Bad Manager vs. Good Manager Part II

Restaurant Managers Without Line Check Technology Are Just Putting Out Fires With Gasoline!

Lexi Without A Line-Check App vs. Lexi With a Line Check App, With OpsAnalitica to the Rescue.

Don’t be embarrassed if the person we describe sounds exactly like you.  Actually, it may be you, but not for long.  You won’t have to read far to see how transformative technology can be to your workday…and your career.

Here’s part two of the Bad Manager vs. Good Manager blog. Part one was posted yesterday, click here to read part one.

The Good Manager

8:03 AM: Lexi the restaurant manager shows up to get ready for putting out 125 meals, the lunch rush just four hours away. She’d already checked in from home with the OpsAnalitica app suite on her iPad to see 100% compliance with the line checks from last night and this morning. All temps checked out. She noticed on last night’s closing walk-through that they were low on Guac.  She sent a digital purchase order to Sysco, and the dispatcher says delivery will be there in 25 minutes.

Lexi is so glad that she didn’t become a nun, as her mom had asked. Shes running the top restaurant in town and had 17 right-swipes since 5pm yesterday.

8:17 AM: Lexi arrives at the location to check the kitchen.  The line cook pours her a fresh latte’. “That’s my thanks for the sharp knives” he says with a wink and a smile.  The previous evening, Lexi had read a comment on her OpsAnalitica line check app that it was time to sharpen the knives.  She’d assigned it to the owner’s nephew Randy, who she just hired. He’s a cute kid with a lot of promise, and always eager to learn a new skill.

Lexi catches a scene from Court TV on the screen above the bar, and she wonders how these criminals get into such trouble, when life is so carefree and fun.

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8:22 AM: Lexi checks her OpsAnalitica app suite on her iPad over a second delicious latte (this one from the wait staff, who didn’t have to fill any of the smalls). OpsAnalitica app suite tells her that all her requests from the previous night had been fulfilled. She hasn’t had any problems with the breakers after the alarm was set, since adding that question to the closing checklist. There was, however, one non-compliant worker, and she texted and email him a message that they needed to talk when he had time.

Lexi simply cant believe how great that latte isthe temp just right. Astounding.

8:44 AM: Lexi gets a text. It’s the board of health and they are pulling a surprise inspection. Inspector wants to meet her in the lobby.  To prepare, Lexi grabs her tablet and pulls her line check report for the past two months.  They show compliance with all health standards.  She even prints out a few Yelp and Tripadvisor comments to show the inspector what customers think of the food.

Lexi had scored 2300 on her SATs and she’d been recruited by Duke and Stanford to study with a leading hedge fund, but shes glad she went into restaurant management. Unfathomable wealth is nothing compared to being in complete control of a top restaurant location.

10:00 AM: Board of health inspector gives her location an A+. He even tells her what a great job her team is doing.

Lexis iPad gets an alert, and she wonders what could be going wrong.  Did OpsAnalitica app suite let her down?  But its yet another compliance report email. Mid-day line checks have been properly performed again. Bathroom inspection reports back spotless, and the server stations are stocked and ready for the rush for 63rd day in a row.

11:00 AM: That cute Sysco truck driver texts to thank Lexi for the Google traffic alert, which she’d sent last night. He’ll be early today.

11:15 AM: First customers arrive.  Location doesn’t open for 15 more minutes, but Lexi and he crew have already done pre-shifts, and everyone is running ahead of schedule. She welcomes the guests.  Turns out they are scouting for a wedding reception, and they love how they are treated special.

12:00 AM: Regional manager calls Lexi all excited, says he’s bringing the chain owner over for lunch. He asks how lunch is going. Lexi says, “Can’t wait. But we are full! Do you mind eating at the bar?”

Lexi leaves a sticky note on the walk-in door: Silk on silk: Thats how smooth this place runs! Thanks everyone! Thanks OpsAnalitica app suite!

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Tommy Yionoulis

I've been in the restaurant industry for most of my adult life. I have a BSBA from University of Denver Hotel Restaurant school and an MBA from the same. When I wasn't working in restaurants I was either doing stand-up comedy, for 10 years, or large enterprise software consulting. I'm currently the Managing Director of OpsAnalitica and our Inspector platform was originally conceived when I worked for one of the largest sandwich franchisors in the country. You can reach out to me through LinkedIn.

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