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Leadership Series IV Fear of Competition from Followers
The fourth of Napoleon Hill’s 10 Major Causes of Failure in Leadership, is the Fear of Competition from Followers: “The leader who fears...
jpreese735
Mar 2, 20215 min read
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Leadership Series III Expectation Pay for What They "Know" Instead of What They Do With That
The third of Napoleon Hill’s 10 Major Causes of Failure in Leadership, is the Expectation To Be Paid for What They "Know" instead of What...
jpreese735
Feb 17, 20215 min read
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Leadership Series II Unwillingness to Render Humble Service
Next in Napoleon Hill’s 10 Major Causes of Failure in Leadership, is the Unwillingness to Render Humble Service: “Truly great leaders are...
jpreese735
Feb 4, 20216 min read
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Leadership Series I Inability to Organize Details
In Napoleon Hill’s 10 Major Causes of Failure in Leadership, he opens with the Inability to Organize Details: “Efficient leadership calls...
jpreese735
Jan 28, 20214 min read
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How about a Leadership Series?
Happy New Year! Last month, I was scratching my head...what to blog about...I found myself staring at the bookshelf in my basement office...
jpreese735
Jan 12, 20211 min read
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Invest in Your People
I remember like it was yesterday something a professor of mine said. Duncan was speaking about our industry and proclaimed that within...
jpreese735
Nov 24, 20206 min read
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Compete on Quality - Not on Price
If you have been following my Restaurant Reboot posts, you will know by now that I am a strong proponent of running your business simply,...
jpreese735
Nov 10, 20203 min read
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Commit to a Triple Bottom Line
Triple Bottom Line (TBL) is an economic business approach in which a company makes a commitment to focus on social and environmental...
jpreese735
Oct 29, 20203 min read
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Improve All Processes
Getting back on track with Restaurant Reboot, it’s now time to revisit all processes. Time to toss out any not being followed, streamline...
jpreese735
Oct 16, 20203 min read
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Vision at Work - Putting it Togther
With only three entries left in my Restaurant ReBoot series, I've decided to pause, re-group and bring some of the concepts introduced so...
jpreese735
Sep 29, 20205 min read
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Alignment is Everything
“We’re just trying to survive,” my peer overheard her server say in response to a customer’s protestations at COVID protocols and the...
jpreese735
Sep 8, 20203 min read
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Write a New Budget & Review Quarterly
Remarkably few independent operators take the time to properly build a financial budget. When asked how a business is performing, I often...
jpreese735
Aug 25, 20203 min read
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Streamline and Scale Back
The first few posts in my Restaurant Re-Boot series focused on the importance of documenting, sharing and following a clear vision...
jpreese735
Aug 4, 20202 min read
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The Critical Few
This series of blogs based on my Restaurant Re-Boot piece is as much for me as it is for you. I’m taking our current uncertainty and...
jpreese735
Jul 22, 20203 min read
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Make a Brutally Honest Assessment
In my previous two posts I spent a lot of time making the case for developing a concise vision document, seeking alignment with all...
jpreese735
Jun 30, 20204 min read
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Vision Part II
So, you’ve heard this all before. All the good business coaches and management books talk about how important it is to have a clear...
jpreese735
Jun 20, 20204 min read
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Vision Part 1 - Restaurant ReBoot
In my recent piece, Restaurant Re-Boot, the first step is to “Revisit your Vision”. This assumes that you have a documented vision. If...
jpreese735
Jun 10, 20202 min read
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