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Planning, communication, delegation and follow-through are essential elements for all management positions. This is not easy considering the myriad tasks and emergencies that pop up during a typical restaurant shift.

For my second act...

Four entrepreneurs who already made it big once talk about building another success story after the first act is over.

Virtual job postings may seem like a savings, but only when matched with the right positions.

A White House effort to close gender gaps in pay could impose new recordkeeping responsibilities on all mid-to-large-sized employers.

How do you give raises? Are you influenced by seniority? Is it survival of the cutest? Do you cave in to threats of quitting?

Recruiting and hiring may not have been priorities last year, but if predictions for a sustained economic recovery bear fruit, the collective “help wanted” sign could go up again this year. In fact, smart companies never stop hiring and even during the downturn have been strategically working to improve their odds of luring the best candidates from a labor market that, at least for now, more resembles an ocean than a pool.

The model has been proven, but not without painful lessons for the early adapters. Here are some best practices for making the approach work.

When it comes to profitability, there is a seemingly endless number of factors to consider.

Running a cash flow positive restaurant is challenging even in the best of times.

It's easy to see why more and more companies are wielding ransom-sized bonuses to reward and retain executives. Granting large bonuses takes a lot of uncertainty out of the compensation equation.

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