Hiring and retention trouble? Invest in your people

Building that kind of team requires a keen sense of the human element, explained Adenah Bayoh, a serial entrepreneur whose 17-year career has included founding Cornbread: Farm to Soul, a QSR chain that specializes in bringing quality food to underserved communities and food deserts, along with ownin...

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Published inFast Casual. News Features
Main Author Brown, Daniel
Format Newsletter
LanguageEnglish
Published Louisville Networld Media Group DBA Networld Alliance, LLC 30.03.2023
Subjects
Careers
Employees
Hiring
Pandemics
Quality of life
Recruitment
Restaurants
Retention
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Summary:Building that kind of team requires a keen sense of the human element, explained Adenah Bayoh, a serial entrepreneur whose 17-year career has included founding Cornbread: Farm to Soul, a QSR chain that specializes in bringing quality food to underserved communities and food deserts, along with owning five IHOPs and launching the Urban Vegan brand. David Walsh, VP of People Services for New England Authentic Eats, added that his team's research has shown that job seekers are hungry to build a career and need specific information about pay and benefits, from 401K to referral bonuses; this is the secret to standing out from a crowd of similar ads by showing applicants that "this is not just a job here. [...]the lion's share of solving the hiring and recruitment problem has less to do with emerging strategies and technologies, and more to do with timeless, proven business principles that have worked for decades: investing in employees both in terms of compensation and benefits along with investing in them as human beings and fostering their lifelong career success.