Accelerate Aug 2015 | Page 22

Learning & Development our superstars feel valued. We’ve only had a dedicated L&D department for two years but have been opening restaurants since 2008 - so there’s been a certain amount of catching up to do. We’re lucky that our restaurants have always had a great culture of learning, but ensuring consistency through the implementation of company programmes has been a challenge. Trying to convince chefs of another way of working isn’t always easy, especially if they see it as more work! In that respect, we’ve had to adapt our style to get their buy-in and have involved senior chefs along the way t