Solutions April 2019 | Page 50

What makes a company run smoothly and reach its objectives? How do dreams come true in the business world? Allow me to use a simple diagram: equipped kitchen. You need stovetops and ovens that work right, that are easy to control, that are reliable. Second, you need fresh fish to prepare. If you’re offering salmon on the menu, you want the best salmon you can acquire. The same goes for the other kinds of fish you offer. We start with three essential inputs: good equipment, good materials, and good employees. Third, you need cooks who know how to use the equipment to prepare the salmon, trout, and mahi-mahi to perfection. You need a waitstaff who are efficient and polite to the customers. You need a personable host or hostess at the entrance. Let’s say you’re running a seafood restaurant. First of all, you need a well- All three of these are vital inputs to your restaurant. And they must be welded 50 • Solutions