Competencies: AND SELECTING TALENT: Effectively identifies and evaluates the talent within your restaurant in order to select individuals that exhibit pride, passion and personality and to build top performing teams, Proactively identifies strong candidates and "sells" Friday's in order to get the best talent on board, Identifies high potential within the team in order to maximize internal promotes, Thinks strategically when making hiring decisions to get the right people in the right positions, Identifies great talent based on diverse backgrounds, skills, and abilities as well as common passion for the business, Effectively identifies gaps in talent and assembles the right mix of people (internally and externally) on the team to complement individual and group strengths, Utilizes selection tools and processes as guidelines to effectively assess and hire the right people for the team, Knows who top performers are and takes the necessary steps to engage and retain them . FOR PERFORMANCE: Spends time guiding, teaching and providing clear and directed feedback to your team to help them to grow and succeed, Provides guidance, direction and mentoring to help managers/Team Members reach their full potential, Provides honest and upfront feedback that is specific, timely and action-oriented, Uses relentless follow-up as a method of consistently encouraging and reinforcing effective performance, Critically evaluates managers/Team Members' unique developmental needs and builds plans to maximize strengths and improve weak areas, Identifies what managers/Team Members are doing well and provides positive reinforcement, Delegates tasks and projects to managers/Team Members in order to help them learn new skills that can prepare them for the next level .