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Build A Better Restaurant with Peter Harman — 382 episodes

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385. Leaders & Followers

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384, Rewards & Compensation

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383. Memento Mori

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382. Introvert or Extrovert

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381. Alignment

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380. The Next Ten Years

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379. Don't be a Luddite

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378. YES or NO

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377. How to Add Value to Your Restaurant Brand

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376. Double Your Take Home Pay

11

375. What If

12

374. THINK BIGGER

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373. Building Your Brand

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372, The Statue of David

15

371. Six Sales Pillars 2026

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370. Why You Don't Achieve Your Goals

17

369. Things That Start with B.

18

368. What If You are Wrong

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367. The Five C's

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366. A Worthy Goal

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365. SILENT KILLERS

22

364. Gratitude

23

363. Four Types of Management

24

362. Signal vs Noise

25

361. Experience vs Transaction

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360. Dynamic Pricing

27

359. What Color is Your Box

28

358. Your Box

29

357. The World is a Tough Place

30

356. Enjoy, Don't Destroy

31

355. Problems & Opportunities

32

354. Focus on the Positive

33

353. The Path to Greatness

34

352. Financial Freedom

35

351. Change Your Mind Change Your Life_mixdown

36

350. Restaurants and Bicycle Wheels

37

349. Maturity

38

348. Pyramids

39

347. Change

40

346. Sales Must Be Greater Than Costs

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345. Be The Boss

42

344. The Big Stuff

43

343. Grow Your Own Team

44

342. The Path to Mastery

45

341. Supply & Demand

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340. Keep The Customers You Have

47

339. Who Are You

48

338. Today or Tomorrow

49

337. Inspired & inspirational

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336. Service

51

335. Pirates, Pioneers and Settlers

52

334. What Business are You In

53

333. Labor Cost

54

331. Maximize Your P&L

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330. Understanding Your P&L Statement

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329. Your Future

57

328. Take Your Foot Off The Brake

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327. We're Setting Our Sights Too Low

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326. My Personal Best

60

325. Restaurant Owners Journey

61

324. Creative Destruction

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323. Why Not

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322. The Mirror or The Window

64

321. What Does It Look LIke When It's Done?

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320. There IS an I in Team

66

319. High Performance Teams

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318. Ducks & Eagles

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317. The Vision Statement

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316. Stop Lying

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315. Show Dogs or Hunting Dogs

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314. Key Moments & Tipping Points

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313. Business in a Box Improve, Innovate and Adapt

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312 Business in a Box - System

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311. Business in a Box - Manage the Money

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310. Business In A Box - Increase Sales

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309. Business In A Box - Customer Focused Brand

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308. Business In A Box - Team Building

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307. Business In A Box - Owner Mindset

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306. Business In A Box - GOALS

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305. Business In A Box

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304. The Pac Man Game

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303. Henry Ford 1922

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302. 10% Sales Increase Today

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301. Food Guru Neat Mixdown

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300. I Have Enough

86

299. Are You Doing Your Best

87

298. What Makes You Stop

88

297. Five Steps Of Restaurant Onwership

89

296. Recruiting The Right People

90

295. 5th Wave Part 2 - Six Sales Pillars

91

5th Wave Interview

92

293. Building Sand Castles

93

292. How To Buy A Restaurant

94

291. A Tale Of Three People

95

290. Your Special Purpose

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289. Hidden Keys to Your Management Style

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288. Offense Defense

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287. Alive Survive Thrive

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286. The Power Of Your Words

100

285. Maximize What You Have

101

284. 7 Buckets Of Your Life

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283. Hourly Rates & Sticky Notes

103

282. Time For A Quantum Leap

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281. To Do And Not To Do

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280. A New Way To Think About Labor Cost

106

279. This Is NOT For You

107

278. Dare To Believe

108

277. Positioning

109

276. The Sweet Spot

110

275. Usurpers, Suck Ups And Sacred Cows

111

274. How To Get The Managers On The Same Page

112

273. Stop Hiring The Wrong People

113

272. Liberalism & Capitalism Mixdown

114

270. Deep Thoughts

115

269. Food Guru Insight

116

268. Three Big Things

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267. Commanders Intent

118

266. Priorities

119

365. Decision Madness

120

264. Winners & Losers Have The Same Goal

121

263. Wisdom From Sun Tzu

122

262. Things Your People Need To Know

123

261. Want To Change Your Life?

124

260. Pissing People Off

125

259. How To Write A Great Sales Forecast Mixdown

126

258. Predicting Your 2024

127

257. Why Some Restaurants Thrive And Others Die

128

256. It's The Little Things That Get Ya

129

255. Energy & Enthusiasm

130

254 . Different Points Of View

131

253. Increase Sales or Increase Profits

132

252. The Underdog

133

251. Becoming The Top 5%

134

250. When The Going Gets Tough

135

249. Team Dynamics & Stress Levels

136

248. Employee Retention

137

247. Teach Them HOW To SELL

138

246. 8 Times 6 Is NOT 14

139

245. Lines In The Sand

140

244. The Greatest Time To Be Alive

141

243. Performance

142

242. You Are Closer Than You Think.

143

241. The Creative Process

144

240. What's The Point

145

239. Five Levels Of Thinking

146

238. The Top Of The Mountain

147

237. Independent Vs Corporate Restaurants

148

236. Tic Tac Toe

149

235. Your Chance Of Success

150

234. How To Get Important Things Done

151

233. Working ON Your Business

152

232. The 10 90 Prediction

153

231. We Become What We Think About

154

230. The Bus

155

229. System One & System Two

156

228. People Inventory

157

227. The Elephant & The Little Man

158

226. Brands & Brand Identity

159

225. Increase Sales Increase Trust

160

224. Stair Step Training System

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223. Design The Restaurant Of Your Dreams

162

222. What Is Your Super Power

163

221. I Got Another Job Offer

164

220. About That Thing

165

219. Give Them The Answers

166

218. The Game Changer

167

217. The Job of the Chef

168

216. Join The Revolution

169

215. The Secret To Long Term Employees

170

214. Tip Creep

171

213. Cooks, Chefs & Kitchen Managers

172

212. Restaurant Business Models

173

211. New Beginnings

174

210. Three Predictions For 2023

175

209. Check References

176

208. Short Term Vs Long Term

177

207. Big City Prices

178

206. You And Your People

179

205. Count Your Blessings and Make Your Blessings Count

180

204. Three Simple Things

181

203. Baseball & Restaurants

182

202 The Is NO Nirvana

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201. Three Ways To Have More Money

184

200. Magic Wands & Birthday Candles

185

199. Do Your Job

186

198. The People Thing

187

197. Why Do You Want To Work Here

188

196. Be The Restaurant People Want To Work For

189

195. The Road Less Traveled By

190

194. Competence, Capacity, Contribution & Growth

191

193. Winter Is Coming

192

192. Past And Present Vs The Future

193

191. Everything Is NOT OK

194

190. What If Prohibition Returned

195

189. The First Day Of Your Future

196

188. Reduce Your Operating Hours

197

187. 86 The Wrong Employees

198

186. Pay Higher Wages

199

185. Ask Your Employees To Work More Shifts

200

184. Increase Employee Performance & Production

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183. Bring In New People

202

182. Keep The People We Have

203

181. Seven Ways To Build A Better Team

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180. Baby Boomers, Globalization & Cheap Mexican Labor

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179. Quality Standards

206

178. Performance Standards

207

177. Owners Are REwarded For Results

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176. High Performance Teams

209

175. Leadership And Energy

210

174. Tectonic Shifts Earthquakes And Restaurants

211

173. Why Why And Why

212

172. Waiting For Inspiration

213

171. Manager Schedule & Priorities

214

170. Your Personal Schedule & Priorities

215

169. Getting Things Done

216

168. The 500 Piece Puzzle

217

167. Being The Boss Is Hard!

218

166. Three Types Of People

219

165. It's A Job NOT A Hobby

220

164. Demographics, Bell Curves And Kids Today

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163. The Tipping Point

222

162. The Employee Promise

223

161. The Customer Promise

224

160. Financial Blindness

225

159. The American Dream

226

158. Work To Live Or Live To Work

227

157. Did You Achieve Your Goals or Not?

228

156. Predictions 2022

229

155. The Enemy Within

230

154. Your Sales Potential

231

153. Gratitude & Happiness

232

152. The Holiday Pep Talk

233

151. The Golden Ticket

234

150. Smart Menu Ideas

235

149. What Is A Seat Worth In Your Restaurant

236

148. What Did You Do Last Week

237

147. Q3 Checkup 2021

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146. Restaurant Jobs & Musical Chairs

239

145. What We Eat

240

144. Where We Eat

241

143. Why We Eat

242

142. Job Satisfaction

243

141. To Vax Or Not To Vax

244

140. Hourly Employee Pay Rates

245

139. Standards, Expectations And Your Lizard Brain

246

138. Happiness & Job Satisfaction

247

137. Can YOU Build A Winning Team

248

135. Sustainability

249

134. Q2 Financial Check Up

250

133. What I Learned On My Summer Vacation

251

133. Skin In The Game

252

132. Sales Profits Granny Wisdom

253

131. The Power Of Fear

254

130. Two Types of People

255

129. The Top 20%

256

128. How To Hire A Manager

257

127. How To Hire Chef

258

126. Where Have All The Employees Gone?

259

125. Interview Questions & Insights

260

124. Five Steps of Leadership

261

123. Do Less Better

262

122. Evaluation Day

263

121. The Financial Checkup

264

120. Who You Are

265

119. P1, P2 & P3

266

118. Restauranting: The Game

267

117. Time to Turn the Page

268

116. Teacher, Leader, Coach

269

115. Marketing Myopia

270

114. Manage the Managers

271

113. The Organizational Chart

272

112. Make A Decision & Stick To It

273

111. Life Is Short

274

110. How Much Should I Spend On Labor Cost?

275

109. Phronesis

276

108. The Grand Canyon

277

107. Time To Step Up

278

106. Improve, Innovate & Adapt

279

105. Your System Will Set You Free

280

104. Manage The Money Now

281

103. Increase Sales Now

282

102. Customer Focus

283

101. Team Building

284

100. The Owner Mindset

285

99. What Is Your Goal?

286

98. What Business Are We In?

287

97. Time To Sell Gift Certificates

288

96. Sales Pillar #6: 86 The Wrong Customer

289

95. Sales Pillar #5: Bring In New Customers

290

94. Sales Pillar #4: Increase Customer Visits

291

93. Sales Pillar #3: Increase the Average Check Size

292

92. Sales Pillar #2: Keep The Customers We Have

293

91. The Six Sales Pillars

294

90. Row Row Row Your Boat

295

89. Focus On The Fundamentals

296

88. Learn It, Do It, Own It, Improve It

297

87. Play This Podcast For Your Staff

298

86. Create Or Destroy Wealth

299

85. What To Do In Order To Survive

300

84. Living With Change

301

83. Green, Yellow, Orange, Or Red

302

82. Sales Pillar #1: Raise Prices

303

81. What Do I Do Now?

304

80. Talents, Strengths & Weaknesses

305

79. The Employee & Customer Are The Same Person

306

78. Do You Need A New Manager?

307

77. The Goal of Marketing

308

76. Time To Move Forward

309

75. Bigger, Better, Best

310

74. Get Some Sleep

311

73. Cherry Picking vs. Cutting The Fat

312

72. Its "Gut Check" Time

313

71. Creator Or Critic

314

70. Your Quest For The Golden Goose

315

69. It's Re-Imagination Day

316

68. Decisions, Decisions, Decisions

317

67. Do The Right Thing

318

66. This Too Shall Pass

319

65. Bleak, Real, or Honest?

320

64. Get Above The Clouds

321

63. Social Media Doesn't Work

322

62. The "Guest Count"

323

61. How To Build A Better Team

324

60. Menu Engineering

325

59. Let's Talk About Your Menu

326

58. Stop The Bleeding

327

57. The "Screenplay" For Your Restaurant

328

56. What Is Your Role In Your Restaurant?

329

55. It's Time To Join The Top 5%

330

54. It's A New Decade

331

53. Are You Ready For 2020?

332

52. It's Time To Sell Gift Certificates

333

51. Maslow & Marketing

334

50. Hierarchy Of Needs

335

49. How To Build An Army Of Customer Advocates

336

48. What's The Goal Of Your Restaurant?

337

47. To Deliver Or Not To Deliver

338

46. It's Time For Action

339

45. Checklists

340

44. Play This For Your Service Team

341

43. Three Different Mindsets

342

42. How To Increase Sales

343

41. Do You Have Attendance Problems?

344

40. The Customer Promise

345

39. National "Blame Someone Else" Day

346

38. Are You A Proprietor Or An Entrepreneur?

347

37. Sales Must Be Greater Than Costs

348

36. The System Will Set You Free

349

35. How To Build Better Teams

350

34. How Cameras Can Improve Your Restaurant

351

33. How To Be #1 In Your Market

352

32. Simple & Effective Time Management

353

31. 2025: The Future of Restaurants

354

30. Fundamental #1: Set & Achieve A Noble Goal

355

29. Freedom & Independence

356

28. The Eight Basic Fundamentals, Restauranting 101

357

27. Stop Shaving Yaks

358

26. We All Need A Little Encouragement

359

25. Treat Your Team Members Like Volunteers

360

24. Why Are Goals So Scary?

361

23. A Message For Garcia

362

22. The Five Steps Of Training & Coaching

363

21. Your Restaurant's Battle of Positive vs. Negative

364

20. The Employee Crisis In America

365

19. Cut The Fat

366

18. The Schedule In Your Restaurant

367

17. Squeeze & Grow Your Restaurant

368

16. 100% Plus 1: How To Add Value

369

15. Jack Welch's 20-70-10 "Vitality Model"

370

14. Restaurant Leadership 101

371

13. Spend Time On Important Matters

372

12. Life Above The Break-Even Point

373

11. Life Is Like A 60 Minute Football Game

374

10. How to use the "Rule of Thirds"

375

9. Name One Famous Person Who Only Works 9-5

376

8. Why Would Anyone Want To Work For You

377

7. Six Ways To Increase Sales

378

6. Building A Culture of Excellence

379

5. Stop Doing Inventory

380

4. 100% Attendance

381

3. The "30-30-30-10" Rule

382

2. Goal Setting: Why Are You Here?