Short conversational transcript from a YouTube video discussing traits of a modern leader. Speakers emphasize compassion, encouragement, and developing young team members through mentoring and growth programs; the speakers report having deep talent and consider their current team the best in 16 years.
What do you think is the number one trait a leader today has to have?
You've got to be compassionate, you've got to really, you've got to care. But you're not there to manage. You're there to encourage, to help people grow, make them the best person they possibly can. Everyone grows at a different pace, different rate, and you just got to work with them, you know what I mean? We've got some amazing guys on our team, A lot of young, young kids that are just dynamite. I, I look at our team now and it's the best we've ever had in 16 years. I can honestly say this is the best. And not by a little bit. I'm saying it is. It's not. It's like, I.
Think it's because we've got depth. So we've got depth and we've got up upcoming senior members and they're just in their infancy of being, being of the plow. So we can actually have a, a growth program for them. These are 15, 16. I don't know how often we say to this young gun who's in the, in the kitchen, you know, how old are you? 15. We go, oh, fantastic. You know, they.
Have no bad habits when they're young. That's. I love the, I love, I mean, I love, I love mentoring, coaching, developing, because they just, they're like, they're just like clay. And you can actually really yourself into them and then really, really help them, really find out who they are, which is a big.
If your restaurant only works because you work 80 hours a week, it doesn't work.
