Leadership

The first job I had out of college was as an assistant restaurant manager. I was twenty one at the time and had never managed anyone. I got pretty thorough training in all the aspects of running the restaurant- I spent time at each of the three kitchen stations and doing all the front of…

In this reaction, Matt breaks down the differences between leadership and management. While both are essential in any organization, they require different skill sets. Management is about setting goals and ensuring people deliver on them. Leadership, however, is about inspiring people to believe in your vision and motivating them to work towards that vision with…

There are a lot of thoughts and practices on how you should lead your business. If you have watched our Bad Boss series last year you know Matt has some thoughts on this. Watch this video to see Matt’s thoughts on what being dictatorial will do to your business. There are tons of people out…

We have the 11th video in our bad boss series. In this video, Matt goes over what good and bad leadership is. The video Matt reacts to suggests that good leaders set standards while bad leaders don’t. Watch to see Matt’s thoughts.  There are tons of people out on social media giving business advice. Some…

Yesterday was National Bosses’ Day and as a result, I got lots of nice well wishes and cards, etc. Which was great! But also, I hate it.  Let me explain. I am very glad that the people who work here think well of me! But the word boss just seems weighted down to me with…