Your kitchen staff is resistant to change. How can you motivate them to follow your lead?
Change in the kitchen can be challenging, but it's essential for growth and efficiency. To motivate your team, focus on clear communication and lead by example. Here's how to get started:
What strategies have worked for you in motivating your team to embrace change?
Your kitchen staff is resistant to change. How can you motivate them to follow your lead?
Change in the kitchen can be challenging, but it's essential for growth and efficiency. To motivate your team, focus on clear communication and lead by example. Here's how to get started:
What strategies have worked for you in motivating your team to embrace change?
-
Colleagues are resistant to change- - Bringing changes are challenging however if done properly and effectively can help the team and the organisation in the long run. - Before bringing the changes it is imperative to communicate the improvement needed and the benefits that it can bring post implementation of the new prescribed SOPs with the team. - Changes can't be seen and implemented overnight, it has to be broken down into small achievable tasks for every day and each of them should be delegated with each colleague for its optimal implementation. - Follow up and follow through the desired achievable tasks are imperative for its gradual and successful transition into the operation.
-
Have an open conversation with your team, explaining why the changes are necessary and how they will benefit everyone. Break down each change into smaller steps, and provide clear instructions and training. Then get their feedback and modify/improve the initial changes as necessary.
-
No food and beverage business can do without changing its recipes and menu. Even at home, one would like changes in daily meals, no one will want to eat the same food daily. The kitchen staff will know about this better than anyone else and it's hardly likely that they will resist changes. Surely some talking can convince them to adopt the necessary changes.