I Was a Bad Manager

Everyday I am reminded of what a bad manager I was. Well, almost every day. Whenever I sit down to crank out another post on this blog, I sit here typing away (not very fast, I might add), basically retelling all of the mistakes I have made myself, but by using examples of my dining…

Management Presence

Since starting this blog, I now must endure story after story of poor experiences in restaurants by friends and loved ones.  My students tell me that I have ruined eating out for them, because they spend all of their time looking around at all of the mistakes taking place. Not my fault! You can’t blame…

A Good Manager

Not often, but occasionally I am accused of coming across a bit cynical, maybe a little too negative.  I am not here to argue that point, but rather to combat that idea by putting out a more positively-toned post.  Don’t get used to it.  I don’t mean to point out only the faults of Portland…