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Build A Better Restaurant with Peter Harman — 390 episodes
393. Labor Arbitrage
392. Life Balance is a Curse
391. Restaurant Evolution
390. Set Your Spirit Free
389. It's Just a Game
388. Six Levels of Growth and Success
387. The A-Team
386. The Stream of Life
385. Leaders & Followers
384, Rewards & Compensation
383. Memento Mori
382. Introvert or Extrovert
381. Alignment
380. The Next Ten Years
379. Don't be a Luddite
378. YES or NO
377. How to Add Value to Your Restaurant Brand
376. Double Your Take Home Pay
375. What If
374. THINK BIGGER
373. Building Your Brand
372, The Statue of David
371. Six Sales Pillars 2026
370. Why You Don't Achieve Your Goals
369. Things That Start with B.
368. What If You are Wrong
367. The Five C's
366. A Worthy Goal
365. SILENT KILLERS
364. Gratitude
363. Four Types of Management
362. Signal vs Noise
361. Experience vs Transaction
360. Dynamic Pricing
359. What Color is Your Box
358. Your Box
357. The World is a Tough Place
356. Enjoy, Don't Destroy
355. Problems & Opportunities
354. Focus on the Positive
353. The Path to Greatness
352. Financial Freedom
351. Change Your Mind Change Your Life_mixdown
350. Restaurants and Bicycle Wheels
349. Maturity
348. Pyramids
347. Change
346. Sales Must Be Greater Than Costs
345. Be The Boss
344. The Big Stuff
343. Grow Your Own Team
342. The Path to Mastery
341. Supply & Demand
340. Keep The Customers You Have
339. Who Are You
338. Today or Tomorrow
337. Inspired & inspirational
336. Service
335. Pirates, Pioneers and Settlers
334. What Business are You In
333. Labor Cost
331. Maximize Your P&L
330. Understanding Your P&L Statement
329. Your Future
328. Take Your Foot Off The Brake
327. We're Setting Our Sights Too Low
326. My Personal Best
325. Restaurant Owners Journey
324. Creative Destruction
323. Why Not
322. The Mirror or The Window
321. What Does It Look LIke When It's Done?
320. There IS an I in Team
319. High Performance Teams
318. Ducks & Eagles
317. The Vision Statement
316. Stop Lying
315. Show Dogs or Hunting Dogs
314. Key Moments & Tipping Points
313. Business in a Box Improve, Innovate and Adapt
312 Business in a Box - System
311. Business in a Box - Manage the Money
310. Business In A Box - Increase Sales
309. Business In A Box - Customer Focused Brand
308. Business In A Box - Team Building
307. Business In A Box - Owner Mindset
306. Business In A Box - GOALS
305. Business In A Box
304. The Pac Man Game
303. Henry Ford 1922
302. 10% Sales Increase Today
301. Food Guru Neat Mixdown
300. I Have Enough
299. Are You Doing Your Best
298. What Makes You Stop
297. Five Steps Of Restaurant Onwership
296. Recruiting The Right People
295. 5th Wave Part 2 - Six Sales Pillars
5th Wave Interview
293. Building Sand Castles
292. How To Buy A Restaurant
291. A Tale Of Three People
290. Your Special Purpose
289. Hidden Keys to Your Management Style
288. Offense Defense
287. Alive Survive Thrive
286. The Power Of Your Words
285. Maximize What You Have
284. 7 Buckets Of Your Life
283. Hourly Rates & Sticky Notes
282. Time For A Quantum Leap
281. To Do And Not To Do
280. A New Way To Think About Labor Cost
279. This Is NOT For You
278. Dare To Believe
277. Positioning
276. The Sweet Spot
275. Usurpers, Suck Ups And Sacred Cows
274. How To Get The Managers On The Same Page
273. Stop Hiring The Wrong People
272. Liberalism & Capitalism Mixdown
270. Deep Thoughts
269. Food Guru Insight
268. Three Big Things
267. Commanders Intent
266. Priorities
365. Decision Madness
264. Winners & Losers Have The Same Goal
263. Wisdom From Sun Tzu
262. Things Your People Need To Know
261. Want To Change Your Life?
260. Pissing People Off
259. How To Write A Great Sales Forecast Mixdown
258. Predicting Your 2024
257. Why Some Restaurants Thrive And Others Die
256. It's The Little Things That Get Ya
255. Energy & Enthusiasm
254 . Different Points Of View
253. Increase Sales or Increase Profits
252. The Underdog
251. Becoming The Top 5%
250. When The Going Gets Tough
249. Team Dynamics & Stress Levels
248. Employee Retention
247. Teach Them HOW To SELL
246. 8 Times 6 Is NOT 14
245. Lines In The Sand
244. The Greatest Time To Be Alive
243. Performance
242. You Are Closer Than You Think.
241. The Creative Process
240. What's The Point
239. Five Levels Of Thinking
238. The Top Of The Mountain
237. Independent Vs Corporate Restaurants
236. Tic Tac Toe
235. Your Chance Of Success
234. How To Get Important Things Done
233. Working ON Your Business
232. The 10 90 Prediction
231. We Become What We Think About
230. The Bus
229. System One & System Two
228. People Inventory
227. The Elephant & The Little Man
226. Brands & Brand Identity
225. Increase Sales Increase Trust
224. Stair Step Training System
223. Design The Restaurant Of Your Dreams
222. What Is Your Super Power
221. I Got Another Job Offer
220. About That Thing
219. Give Them The Answers
218. The Game Changer
217. The Job of the Chef
216. Join The Revolution
215. The Secret To Long Term Employees
214. Tip Creep
213. Cooks, Chefs & Kitchen Managers
212. Restaurant Business Models
211. New Beginnings
210. Three Predictions For 2023
209. Check References
208. Short Term Vs Long Term
207. Big City Prices
206. You And Your People
205. Count Your Blessings and Make Your Blessings Count
204. Three Simple Things
203. Baseball & Restaurants
202 The Is NO Nirvana
201. Three Ways To Have More Money
200. Magic Wands & Birthday Candles
199. Do Your Job
198. The People Thing
197. Why Do You Want To Work Here
196. Be The Restaurant People Want To Work For
195. The Road Less Traveled By
194. Competence, Capacity, Contribution & Growth
193. Winter Is Coming
192. Past And Present Vs The Future
191. Everything Is NOT OK
190. What If Prohibition Returned
189. The First Day Of Your Future
188. Reduce Your Operating Hours
187. 86 The Wrong Employees
186. Pay Higher Wages
185. Ask Your Employees To Work More Shifts
184. Increase Employee Performance & Production
183. Bring In New People
182. Keep The People We Have
181. Seven Ways To Build A Better Team
180. Baby Boomers, Globalization & Cheap Mexican Labor
179. Quality Standards
178. Performance Standards
177. Owners Are REwarded For Results
176. High Performance Teams
175. Leadership And Energy
174. Tectonic Shifts Earthquakes And Restaurants
173. Why Why And Why
172. Waiting For Inspiration
171. Manager Schedule & Priorities
170. Your Personal Schedule & Priorities
169. Getting Things Done
168. The 500 Piece Puzzle
167. Being The Boss Is Hard!
166. Three Types Of People
165. It's A Job NOT A Hobby
164. Demographics, Bell Curves And Kids Today
163. The Tipping Point
162. The Employee Promise
161. The Customer Promise
160. Financial Blindness
159. The American Dream
158. Work To Live Or Live To Work
157. Did You Achieve Your Goals or Not?
156. Predictions 2022
155. The Enemy Within
154. Your Sales Potential
153. Gratitude & Happiness
152. The Holiday Pep Talk
151. The Golden Ticket
150. Smart Menu Ideas
149. What Is A Seat Worth In Your Restaurant
148. What Did You Do Last Week
147. Q3 Checkup 2021
146. Restaurant Jobs & Musical Chairs
145. What We Eat
144. Where We Eat
143. Why We Eat
142. Job Satisfaction
141. To Vax Or Not To Vax
140. Hourly Employee Pay Rates
139. Standards, Expectations And Your Lizard Brain
138. Happiness & Job Satisfaction
137. Can YOU Build A Winning Team
135. Sustainability
134. Q2 Financial Check Up
133. What I Learned On My Summer Vacation
133. Skin In The Game
132. Sales Profits Granny Wisdom
131. The Power Of Fear
130. Two Types of People
129. The Top 20%
128. How To Hire A Manager
127. How To Hire Chef
126. Where Have All The Employees Gone?
125. Interview Questions & Insights
124. Five Steps of Leadership
123. Do Less Better
122. Evaluation Day
121. The Financial Checkup
120. Who You Are
119. P1, P2 & P3
118. Restauranting: The Game
117. Time to Turn the Page
116. Teacher, Leader, Coach
115. Marketing Myopia
114. Manage the Managers
113. The Organizational Chart
112. Make A Decision & Stick To It
111. Life Is Short
110. How Much Should I Spend On Labor Cost?
109. Phronesis
108. The Grand Canyon
107. Time To Step Up
106. Improve, Innovate & Adapt
105. Your System Will Set You Free
104. Manage The Money Now
103. Increase Sales Now
102. Customer Focus
101. Team Building
100. The Owner Mindset
99. What Is Your Goal?
98. What Business Are We In?
97. Time To Sell Gift Certificates
96. Sales Pillar #6: 86 The Wrong Customer
95. Sales Pillar #5: Bring In New Customers
94. Sales Pillar #4: Increase Customer Visits
93. Sales Pillar #3: Increase the Average Check Size
92. Sales Pillar #2: Keep The Customers We Have
91. The Six Sales Pillars
90. Row Row Row Your Boat
89. Focus On The Fundamentals
88. Learn It, Do It, Own It, Improve It
87. Play This Podcast For Your Staff
86. Create Or Destroy Wealth
85. What To Do In Order To Survive
84. Living With Change
83. Green, Yellow, Orange, Or Red
82. Sales Pillar #1: Raise Prices
81. What Do I Do Now?
80. Talents, Strengths & Weaknesses
79. The Employee & Customer Are The Same Person
78. Do You Need A New Manager?
77. The Goal of Marketing
76. Time To Move Forward
75. Bigger, Better, Best
74. Get Some Sleep
73. Cherry Picking vs. Cutting The Fat
72. Its "Gut Check" Time
71. Creator Or Critic
70. Your Quest For The Golden Goose
69. It's Re-Imagination Day
68. Decisions, Decisions, Decisions
67. Do The Right Thing
66. This Too Shall Pass
65. Bleak, Real, or Honest?
64. Get Above The Clouds
63. Social Media Doesn't Work
62. The "Guest Count"
61. How To Build A Better Team
60. Menu Engineering
59. Let's Talk About Your Menu
58. Stop The Bleeding
57. The "Screenplay" For Your Restaurant
56. What Is Your Role In Your Restaurant?
55. It's Time To Join The Top 5%
54. It's A New Decade
53. Are You Ready For 2020?
52. It's Time To Sell Gift Certificates
51. Maslow & Marketing
50. Hierarchy Of Needs
49. How To Build An Army Of Customer Advocates
48. What's The Goal Of Your Restaurant?
47. To Deliver Or Not To Deliver
46. It's Time For Action
45. Checklists
44. Play This For Your Service Team
43. Three Different Mindsets
42. How To Increase Sales
41. Do You Have Attendance Problems?
40. The Customer Promise
39. National "Blame Someone Else" Day
38. Are You A Proprietor Or An Entrepreneur?
37. Sales Must Be Greater Than Costs
36. The System Will Set You Free
35. How To Build Better Teams
34. How Cameras Can Improve Your Restaurant
33. How To Be #1 In Your Market
32. Simple & Effective Time Management
31. 2025: The Future of Restaurants
30. Fundamental #1: Set & Achieve A Noble Goal
29. Freedom & Independence
28. The Eight Basic Fundamentals, Restauranting 101
27. Stop Shaving Yaks
26. We All Need A Little Encouragement
25. Treat Your Team Members Like Volunteers
24. Why Are Goals So Scary?
23. A Message For Garcia
22. The Five Steps Of Training & Coaching
21. Your Restaurant's Battle of Positive vs. Negative
20. The Employee Crisis In America
19. Cut The Fat
18. The Schedule In Your Restaurant
17. Squeeze & Grow Your Restaurant
16. 100% Plus 1: How To Add Value
15. Jack Welch's 20-70-10 "Vitality Model"
14. Restaurant Leadership 101
13. Spend Time On Important Matters
12. Life Above The Break-Even Point
11. Life Is Like A 60 Minute Football Game
10. How to use the "Rule of Thirds"
9. Name One Famous Person Who Only Works 9-5
8. Why Would Anyone Want To Work For You
7. Six Ways To Increase Sales
6. Building A Culture of Excellence
5. Stop Doing Inventory
4. 100% Attendance
3. The "30-30-30-10" Rule
2. Goal Setting: Why Are You Here?