Comments on: 5 Business Lessons From Kitchen Nightmares and Gordon Ramsay http://www.pauldavidolson.com/blog/2010/lessons-from-kitchen-nightmares-and-gordon-ramsay/ Business, the Google, Sailing, Ad(s). Tue, 10 Jan 2012 22:14:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Eugene Lim http://www.pauldavidolson.com/blog/2010/lessons-from-kitchen-nightmares-and-gordon-ramsay/comment-page-1/#comment-395 Eugene Lim Thu, 27 May 2010 04:45:20 +0000 http://www.pauldavidolson.com/blog/?p=317#comment-395 I always hated when owners would say something along the lines of, "I haven't heard any complaints about the food." Maybe it's because they didn't ask? <br><br>In anything, really, you have to be truthful with yourself that you are not shitty at something. I'm 28 and just recently started doing that (at 26, mainly when I started playing golf). It has helped tremendously, and is something Ramsey tries to cram into owner's heads a lot. I always hated when owners would say something along the lines of, “I haven't heard any complaints about the food.” Maybe it's because they didn't ask?

In anything, really, you have to be truthful with yourself that you are not shitty at something. I'm 28 and just recently started doing that (at 26, mainly when I started playing golf). It has helped tremendously, and is something Ramsey tries to cram into owner's heads a lot.

]]> By: Read Rework http://www.pauldavidolson.com/blog/2010/lessons-from-kitchen-nightmares-and-gordon-ramsay/comment-page-1/#comment-354 Read Rework Thu, 27 May 2010 02:10:35 +0000 http://www.pauldavidolson.com/blog/?p=317#comment-354 [...] founders Jason Fried and David Hansson.  Why is it good?  Well, they mention the genius of Gordon Ramsay’s trim menu and they abhor meetings.  If you need a daily fix, read their Signal vs. Noise [...] [...] founders Jason Fried and David Hansson.  Why is it good?  Well, they mention the genius of Gordon Ramsay’s trim menu and they abhor meetings.  If you need a daily fix, read their Signal vs. Noise [...]

]]> By: Eugene Lim http://www.pauldavidolson.com/blog/2010/lessons-from-kitchen-nightmares-and-gordon-ramsay/comment-page-1/#comment-353 Eugene Lim Wed, 26 May 2010 21:45:20 +0000 http://www.pauldavidolson.com/blog/?p=317#comment-353 I always hated when owners would say something along the lines of, "I haven't heard any complaints about the food." Maybe it's because they didn't ask? <br><br>In anything, really, you have to be truthful with yourself that you are not shitty at something. I'm 28 and just recently started doing that (at 26, mainly when I started playing golf). It has helped tremendously, and is something Ramsey tries to cram into owner's heads a lot. I always hated when owners would say something along the lines of, “I haven't heard any complaints about the food.” Maybe it's because they didn't ask?

In anything, really, you have to be truthful with yourself that you are not shitty at something. I'm 28 and just recently started doing that (at 26, mainly when I started playing golf). It has helped tremendously, and is something Ramsey tries to cram into owner's heads a lot.

]]> By: paulnewser http://www.pauldavidolson.com/blog/2010/lessons-from-kitchen-nightmares-and-gordon-ramsay/comment-page-1/#comment-349 paulnewser Mon, 17 May 2010 20:38:18 +0000 http://www.pauldavidolson.com/blog/?p=317#comment-349 Yeah, exactly. Except for Applebee's -- it totally works for Applebee's. Yeah, exactly. Except for Applebee's — it totally works for Applebee's.

]]> By: Madeska http://www.pauldavidolson.com/blog/2010/lessons-from-kitchen-nightmares-and-gordon-ramsay/comment-page-1/#comment-347 Madeska Sun, 16 May 2010 23:20:27 +0000 http://www.pauldavidolson.com/blog/?p=317#comment-347 I think this sort of fits in with all of these, but you simply can't be everything to everyone. You have to be willing to leave some people disappointed if that means keeping others satisfied. I've worked in a number of places that get a kind of tunnel vision going after dissatisfied customers that will probably actually never be happy with the product, only to alienate customers we already had. Maybe that's the Ramsey Rule here: You have to be OK with pissing some people off. I think this sort of fits in with all of these, but you simply can't be everything to everyone. You have to be willing to leave some people disappointed if that means keeping others satisfied. I've worked in a number of places that get a kind of tunnel vision going after dissatisfied customers that will probably actually never be happy with the product, only to alienate customers we already had. Maybe that's the Ramsey Rule here: You have to be OK with pissing some people off.

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