Start with talent. Finish with strengths.
Bobby Shaw works with business leaders and restaurant owners to improve their results through developing a strong, strengths-based culture of leadership development within their organizations.
Recently Published
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Making Lightning Strike Twice
February 5, 2019
The decade I spent with Chipotle (‘02-‘12) was absolutely amazing. During the pre-IPO years where we were trying to figure out who we were and making it up as we went along were a blast. Post-IPO where we saw accelerated growth, but also recognized that we needed to build a strong people culture to make it all happen, was incredibly inspiring.
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One Trick Pony
September 11, 2018
Hi my name is Bobby Shaw, and I'm a One Trick Pony. At least that is how some people see me in this industry. A One Trick Pony is defined as 'a person or thing with only one special feature, talent, or area of expertise'. And that's not really true of course, but I do have an intense focus on culture and people development in the restaurant business and I won't apologize for that. That intense focus has also produced some kick ass results over the years and while I'm certainly proud of that, I am even more proud of the teams of people I have led through the years that have delivered those results.
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Today’s Tom Sawyer
September 8, 2018
When we lead with authenticity and boldness we are telling a story with spirit. People get inspired. Change happens. And everyone gets better. I’ve often heard it said that leadership isn’t taught, it’s caught. I think that is absolutely true. In the restaurant business I often see leaders with their heads down and trudging through the shift, and as the shifts turn into days, trying to will better things to happen. But they fail to realize that “willing something” to happen will never result in sustainable, reproducible, great results.