S4 - Episode 7 - Alison Arth & Kimberly Belle

About this episode

This episode discusses the challenges of restaurant management and the importance of leadership skills in the hospitality industry with guests Alison Arth and Kimberly Belle.

How do you become a better restaurant manager? THAT’S AN ISSUE! Have we lost the art of the clear? THAT’S another ISSUE, along with many others we discuss in this episode of the Maître d’ Diaries Podcast with guests ALISON ARTH & KIMBERLY BELLE. Between cultural reckonings and shifts in workforce expectations, leadership roles in hospitality have become more challenging than ever. Being an effective manager while juggling the multiple personalities and needs of your team is not something we should expect to come naturally. Often in F&B we don't teach people how to lead. We let them get really good at bartending, hosting, serving or cooking and then tell them, you're promoted, run a team. But that’s a whole different skill set. To that end we are delighted to chat with Alison and Kimberly about the important work they are doing with their hospitality coaching and consulting company SALT & ROE. Alison and Kimberly love this industry and the people in it and they are dedicated to helping us restaurant folks develop different ways of thinking and showing up, coaching us to learn the skills it takes to build and train effective leaders. Get ready to be inspired! With the…

People in this episode

Host: Erica Cantley

Guests: Alison Arth, Kimberly Belle

Topics covered

• restaurant management
• hospitality coaching
• leadership skills
• workforce expectations
• team dynamics

Keywords

• restaurant management
• hospitality
• leadership
• coaching
• team dynamics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: SALT & ROE

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