I am the only white male that works at my restaurant. And I wouldn’t have it any other way.
It wasn’t necessarily a conscious choice, nor is the particular makeup of my crew the “best” or “right” way to be. But it’s how the chips landed when I placed hiring the best people as my target.
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Thankfully, Not Everyone Is Like Me - The Good Men Project
Posted by RickeyDobbs under Human ResourcesFrom https://goodmenproject.com 2019 days ago
Go west, young woman. Or east. I don’t really care. Just go.
Posted by RickeyDobbs under Human ResourcesFrom https://rickeydobbs.com 2553 days ago
I fired someone on Monday. She had it coming. Bad attitude. Flippant guest service. Repeated 10+ minute bathroom breaks in the middle of volume. Refusal to follow recipes. Verbally abusive to supervisors in my absence. The last straw came when a loyal guest complained about her.
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Thankfully, not everyone is like me.
Posted by RickeyDobbs under Human ResourcesFrom https://rickeydobbs.com 2607 days ago
I am the only white male that works at my restaurant. And I wouldn’t have it any other way. It wasn’t a conscious choice, nor is the particular makeup of my crew the “best” or “right” way to be. But it’s how the chips landed when I placed hiring the best people as my target.…
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I’m a superhero.
Posted by RickeyDobbs under Self-DevelopmentFrom http://rickeydobbs.com 2968 days ago
What’s your superpower? Everyone has one. I have many. For instance, when I was a kid I could tell the difference between first-run TV shows and reruns by the audio alone. That is a completely useless superpower, unless the fate of the world depends on whether this is a very special The Facts of Li
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Harnessing Failure for Driving Success
Posted by RickeyDobbs under Self-DevelopmentFrom http://rickeydobbs.com 2975 days ago
I used to be a badass. I had swagger. I viewed myself as, quite possibly, the best damned thing that had ever happened to the world. Of course, as is the case with anyone with swagger, I was insecure about my possible inadequacies. I had a low grade fever all the time: a fear that…
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3 leadership lessons I learned when things didn’t go well
Posted by RickeyDobbs under Self-DevelopmentFrom http://rickeydobbs.com 2979 days ago
I am rapidly approaching the end of a chapter of my professional life, and will be starting another very soon. In just a few more days, I’ll be turning in my keys, taking the weekend off, and starting fresh in a new role at a new company. I took some time to think about what I've learned this last
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