Build A Better Restaurant with Peter Harman

Do you NEED to increase the sales in your restaurant IMMEDIATELY. Are you getting less than GREAT results from your Social Media Campaign… That doesn’t really work… Let me tell ya - You are NOT alone… The TRUTH is – Facebook doesn’t drive sales… Instagram doesn’t drive sales. Social media doesn’t drive sales. Social Media is for Sharing Your Life… NOT Building a Thriving Business. Today I am going...

Today we are going to do something DIFFERENT… I was recently on a Podcast called The 5th Wave With Jeffery Young. Jeffery is the founder of The Allegra Group - And the Editor in Chief of 5th Wave… Jeffery currently lives in London and has his fingers in a LOT of really cool projects… Many of which revolve around the Global world of coffee and hospitality. Jeffery is a GREAT Interviewer and his sou...

Do you ever feel like this..? You work your ass off and finally take a few steps forward And then… the next day you walk into the restaurant And all your hard work is GONE! You're three steps back – because someone quit or resigned or moved on... All your forward progress is wiped away… by the incoming tide – like sandcastles on the beach..? I don’t know about you - but I feel like that. And NOT j...

Today we are going to discuss how to BUY a Restaurant. How to determine what a restaurant is worth in both the short and long term. And in the process – you MIGHT see what your restaurant could be worth… Or maybe YOU can use this information to take a few steps to increase the value of your restaurant so that day... When you eventually decide to sell… You can make a LOT more money.

When I look at you I see THREE people. I see… The person that you are right now… TODAY. I See… The person that you will become if you stay on your current path… AND – I see… The person you COULD BECOME if you have the guts to believe in your own personal GREATNESS…

If you continue on your current path where will you be in 5 years..? How about 10 years..? Is your current path going to put you where you really want to be or are you headed - the wrong way..?

Whether you know it or not… You have a management style. Your management style was developed over the course of your lifetime. Some management styles are better than others. Some Work Wonders – and others repel people like the smell of a skunk on the side of the road. Today we are going to delve into some of the foundational thoughts and beliefs that have come together – to create your management...

Today we are going to discuss WHY it is easy to move the ball forward in your restaurant some days and impossible at other times. Today I'm going to introduce you to the concept of Offense / Defense...

Everyone thinks their competition is the biggest obstacle they must overcome. Most people think finding the right customers and the right employees is the biggest obstacle they must overcome… This is NOT true. The biggest obstacle you must overcome is Your Procrastination & Laziness. Your Bad Habits & Negative Mindset. The Biggest Obstacle that You Must Overcome... The Obstacle that is REALLY Hold...

Today we are going to discuss the power of WORDS… Specifically – YOUR WORDS and their power to do GOOD or BAD. Betty Eadie said… "If we understood the power of our thoughts, we would guard them much more closely. If we understood the power of our words, we would prefer silence to anything negative… In our thoughts and words, we create our weaknesses AND our strengths. Our limitations and joys begi...

Friedrich Nietzsche said – When you stare into the abyss – the abyss stares back. Wow! Today we are going to discuss – how this strange quote - can help you and your restaurant!

Today we are going to discuss a simple formula for success that will help you become successful in any economy and any market?

Discipline is ignoring something you want right now… Today. In exchange for something you REALLY – REALLY want… Later on… In The Future.

Today we are going to talk about how to use the Pareto principle – also known as the 80/20 Theory to create a quantum leap in your restaurant.

Imagine a sheet of paper on your desk. Draw a line across the middle of the paper. This is called THE LINE… The area Above the line represents GOOD THINGS - that you MUST DO - And the area below the line represents BAD THINGS - That you MUST NOT DO… Got it..? - Great... Because that is what we are going to talk about today.

I like to throw different ideas at you to keep you on your toes. Today – I want to discuss a NEW way to look at your staff and the labor cost in your restaurant.

The modern business owner is struggling to find and hire people and when they do find someone to work, they only get about 50% of the employees effort… Do you know why that is… Well that’s what we are going to talk about today.

Today we are going to do something a little different. I am going to take you behind the scenes to my staff meeting at Martini’s Grille. Every three months we have a quarterly staff meeting… Where we do three things #1. I address the entire team. #2. We hand out bonuses #3. We share a great meal I think you will find this interesting

Do you know who you are… OR Are you chasing the hottest trends - trying to please everyone else..?

Are you HIRING the wrong people - just to fill a position? Are you putting things on the menu - that don’t fit? Are you agreeing to do things that you really don’t want to do. If the answer to any of these questions is YES – You’re in luck because today - we are going to talk about how to fix - that error.

Have you ever had an employee try to usurp your authority? Go above YOUR head to your boss to get THEIR way or undermine you. Or have you ever had an employee go to one of your partners to complain about you? Or if you are the owner – go to their manager to complain about you..? Or how about go to the local authorities… To get you in trouble, because they don’t like the way YOU are doing things..?

Do you have a hard time getting your managers ALL on the same page..? Do you have a hard time understanding your boss or your fellow managers or your employees? Do you wish everyone could all just get along and do the work we came here to do without all the friction and the drama? If that sounds like you – You’re in luck Because THAT is what we are going to talk about today.

Have you ever noticed that some of your employees - never get it – They never grow. While other people - just get it - right away? That’s because some people ARE the RIGHT fit. They have the RIGHT physical and mental make-up for THIS Type of Work. And the Wrong People - Do Not.

The restaurant business involves HARD work. Restaurant-ing is a LABOR intensive business. The BIGGEST problem we face today is finding GOOD People who will SHOW UP and WORK HARD. Today I am going to discuss one of the biggest things - I think is behind – this problem…

Do you ever feel like you know what you NEED to do – to move forward and achieve your goal, But for some reason… You just can’t get to it… You just can’t DO IT... You just can’t make it happen… If that sounds like you… You’re in Luck – Because THAT is what we are going to talk about Today..?