Restaurant People, HR & Staffing

Scorecards & Dashboards: How to Use Data to Drive Staff Performance

In the heat of a busy service, it's easy to feel like everything is moving - yet nothing is improving. That's where staff scorecards and dashboards come

By Jaime Oikle

/ 8 Sep 2026

Scorecards & Dashboards: How to Use Data to Drive Staff Performance

WEBINAR: 70+ Marketing, Sales, Service & Profit Ideas for Your Restaurant in 30 Minutes”

In this session Jaime and Roger present a rapid-fire session with immediately actionable ideas to: * Drive business on a slow night(s) * Create Cash Cow items that bring a

By Jaime Oikle

/ 1 Sep 2026

WEBINAR: 70+ Marketing, Sales, Service & Profit Ideas for Your Restaurant in 30 Minutes”

From Failure to Eight Restaurants: What Dan Simons Learned Building Founding Farmers

Dan Simons, co-founder of Founding Farmers, a farmer-owned restaurant group generating $100 million in annual sales across eight locations, joins Jaime Oikle, show host and RunningRestaurants.com founder.

By Jaime Oikle

/ 26 Aug 2026

From Failure to Eight Restaurants: What Dan Simons Learned Building Founding Farmers

Why Restaurant Employees Stay - and Why They Leave

New data says hourly employees pick local restaurants over corporate chains 5 to 1, once pay is fair. Homebase co-founder Rushi Patel breaks down why, and what it means for how you manage your team.

By Jaime Oikle

/ 19 Aug 2026

Why Restaurant Employees Stay - and Why They Leave

The Sun, Not the Wind: Why Warmth Outperforms Force in Restaurant Leadership and Service

Yelling gets the ticket fixed tonight. It doesn't get you a team that stays, or a guest who comes back. A 2,500-year-old fable, applied to your floor and your front door.

By Jaime Oikle

/ 17 Aug 2026

The Sun, Not the Wind: Why Warmth Outperforms Force in Restaurant Leadership and Service

Lessons on Leadership, Growth and the Exit: Darren Spicer of 110 Ventures

RunningRestaurants.com founder and podcast host Jaime Oikle interviews Darren Spicer, founder of Clutch Coffee Bar and 110 Ventures. Darren shares his journey from working at Dutch Bros at 18

By Jaime Oikle

/ 12 Aug 2026

Lessons on Leadership, Growth and the Exit: Darren Spicer of 110 Ventures

What Restaurant Employees Really Want in 2026

We welcome back Jordan Boesch, CEO of 7Shifts, to discuss their 2026 report "What Restaurant Employees Want". Key findings reveal that understaffing remains the top employee stressor, great

By Jaime Oikle

/ 6 Aug 2026

What Restaurant Employees Really Want in 2026

7 Ways Your Staff Could Sell More Without Being Pushy

Your servers don't need a harder sell, they need a better one. This article breaks down seven specific tactics, from sensory descriptions to timing checkpoints, that help staff suggest more without ever feeling pushy. Includes an operator checklist you can roll out at your next pre-shift meeting.

By Jaime Oikle

/ 27 Jul 2026

7 Ways Your Staff Could Sell More Without Being Pushy

Strategies to Strengthen Your Restaurant Leadership Team

In this episode of the Running Restaurants podcast, host Jaime Oikle sits down with Alison Anne (Restaurant Revolution) and Darren Denington (Service with Style), co-presenters of the Restaurant Management

By Jaime Oikle

/ 22 Jul 2026

Strategies to Strengthen Your Restaurant Leadership Team

How a Mutiny Transformed My Leadership With Geoffrey Toffetti

RR host Jaime Oikle sits down with Geoffrey Toffetti, CEO of Frontline Performance Group, to explore seven impactful quotes shaping his leadership philosophy. Jeffrey shares insights from his career in

By Jaime Oikle

/ 29 Jun 2026

How a Mutiny Transformed My Leadership With Geoffrey Toffetti

Pickleball Lessons for Restaurant Operators: What the Court Can Teach You About Running a Better Business

Pickleball and restaurant operations may not seem like they have much in common. But spend enough time on a pickleball court and a variety of similarities become clear. We cover 12 of them... (Read time @ 10 mins)

By Jaime Oikle

/ 22 Jun 2026

Pickleball Lessons for Restaurant Operators: What the Court Can Teach You About Running a Better Business

Brainstorming Ideas for Your Restaurant: How Teams Can Help Improve the Business

Some of the best ideas in your restaurant are sitting inside your staff's brains! Margins are too tight to miss out on them. Here's tips to pull out the best insights from your team. (Read time @ 8 mins)

By Jaime Oikle

/ 12 Jun 2026

Brainstorming Ideas for Your Restaurant: How Teams Can Help Improve the Business

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