http://www.reimaginework.com/guessing-game/ Mary Schaefer - Specializing in Creating Manager-Employee Communication Breakthroughs and Functional, Positive Work Cultures Wed, 02 Nov 2011 14:41:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.reimaginework.com/guessing-game/comment-page-1/#comment-367 James Kasel Jenkins Tue, 20 Jul 2010 06:57:42 +0000 http://www.reimaginework.com/?p=3468#comment-367 Wow, sorry it took so long to get back to you on this. I was googling myself (arrogant Manager Syndrome) and this was on the first page of 7(ego climbing) :) What I mean is this...you have so much diversity in the restaurant. People's perceptions are definately unpredictable. I as an operator really try hard to know my audience. This being said...I am a cameleon of sorts when it comes to communicating. Some folks I'm very direct with and others I have to "handle". The problem isn't with the one on one. The problem is what's over heard and misunderstood. I talk to a cook very "coach" like. Emotional and some what theatric. FOH people normally need a gentler approach. This leads into favoritism accusations. Gaurding one's words and actions is the only intellegent way to operate anymore because of the HR gestapo. They fire first and investigate later in many concepts. I am fortunate to have never ever been terminated. However, if the wrong person heard the motivational tactics used and thought the motivationee was being mistreated then I'm sure a phone call would occur and I'm doing my consulting full time. LOL. Lot's of these discussions on my blog as well. Please drop by. I left the address in your website box. We are also friends on face book. Thanks again for the great entry and for collaborating on this matter with me. Wow, sorry it took so long to get back to you on this. I was googling myself (arrogant Manager Syndrome) and this was on the first page of 7(ego climbing)
What I mean is this…you have so much diversity in the restaurant. People’s perceptions are definately unpredictable. I as an operator really try hard to know my audience. This being said…I am a cameleon of sorts when it comes to communicating. Some folks I’m very direct with and others I have to “handle”. The problem isn’t with the one on one. The problem is what’s over heard and misunderstood. I talk to a cook very “coach” like. Emotional and some what theatric. FOH people normally need a gentler approach.
This leads into favoritism accusations. Gaurding one’s words and actions is the only intellegent way to operate anymore because of the HR gestapo. They fire first and investigate later in many concepts. I am fortunate to have never ever been terminated. However, if the wrong person heard the motivational tactics used and thought the motivationee was being mistreated then I’m sure a phone call would occur and I’m doing my consulting full time. LOL.
Lot’s of these discussions on my blog as well. Please drop by. I left the address in your website box. We are also friends on face book.
Thanks again for the great entry and for collaborating on this matter with me.

]]> http://www.reimaginework.com/guessing-game/comment-page-1/#comment-319 mary Thu, 22 Apr 2010 13:12:28 +0000 http://www.reimaginework.com/?p=3468#comment-319 Hi James, thanks for your comment. Can you say more? What communication do you think you would have to guard in this instance? Hi James, thanks for your comment. Can you say more? What communication do you think you would have to guard in this instance?

]]> http://www.reimaginework.com/guessing-game/comment-page-1/#comment-317 James Kasel Jenkins Thu, 22 Apr 2010 04:56:37 +0000 http://www.reimaginework.com/?p=3468#comment-317 Oh, boy! The problem (and I blog about this often) is that you have to be so careful when communicating. I have been managing for over 20 years now. Guarding your words and actions for fear of the H/R reaper coming to snare you is incredible! I will try to make it on your next call. I am very interested in this subject! Oh, boy! The problem (and I blog about this often) is that you have to be so careful when communicating. I have been managing for over 20 years now. Guarding your words and actions for fear of the H/R reaper coming to snare you is incredible! I will try to make it on your next call. I am very interested in this subject!

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