09/04/2026
Three separate coaching calls this month, same blind spot showing up in different kitchens: a leader who's genuinely gifted at seeing potential in people uses that gift to avoid the hard conversation. A director insists a project got delegated; it never happened. An operator keeps rescheduling interviews around a manager who leaves mid-shift. A kitchen lead swears the back-of-house is coming along fine while training stalls out completely. None of it is bad enough on its own to escalate. That's exactly the problem. Believing in people and holding them accountable aren't opposites. The leaders we're working with are learning to do both at once.