Managers are the basic and scarcest resource of any business enterprise.
Selection of crews is always been somewhat of a mystery.
Talent is indispensable, although it is 'always' replaceable. Just remember the simple rules concerning talent: Identify It, Hire It, Nurture It, Reward It, Protect It. And when the time comes, Fire It.
To keep your job, you fire others or bench them or trade them. You have to do the thinking for 25 guys, and you can't be too close to any of them.
Recruiting can be a little deceiving at times. You never know what you've got until you really, really play it out.
Many founders hire just because it seems like a cool thing to do, and people always ask how many employees you have.
When you're finished, bars are not inherently profitable. You got to work at them to make them profitable.
When we first started growing our employees, I was scared. I would often think, 'If we had more people, what would they do? Is there really enough work?'
There are exceptions to everything, but most businesses want to hire the best they can get for what they have to offer. If all they've got to offer is 15 an hour, they want the best they can get for it. They don't want the worst.
Human resources are like natural resources; they're often buried deep You have to go looking for them; they're not just lying around on the surface You have to create the circumstances where they show themselves.
