The Northern Stories of Chef Lao Tan

Chapter 557

"The Dao is eternal and inaction, if the princes can guard it, the world will speak for itself.

What does this sentence mean?What I said is that the Tao is eternal, and it has never changed. Don't do it for yourself, and you will silently pay for everything in the world without asking for anything in return.

Everyone, who has seen that God wants to pay us back?no?It has been paying there silently, giving us the sunshine, air, moisture and soil we need to survive, so that we can live well without asking for anything in return.

what is this?This is heaven.

Is the way of heaven doing it for itself?No.The way of heaven does not do it for itself, so everything is subject to it, and it unconditionally abides by the natural laws set by it.

The way of heaven is so humane, and if the princes can guard it, the world will speak for itself.

Who is the Hou Wang mentioned here?You are a good manager, that is, all of you here.

Guys, you are all good managers.

Lao Tzu preached constant inaction, what does inaction mean?Doing nothing means not doing anything for yourself, not literally doing nothing. You are pure and innocent all day long, wearing a feather coat and a pair of cloth shoes, holding a fan and talking nonsense.

Let me tell you that Lao Tzu is not that low-level. If you really want to do that, the Tao Te Ching is nothing. It’s better for us ordinary people to have nothing to do and write some idle articles. I think so.

The true explanation of inaction is not doing things for yourself.To put it bluntly, it means not seeking benefits for oneself, embezzling and accepting bribes, and enriching one's own pockets.To put it more bluntly, it is not to be a corrupt official but a good one, to do practical work for the welfare of all employees, and to be a person like Secretary Geng who is given the thumbs-up by the common people.

So the question is, why do we do this?
Because Lao Tzu said that Dao is eternal and inaction, if the princes can keep it, the world will speak for itself.That is to say, if we as managers truly do not do things for ourselves, but do things for our employees, and are selfless, altruistic, respectful and loving, then employees will naturally follow us.

I have always talked about what is the best management method. The best management method is [-] words: lead by example, practice by example, altruistic without self, care for employees.

Tell everyone that people's hearts are fleshy. Don't you know that you care about employees?When employees see that you think of them everywhere and do everything first, will they not be moved?Can you take the initiative to work harder?

Don't be ridiculous, if the employees don't buy it, it proves that you didn't do enough, or you did it out of selfishness, and the employees saw it.Otherwise, the employees would not be like that, and the HR department would not hire such employees.

Let's get back to it.

There is no size of the store, only how much money it makes.

The most profitable time for a restaurant is not the time when the management is strict and disciplined, but the time when the employees have a sense of belonging and work together with the leaders of the hotel, actively and passionately.

It is estimated that everyone recognizes this. If you do not recognize it, it means that you are unqualified. You have to work hard.

So how can we make employees have a sense of belonging?

Let me tell everyone that a strict system is definitely not enough. There is a saying in our catering industry: a strict system can never manage employees well, it can only control employees.

Look at it, the strict system is not enough, and the employees ran away without waiting for the management. Who is in charge?

Some people say high salary.

As the saying goes, money can turn ghosts around, right?But I want to ask everyone, is a high salary a must?Can you guarantee that the money you give will be high?
To be more practical, would you be willing to be taller than you?
Hehe, when it comes to human nature, everyone will think about it, and start to think about their own little things.To be honest, selfish management will be chaotic, disorderly and feasible, high salary is just a flashy idea, and the turnover rate of employees will be higher. How can we talk about the sense of belonging?

So can the point system management we are introducing now solve the sense of belonging of employees?
Tell everyone that any good management method is just a tool, just like a kitchen knife in the hand of a chopping board. A good knife is sharp and a bad knife is blunt. Everyone likes to use a good knife because it is sharp.

But the standard of the cut dishes has nothing to do with the knife, but has something to do with the person who uses the knife, right?

So is the points system good?Well, a good knife.But if you want to cut a standard dish, it depends on who is holding the knife?Whether it is a proper manager is very important.

That is to say, can everyone present here truly do nothing and achieve the sixteen words of a manager: lead by example, practice by example, selfless altruism, and care for employees.

If you do it, the staff will give you back immediately, why?Because Daoheng is inaction, if the king can guard it, the world will speak for itself.
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This is the training that Lao Tan gave to Zhang Liguo and his management, and we excerpted it for audio-visual purposes.

"Dear family members, today I stood on the stage to give a speech to everyone, like a teacher, quite like that. To be honest, I feel beautiful in my heart, why? Glory, use my mother's words to say that the old boy is promising, give me Old Tan's parents lost face.

I am a child from the countryside, and I came out of a poor family who could not afford to go to school.The first job I did was not a restaurant, but a stevedore, loading and unloading cement, the most tiring kind.The hair on my head was lost at that time - the cement dust burned my hair, and every time I put it on, I was so tired that I was sweating profusely. Once the cement dust fell on my hair and combined with the sweat, it became concrete, and when it dried I can't wash it off even after washing, and the hoop is uncomfortable. When I get angry, my head will be bald, haha.

I entered the hotel industry late, at 21, and now I have been working for more than half my life for 26 years.

Someone asked me if I was doing enough in this line of work?

To be honest, I was tired, but not enough.

It’s hard for us to work in restaurants. We get up earlier than chickens, work harder than cows, eat worse than pigs, and have no holidays all year round.Hehe, everyone laughed, I was talking about my era, but it is not like this now.

Now I sleep until ninety o'clock, I don't wash my face when I get up, I am confused all day, and I will become a fairy after get off work.

Seeing everyone laughing happily, I will chat with you today.

From the first day I came out to work, I told myself that I would be a wage earner from now on, not only to support myself but also to support my mother and family.Although he is a part-time worker, but working for himself, his future fate, family situation, and everything are not in the hands of God, but in his own hands.
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This is the training that Lao Tan gave to the employees, and an excerpt is also excerpted for audio-visual.

In one month, Lao Tan conducted [-] training sessions, big and small.Twelve for management and six for employees.In addition to the training, it is all on-site management and follow-up, and finally the point-based management is completely introduced into the dumpling restaurant.

The introduction is just the beginning, and the follow-up, consolidation, and persistence in the later stage are the most important. This depends on the ability and determination of Zhang Liguo and his management team. It is impossible for Lao Tan to be here all the time.

One thing is for sure, Lao Tan changed everyone's views and mentality in one month, and rebuilt the management team and workforce, which is crucial for a catering company.

To be honest, Zhang Liguo's 500,000 yuan is not in vain. Now his dumpling restaurant has become a veritable landmark restaurant in Zhengzhou City. At the same time, he was rated as an excellent private enterprise in the city.

Of course, this is inseparable from Lao Tan's continuous inspection and training.As the saying goes, reading thousands of books is not as good as traveling thousands of miles, and traveling thousands of miles is not as good as reading countless people, and reading countless people requires the guidance of a famous teacher.

Lao Tan does not consider himself a famous teacher, but he has made achievements in the catering industry. He has been sharing his accumulated experience over the years for free, helping many restaurant catering staff, which is considered a merit.

　Thank you friends for your monthly tickets and recommendation tickets for your support, thank you!Thanks!

　　
　
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