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Restaurants face more hiring difficulties in 2Q

Friday, May 04, 2012 by
The People Report Workforce Index, which measures market pressures on restaurant employment, rose in the second quarter of 2012 to its highest level since 2007, an indication that operators will continue to face challenges regarding recruitment and retention. The Workforce Index, based on surveys of restaurant human resources departments and recruiters, stood at 69, about six points higher than in the previous quarter. It was the Workforce Index's highest reading since the first quarter of 20...

SBC Social Media Webinar on May 10th

Wednesday, May 02, 2012 by
Twitter is the second most popular social network with more than 1 billion tweets happening every single day. Tweets similar to text messages written in 140 characters or less. With so little characters, Twitter and its language its extremely simple yet complex. In this webinar, we'll discuss why Twitter is the preferred method for sharing breaking news and information and has broken news stories like the raid on Osama bin Laden, the death of Michael Jackson, and coverage of the revolutions...

We’re Hiring: Sales & Marketing Leader for PRBBI

Wednesday, April 18, 2012 by
Position: Sales & Marketing Leader for People Report & Black Box Intelligence Our business is growing rapidly and we need to add another rockstar to the team! If you are an experienced sales leader, who can at least be friends with marketing, have read the last three books by Seth Godin, really "get" moving flywheels & ringing cowbells, make bets with yourself on an hourly basis, consider yourself a CRM guru, and can't spell "personal assistant", you may want to read the rest of t...

BBI Releases New Dashboard Product

Thursday, February 09, 2012 by
Dallas,TX - February 7, 2012 - Black Box Intelligence™(BBI), the leading provider of financial and market data for the restaurant industry, tracking 73 distinct brands, over 12,000 units and reporting weekly in 107 DMAs, announced today the release of a ground breaking iteration of the weekly traffic dashboard, Transaction Compass. The comprehensive Sales Intelligence™ suite now includes a dashboard that allows the user to layer sales, traffic, and check averages (in both dollars and percent...

PR Presents: Take 5 with Louis Basile

Thursday, February 09, 2012 by
Take 5 with People Report, where we take 5 minutes to ask 5 questions to industry executives and HR leaders to get their insight into workforce issues and best practices. Today's Guest: Louis Basile, CEO and Founder of Wildflower Bread Company   Click to listen: Brought to you by: The only e-learning company specializing in skill training, acculturation, and compliance training for the hospitality and foodservice industry.   ...

Rgmt’s 10 Top HR Tips for Restaurants in 2012

Thursday, January 12, 2012 by
1. Aligning people to business objectives. "If you manage your people really well and give them the chance to do something they are really good at and align them to the business objectives, it becomes a win-win," says Kathy Kolbe, founder of Kolbe Corp. and creator of the Kolbe A Index, used in selection, leadership and team building. 2. Communicating to employees in a clear, concise manner. "It is very important to help employees understand the business reasons behind decisions. Many emplo...

Wally Doolin Talks About Transformational Change

Wednesday, December 14, 2011 by
View the short version of Wally's video Black Box CEO Wallace Doolin sat down with People Matter to discuss the four major drivers in transformational change that we all deal with in our work lives and personal lives. Wally's wisdom has also been featured in a Transformational Change Infographic created by the People Matter Institute which you can find here. Download the People Matter Institute Infographic View the full version of Wally's video ...

BPC Recognized as One of the Restaraunt Industry’s Major Conferences

Monday, November 07, 2011 by
Peter Romeo, Editor At Large for Restaurant Business magazine and its affiliated media, the Restaurant Leadership Conference and MonkeyDish.com, posted an article about his experience at the 2011 Best Practices Conference hosted by Black Box Intelligence and People Report. Before I shelve the program guide... Some final thoughts on last week's People Report Best Practices Conference: The meeting has emerged as one of the industry's major conferences, and this year's gathering proved the a...

PR Workforce Index Expects Restaurant Job Growth in 4Q

Tuesday, November 01, 2011 by
The Nation's Restaurant News posted an article covering our latest People Report Workforce index, our barometer of market pressures on restaurant employment. The index dipped in its fourth-quarter report and continued to indicate restaurant operators are seeing challenges for recruitment and retention. Looking at third-quarter staffing levels and expectations for the rest of the year, surveyed operators showed turnover was relatively flat, but that expectations for job vacancies and recruit...

Introducing the Restaurant Industry Snapshot

Friday, October 14, 2011 by
Black Box Intelligence™(BBI) the leading provider of financial and market data for the restaurant industry, covering over 10,000 units and reporting weekly, released their Restaurant Industry Snapshot today containing sales performance and trends for the month of September. Additional snapshot metrics include job growth and turnover numbers, provided by sister company People Report™, and the Restaurant Industry Willingness to Spend Index, provided by Connecticut based partner, Consumer Edge ...

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