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10 Easy Employee Recognition Ideas for Shift Workers
In shift-based industries—like restaurants, hotels, and manufacturing—recognizing employees can feel like one more task on an already packed list, but here’s the truth: recognition doesn’t have to be complicated. A little appreciation can go a long way toward boosting morale, reducing turnover, and creating a workplace where people actually want to show up.

Shift Scheduling: A How-To Guide From ShiftNote
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8-Hour Shifts: Pros, Cons, and Opportunities for Your Business
Operating a nearly non-stop business may be undertaking. The demanding excellent leadership, foresight, and planning from management, as well as commitment, dedication, and flexibility from staff members all come into play here.

How To Be a Constructive Manager During the Holiday Season
Jingle Bells bring happiness and joy to kids and adults, but to anyone in a managerial role, it signals for the dreaded holiday season. It is an exciting time for family and fun for all, so it is important to stay connected to your team about the happenings and tasks needed to get done for a successful season beforehand.

This Simple Rule Massively Impacts Your Sales
Sales forecasts can be stressful to say the least. But what if we told you that you could be focusing on less and achieving more? We've heard many theories over the best way to manage sales forecasts - some can be helpful, others not so much. Here at ShiftNote, we believe in Pareto's Principle - also known as the 80/20 rule. Trust us, this rule can be seen everywhere in a business. In fact, it's so prominent that it can and will help managers focus on the most important contributor to success (profits, of course)!

Slow Sales Problem vs. Symptom
Here is the deal - often restaurants blame problems they are having on slow sales without looking at the reason for slow sales. Some restaurant owners even resolve themselves to believing that their restaurant just has an ongoing sales problem. But slow sales are

Turn Communication Breakdowns into Breakthroughs With This ONE Strategy
Within any industry that manages multiple staff members and sometimes even multiple locations, inefficiencies are everywhere and communication breakdowns happen for a variety of reasons.
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How Restaurant Design Affects the Customer Experience
There are several things that will make or break the customer experience. From menu selection to wait staff performance, there are a multitude of factors that will play into whether a customer decides to become a patron of your establishment. While it is impossible to make everyone happy all the

The Most Effective Communication Strategies for Managers
Think of any situation from your personal or professional life that has gone sour. Most every instance stems from one thing… Lack of, or poor communication.