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EPISODE · Aug 25, 2025 · 38 MIN

Is Your Manager Destroying Your Business?

from Restaurant Growth Accelerator: More Profit, More Locations, And More Time With Your Family · host Andrew Scott

Is Your Restaurant Manager Destroying Your Business? Get The Manager Hiring Toolkit Here→ https://hs.ownershifttraining.com/managerhiringtoolkitThink hiring a restaurant manager will free up your time and boost profits? Think again. Many restaurant owners watch sales tank, staff turnover explode, and food costs spiral out of control - often within months - because they made one fatal management mistake.In this episode of Restaurant Growth Accelerator, I share my personal story of opening a second location, hiring a manager, and watching my once-successful business collapse. You’ll hear exactly how promoting the wrong person - without proper restaurant management training - led to burnout, lost staff, and more.Tune in to discover:✅The critical difference between worker skills vs. management skills most owners overlook✅Why promoting your best worker can create your worst manager✅How to hire restaurant managers who WILL do the job (not just those who CAN do it)✅A proven 6 to 8-month restaurant manager training program that builds real leadership skills✅The anonymous employee survey system that reveals hidden management problems before they explodeYou’ll learn how to set management expectations, run performance evaluations, and build a restaurant management system that works in any multi-location or independent restaurant.Key Points00:00:20 Manager Disaster Story 00:01:40 Second Location Opening Chaos00:04:00 Manager Demands Raise 00:07:40 Worker Skills vs Manager Skills00:11:00 Burger Production Math Example00:14:20 Setting Management Expectations00:18:40 Anonymous Employee Surveys00:23:40 Hiring "Will Do" vs "Can Do"00:31:00 Systemizing Soft Skills TrainingWhether you’re hiring your first manager or trying to fix a failing one, this episode gives you restaurant leadership skills you need to prevent burnout, reduce staff turnover, and create a business that runs without you.-✅About Us✅The Restaurant Growth Accelerator Podcast is hosted by Andrew Scott - founder of OwnerShift Training.Andrew Scott successfully scaled his restaurant business to 4 locations while working a handful of hours each week. He’s since helped over 1,000 restaurant owners increase their sales, profits, and free time - and he’d love to help you too.✅For Restaurant Owners✅Interested in growing your restaurant business while working less? Book your free assessment call:👉 Restaurant Assessment Call✅Connect With Us✅https://www.facebook.com/groups/multiunitempirebuilders/ https://www.instagram.com/andrewrichardscotthttps://ownershifttraining.com/?el=podcast

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Is Your Restaurant Manager Destroying Your Business? Get The Manager Hiring Toolkit Here→ https://hs.ownershifttraining.com/managerhiringtoolkit Think hiring a restaurant manager will free up your time and boost profits? Think again. Many restaurant owners watch sales tank, staff turnover explode, and food costs spiral out of control - often within months - because they made one fatal management mistake. In this episode of Restaurant Growth Accelerator, I share my personal story of o...

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