Stress in the workplace is an unfortunate reality that accompanies most jobs, especially ones that tend to be more fast-paced. According to Stress.org, “80% of workers feel stress on the job, nearly half say they need help in learning how to manage stress…” Although stress might be a part of your everyday job, there are ways to avoid or reduce the level of stress you experience.

In this blog post, guest contributor Patrick Chism shares four tips to help you reduce stress and burnout while at work.

Cash flow refers to the money that is moving in and out of your business each month. Since this is a system that is measured so often it can be easy to feel like money is only moving in one direction, away from your business, but the truth is that it does flow both ways. Learning what to look at and how to identify what your findings mean for your specific business is essential for growth and development.

In this blog post, guest contributor Justin Weigner shares with you six tips to help you understand where your cash is flowing.

Fine dining is an experience like no other. Unfortunately, the COVID-19 pandemic all but destroyed the fine dining industry. Because thousands of restaurants across the globe had to close or switch to carry-out menus for their customers, fine dining hasn’t been an option for the better part of a year.

In this blog post, guest contributor Beau Peters shares with you tips to help transition your restaurant into a fine dining venue.

The Covid pandemic initially caused major upheaval for hospitality businesses globally with business closures and staff being furloughed or losing jobs. Many of those businesses are now faced with the difficulty of finding and recruiting staff due to a global hospitality skills shortage as they attempt to open again and resume operations.

There are many factors contributing to the current skills shortage, many of which are beyond the direct control of managers or owners. An aspect where you can make a significant difference is finding people from service industries or students with a natural flair for hospitality and providing training in hospitality so they become confident, engaged, and loyal hospitality workers and employees that will stay with you for the long term. 

Hospitality is an industry for those who love customer service. When recruiting, it is important to find people who have some instincts about how to serve guests. They will also need access to high-quality, regular training to ensure that they adhere to your hotel, bar, cafe, or restaurant’s high standards. 

In this blog post, we share six tips on how to tackle the hospitality skills shortage and recruit and train staff efficiently and effectively. An online learning platform can enhance the speed to the competency of new staff. We will help you understand how to transform your staff into confident, capable, and engaged hospitality superstars in no time!

Let's look at some hospitality onboarding ideas that will save you time and up-skill your team.

Interested in how Typsy can get your new staff trained and serving customers quickly?

Request a demo from the Typsy team or start learning now online.

In the hospitality industry, especially, there are so many unexpected situations that could happen daily. As a manager, the ability to think on your feet is a soft skill that you already need to have; flexibility and adaptability are also important.

That’s where creativity and problem-solving come into play. By thinking outside the box and realizing every situation isn’t a “cookie-cutter” occurrence, you can be a better manager. Not only will that benefit your guests, but it can make you more of a positive force with your staff, too.

In this blog post, we look at different ways to help you think creatively and adopt a problem-solving mindset to manage day-to-day tasks as a great manager.