant!
I would love to hear your thoughts on the topics I present and their link to True Restaurant Success. Please do not hesitate to share – Leave a Comment
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Goal Setting – Part 1
January 3, 2009 by Jonathan Munsell
Filed under Systems & Operations
Goal Setting – Part 1
This time of year you hear a lot about resolutions and then a ton more about goal setting. In an earlier article I spoke about making commitments as opposed to resolutions. Another key to success is to set clear well defined goals. I am a goal setter. Twice a year I set goals for myself and conduct goal setting workshops and reviews with my managers and the members of Restaurant Success System. The goal setting we all do is detailed and personal. Sure there are business implications and goals but it is not just about a list of “To-Do” items.
What Exactly Is a Goal?
A goal is a desired end toward which you direct specific effort. In this context, the goal is an exact and tangible result you want for which you are willing to invest is sweat equity in order to achieve. The amount and intensity of effort expended is always dependent on the individual, the organization, and the overall importance of the goal.
The three key elements of a goal are:
1. An accomplishment to be achieved.
2. A measurable outcome.
3. A specific date and time by which to accomplish the goal.
Therefore, a goal is a specific, measurable accomplishment to be achieved within a specific time frame. Without these elements, all you have are dreams, hopes, and good intentions that undoubtedly will remain unrealized.
Why do goals work?
- If you develop a consistent and impassioned focus on something, you’ll experience it.
- Setting a goal is acknowledging to your mind that where you are is not where you want to be. Having a goal creates positive pressure, which is necessary to move you forward.
Before you set your goals think through “the why” for each of your goals. “The why” is important – you really have to spend a good bit of time on them but also get out the costs of not achieving them. If you ever have trouble coming up with meaningful goals here are some good tactics to do before you actually narrow down your goals.
- List the specific areas of your life that are not what you want them to be
- Write down all you will gain from achieving your goals – why you’re committed to making it a reality (press your mind to produce your own achievement).
- Write down what it will cost you not to achieve the goal (make the pain of not achieving it real).
- Write down what you would have to believe to not just set the goal but to truly achieve it.
- What would you have to believe to create the life you deserve?
“You need to set big goals, goals that inspire you and push you forward.” ~ Jonathan Munsell
Spend some time with what I have laid out above and get your mind around where you are and where you want to go and in the next day or so it will cover the construction of meaningful goals. Be sure to check back often to get the real meat of Goal Setting. Click Here for RSS Feeds
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About the author Jonathan Munsell
Jonathan Munsell truly practices what he preaches. As Founder of Amazing Brands, a North Carolina company, with two restaurant brands and a catering company he specializes in restaurant startup and growth. Jonathan is a professional speaker and conducts restaurant startup, operations, marketing and financial seminars nationwide.
His current responsibilities include Principal Operating Partner of Amazing Brands, serving on the Board of Directors for the NCRLA and fostering industry advancement with his support of restaurant operators through his Restaurant Success System.
To get a copy of his FREE REPORT – Double Your Restaurants Profits – How To Turn Any Restaurant Into A Cash Generating Machine – go to www.RestaurantGoldMine.com or go to www.RestaurantSuccessSystem.com
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