Marc Haine in Restaurant Rockstars Lights, Camera, Action Transforming Business To Success

3 May 2024 · 1 min

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In this segment of his presentation, Marc Haine introduces a theatrical metaphor for running a business, especially in the restaurant industry. He breaks down his "Lights, Camera, Action" framework into three parts. "Lights" represents the purpose or "why" behind the business – the core idea that should be clearly defined and communicated to staff. "Camera" refers to being "camera‑ready," meaning every customer touchpoint, visual element, and experience must align with that purpose; otherwise a disconnect occurs, like a post‑war setting with a 19th‑century disco décor, which would confuse guests. The excerpt emphasizes the importance of aligning people, place, and perception with the business’s why before opening the doors each day.

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What would happen if we looked at our business as if every day before we open up our door, we tell the staff, hey, it's showtime. And we put on a show for each and every customer. And so, the book really tears apart business operations through 3 key areas: lights, camera, action. Lights is why are we doing what we're doing? What is the whole idea behind putting on our production? What is it? Why is this important to us? And understanding what our why is and communicating our why. Everything is built up from that point on. Camera is about being camera ready. What are the touch points? What are the customers going to see? What are the guests going to experience as we move forward through that? Does the camera version fill in and set up the why we're doing what we're doing? Let's say it's post-war but then the set is decked out like it's 19th discotheque. Yeah. There would be a complete disconnect on the feeling, on the emotion, on People, place, and perceptions. But we do this all the time.