Browsing Tag managing for success
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11 April 2022 at 09 : 28 AM
Bringing It All Together
MANAGING FOR SUCCESS By CONSTANTINE N. KOLITSAS Business Coach During the first six months of pandemic, most restaurant businesses were in survival mode, trying to figure out temporary strategies to keep the doors open and customers engaged. After that half year mark, it was becoming obvious that many of those temporary fixes would transition to ...
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10 March 2022 at 16 : 30 PM
Today’s Trend Is Tomorrow’s…
MANAGING FOR SUCCESS By CONSTANTINE N. KOLITSAS Business Coach Some people will end that phrase with the word “joke” and others with the word “tradition.” Figuring out which trends will end up in the first category and which in the second can be tricky, but for observers of history, they can often be predicted. To be truthful with ourselves, we ...
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10 February 2022 at 08 : 39 AM
Know Thyself
MANAGING FOR SUCCESS By CONSTANTINE N. KOLITSAS Business Coach In my life’s paths and experiences, I’ve come to understand that one of the most important keys to success is in understanding myself and being honest. Recently, entrepreneur maximus Elon Musk tweeted about what are known as the 50 cognitive biases, and in reading through them I ...
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11 January 2022 at 14 : 35 PM
Discounting Your Brand
MANAGING FOR SUCCESS By CONSTANTINE N. KOLITSAS Business Coach When the competition for restaurant customers heats up, one of the strategies that many businesses adopt is to offer deep discounts to retain existing customers as well as to lure customers away from other establishments. For some businesses, this is a smart tactic, while for others it ...
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10 December 2021 at 07 : 14 AM
Wrestling with Technology
MANAGING FOR SUCCESS By CONSTANTINE N. KOLITSAS Business Coach I just opened a new restaurant (my second Greca Mediterranean Kitchen + Bar). Opening a restaurant is never easy—there is construction, equipping, staffing, training, and marketing, and they all have their own headaches and challenges. But no headaches or challenges are as frustrating ...
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8 November 2021 at 06 : 53 AM
The Greatest Show on Earth
MANAGING FOR SUCCESS By CONSTANTINE N.KOLITSAS Business Coach The famous circus showman and business icon P.T. Barnum gave us the Greatest Show on Earth and, along with it, a bevy of great business quotes. While “There’s a sucker born every minute” is perhaps his most famous quote (and many scholars debate whether or not he actually uttered the ...
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10 October 2021 at 07 : 03 AM
Honesty Is the Best Policy
MANAGING FOR SUCCESS By CONSTANTINE N. KOLITSAS Business Coach Abraham Lincoln once said, “No man has a good enough memory to be a successful liar.” By instinct I’m not a liar. But I’m human, and there are instances when I wonder if telling a mistruth wouldn’t be easier or more convenient than the truth, particularly when that ...
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9 August 2021 at 12 : 55 PM
The Future is Now
MANAGING FOR SUCCESS By CONSTANTINE N. KOLITSAS Business Coach A couple of weeks ago, I purchased a new car. It’s been about ten years since I’ve bought a car. I put lots of miles on them, so a lease doesn’t pay, and because I’m a frugal restaurant guy, I like to get everything out of my purchases. And so, after putting about 300,000 ...
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10 July 2021 at 03 : 31 AM
And Then This Happened
MANAGING FOR SUCCESS By CONSTANTINE N. KOLITSAS Business Coach It’s a tough labor market out there, and everyone knows it, or, at least everyone should know it. It’s all over the news. Reports indicate three open positions for every person on unemployment available to work. And the restaurant industry is among the hardest hit. This, of ...
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7 June 2021 at 04 : 38 AM
Public Safety and Personal Liberty
MANAGING FOR SUCCESS By CONSTANTINE N. KOLITSAS Business Coach If you’re like me, you’re scratching your head, trying to figure out how to walk the fine political line that has emerged that seemingly pits public safety against personal liberty. Of course, I’m referring first and foremost to the debate over vaccinations (with mask wearing ...
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