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recipe. Keep your employees excited about the mission, and
they will stay excited to contribute.
INVEST IN ASSOCIATE DEVELOPMENT
Yes, this again. It's important to invest in your employees.
Not just an on-the-job class by the executive chef-they
get that all the time-but seek out local opportunities with
INVEST IN ASSOCIATE DEVELOPMENT
foodie incubators, or even invite an area chef in for a session
on artisan baking or vegetarian cooking. At my workplace,
Y s, this again. It's important to invest in your employees.
N t just an on-the-job class by the executive chef-th y
get that all the time-but seek out local opportunities with
foodie incubators, or even invite an area chef in for a session
on artisan baking or vegetari n cooking. At my workplace,
we implemented a Culinary Advancement program with the
Culinary Institute of America, and it has been a huge selling
point with prospective hires. Check out the American Culinary
Federation for online learning classes and get your team
members enrolled with the local chapter. If you are seeing dollar
signs with these suggestions, just check the overtime cost on
your last payroll submission, and the increase in time-and-a-half
shifts each instance an asset leaves your employment. Another
budgeting technique is to reduce the overall staffing model in
favor of fewer, higher productivity positions. Don't just pocket
t bhe savings; reinvest it in your team.
we implemented a Culinary Advancement program with the
Culinary Institute of America, and it has been a huge selling
point with prospective hires. Check out the American Culinary
ing classes and get your team
Federat on for online lear
members enrol ed with the local chapter. If you are seeing dollar
igns with these suggestions, just check the overtime cost on
your last payroll submission, and t e inc ease in time-and-a-half
shifts each instance an asset leaves y ur employment. An ther
udget
g technique is to reduce the overall staffing model in
INVEST IN ASSOCIATE DEVELOPMENT.
Seek out local opportunities with foodie
rs, or even invite an area chef in for
incubat
a session on artisan baking or vegetarian
cooking.
INVEST IN ASSOCIATE DEVELOPMENT.
Seek out local opportunities with foodie
incubators, or even invite an area chef in for
a session on artisan baking or vegetarian
cooking.
favor of fewer, higher productivity positions. Don't just pocket
the savings; reinvest it in your team.
Most likely, these tactics have already been employed in your
strategy for recruitment and retention. However, the biggest
ammunition is yet to come. And the best part is, it's free.
SHOW APPRECIATION
SHOW APPRECIATION !
™
View educational
and resourceful
video content
available today
on ANFPtv.
Far beyond associate recognition or team celebration; and
notwithstanding pizza parties, gift cards, social media posts,
or achievement certificates, show your team members they are
integral to your organization's success. This is a more grassroots
approach, and it validates each individual's core belief that the
contributions they make have meaning.
Showing appreciation is recognizing an associate's best
attributes, without reducing the value with disciplinary actions
or plans of correction for small missteps. Complimenting what
they do well, and the reason why they deserve the recognition,
can seriously make an associate's day.
Far beyond associate recognition or team celebration-and
notwithstanding pizza parties, gift cards, social media posts, or
achievement certificates-show your team members they are
integral to your organization's success. This is a more grassroots
approach, and it validates each individual's core belief that the
contributions they make have meaning.
Showing appreciation is recognizing an associate's best
attributes, without reducing the value with disciplinary actions
or plans of correction for small missteps. Complimenting what
they do well, and the reason why they deserve the recognition,
can seriously make an associate's day. Make your praise sincere,
relevant, and meaningful. Do it often. Apply it privately,
informally, and personally. If they are proud of a batch of blond
roux they created, make sure they know you are proud of it
too. Kudos, that will make an amazing velouté. Your work is a
huge contribution to the accomplishments of the team, and we are
grateful to have you.
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Seek out the best your people achieve each day, make sure to
tell them about it, and share your observation with leadership.
Treat your associates like professionals, and they will become
professionals. That is a positive accomplishment we can all
appreciate. E
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Most likely, these tactics have already been employed in your
strategy for recruitment and retention. However, the biggest
ammunition is yet to come. And the best part is, it's free.
Make your praise sincere, relevant, a d meaningful. Do it
often. Apply it privately, informally, and personally. If they are
proud of a batch of blond roux they created, make sure they
know you are proud of it too. Kudos, that will make an amazing
veloute. Your w rk is a huge contribution to t e accomplishments of
the t am, and we are grateful to have you. Seek out the best your
people achieve each day, make sure to tell them about it, and
share your observation with leadership.
http://www.ANFPonline.org/ANFPtv
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