Show Your Appreciation H Jackson Brown wrote a New York Times Bestseller called “Life’s Little Instruction Book”. And in that book he’s got a great quote that says, “Don’t forget a person’s [...]
How Much Should a Caterer Spend on Labor? One of the most common questions we get from caterers around the country relates to labor cost. For most full service caterers, this is the single [...]
How Engaged Are Your Staffers? First of all, what is employee engagement? Second of all, why should we care? And lastly, if we decide we care, then what? These are good questions that every [...]
Always Be Recruiting As I talk to business people here in Denver, I love to ask; “What is the biggest challenge you are facing?” Recently, the answer has overwhelmingly been: “finding great [...]
Rewards and Recognition for Your Staff “Doing a good job is like wetting your pants in a dark suit, you get a warm feeling but no one else seems to notice!” We’ve all felt that way at one time [...]
Fun – More Than Just a Good Time “Fun” is one of our core values at Footers Catering and it’s rooted in the first part of our mission statement; “Love what we do”. My wife, [...]
Are My Salespeople Order-Takers? Not long ago, I received a call from a rather frustrated sales manager. He felt as though his sales people were not actively selling, just writing orders. I asked [...]
Getting the Most Bang for Your Buck: Why You Should Consider Outside Consulting Advice I know what you’re thinking. Why do I need a consultant? I know my own business better than everyone [...]
Two Keys for Great Teamwork We’ve been fortunate to have an awesome past couple of months! We just had our second busiest month in Footers’ history and overall we could not be happier with the [...]
It’s Your Fault One of the most frequent questions I’m asked is, “Why am I not doing more business? My catering volume seems to be stuck at (for example) $400,000 and no matter what I do, [...]
