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23 Jan 2025 · 1 min

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Donald Burns (speaker) presents a concise seven-step strategy for turning around an underperforming restaurant. Steps (presented as imperatives) are: 1) acknowledge the problems, 2) inspect operations to find leaks, 3) enforce discipline with strict protocols, 4) remove underperforming staff, 5) invest in rigorous training, 6) fix operational foundations before marketing, and 7) lead from the front with calm, calculated actions. The clip closes with a promotional call-to-action to restaurantcoachmasterclass.com offering a free two-hour training.

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January 23, 2025

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If you want to tame the beast you created, here is my seven step Number one, acknowledge your Frankenstein. If your restaurant is a graveyard of good intentions and bad execution, time to own up. Number two, get under the hood. Pinpoint the leaks and you're halfway to plugging them. Number three, you must enforce discipline. You have to implement strict protocols. Number four, you got to cut out the cancer. If they're not pulling their weight, they are pulling you down. Number five, got to focus on training. Do not train your team until they get it right. Train them until they can't get it wrong. Number six, marketing is not magic. But if your foundation is flawed, it just highlights the crack. Fix the foundation first. Number seven, lead from the front. You have to lead with calm, calculated moves and you're going to watch that monster mellow out. Maybe that this monster is too big to tame on your own. Well, here's where I come in. Head over to restaurantcoachmasterclass.com and sign up for my free two hour training.