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Delegation Is a Superpower – Not a Cop-Out
There’s a moment every leader hits. You’re standing at your desk or pacing the kitchen or scrolling blindly at hundreds of unanswered...

Andrew Parr
7 days ago6 min read
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How to Ask Better Questions — and Why That Changes Everything
It started with a single, careless question. I was consulting with a restaurant team that had been struggling for months with a slide in...

Andrew Parr
Jun 125 min read
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When Everything Feels Urgent—But You Still Need to Think
It started at 6:17 a.m. The first text buzzed through my phone while I was brushing my teeth. A line cook had called out. By 6:45, I had...

Andrew Parr
Jun 45 min read
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Culture Happens With or Without You - Choose Intentionally
There’s a moment in every leader’s journey when they realize something unsettling: the culture in their organization isn’t exactly what...

Andrew Parr
May 304 min read
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How to Have Difficult Conversations That Strengthen Relationships
There’s a moment—sometimes loud, often quiet—when you know a difficult conversation is coming. It’s the tightening in your chest when an...

Andrew Parr
May 205 min read
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Do You Know How You're Showing Up? Why Presence Matters More Than You Think
There’s a moment that happens to every leader—whether they admit it or not—when they catch themselves in the mirror, metaphorically or...

Andrew Parr
May 84 min read
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How to Lead People You Don’t Understand (Yet)
The room was warm. Not just the thermostat-warm of a mid-morning meeting, but the kind of Midwest thick, sticky, muggy, uncomfortable...

Andrew Parr
Apr 295 min read
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The Loneliness of Leadership - and What to Do About It
There’s a strange irony to leadership. You work your whole career to rise through the ranks, accumulate responsibility, gain authority,...

Andrew Parr
Apr 215 min read
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How to Overcome Imposter Syndrome as a Leader
Imposter syndrome. It’s that nagging feeling that you’re not good enough, that you don’t belong at the table, or that any success you’ve...

Andrew Parr
Apr 157 min read
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The Difference Among Coaching, Advising, and Consulting: Choosing the Right Support for Your Business
The words coaching, advising, and consulting are often used interchangeably, but they are not the same. If you’re a business owner...

Andrew Parr
Apr 114 min read
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Building a Leadership Legacy That Lasts
The first step in building a lasting leadership legacy is to think differently.

Andrew Parr
Mar 287 min read
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How Executive Coaching Helps Business Owners Navigate Uncertainty
The life of a business owner is a constant exercise in managing the unknown. Markets shift, consumer preferences evolve, competitors...

Andrew Parr
Mar 195 min read
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The Importance of Your Restaurant Budget: Think Differently to Achieve Financial Success
A restaurant budget isn’t just a financial document—it’s a roadmap to sustainable success.

Andrew Parr
Mar 64 min read
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What Is Executive Coaching?
An Executive Coach helps their client unleash the client's inner strength.

Andrew Parr
Feb 242 min read
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The Ultimate Guide To Restaurant Real Estate: Negotiating A Lease That Supports Sustainable Profitability
Location, Landlord, and Lease - the new “Three L’s” of commercial real estate

Andrew Parr
Apr 30, 20248 min read
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Yes, Chef! (But I Disagree)
It has been reported, through many outlets, that at the June 2023 Wall Street Journal Global Food Forum held in Chicago, Chef Rick...

Andrew Parr
Jun 29, 20233 min read
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Scenes From A Restaurant (A Series of Short Stories) #2
As you enter Katie’s rent controlled apartment, the bright hallway brings you past her bedroom and the galley kitchen before opening up...

Andrew Parr
Feb 28, 20232 min read
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Scenes From A Restaurant (A Series of Short Stories) #1
Rogelio (everyone calls him Ro-ho), trudges slowly over to the hand sink and rinses his face. He drops his towel and apron in the...

Andrew Parr
Feb 22, 20232 min read
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The Hiring Process: Asking Interview Questions That Matter
Asking interview questions of candidates that truly matter is something we don’t do well. It’s not our fault, though, right? Every...

Andrew Parr
Jan 31, 20237 min read
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The NEW Restaurant Opening Order Of Operations
By Andrew Parr You are sitting at the corner of a dimly lit bar after a killer 10-hour shift. You and your two best friends on the line...

Andrew Parr
Jul 12, 202210 min read
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