People Management
Yum Names Mark King as CEO of Taco Bell, Artie Starrs to Head Pizza Hut
Yum! Brands Inc. has named new CEOs for its Pizza Hut and Taco Bell divisions, the company said. The Louisville, Ky.-based quick-service company said with the appointments of Mark King to head the Irvine, Calif.-based Taco Bell division and Artie Starrs, 42, to head the Plano, Texas-based Pizza Hut that all three of its brands…
Read MoreTHE IMPORTANCE OF GOOD ETIQUETTE
-by Anna Kucirkova, for MastersInCommuncations.org The Importance of Good Etiquette- (original posting via Masters In Communications website) If you want to land a job, get into a good school, build a strong career, or maintain lasting personal relationships, it’s important to know how to have good etiquette. For many years Emily Post was the leading…
Read MoreKC Glaser will Start his New Position in July
The former marketing director at Buffalo Wild Wings has flown to a different coop — Famous Dave’s. KC Glaser will start his new position at the Minnetonka-based barbecue chain July 8. He’ll focus on delivering a consistent brand message for the chain, being responsible for the overall marketing strategy, planning and execution of marketing initiatives…
Read MoreMarc Buehler to head Rock Bottom, Gordon Biersch and other brands
CraftWorks Holdings has named industry veteran Marc Buehler to the new position of divisional president for its brewery and specialty restaurants, the company said. Buehler, who most recently served as CEO at Nashville-based Dick’s Last Resort, will oversee CraftWorks’ Rock Bottom Restaurants & Breweries, Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurants, Chophouse, A1A, Big River, Ragtime and Seven…
Read MoreYum! Brands Names new CFO
Effective Aug. 8. In his new role, Mr. Turner will assume global responsibility for finance, corporate strategy, supply chain and information technology. He joins Yum! Brands from PepsiCo, where he held several leadership positions. Most recently, he led PepsiCo’s retail and ecommerce businesses with Walmart in the United States and 25 other countries as senior…
Read MoreA Neglected But Essential Leadership Trait — Why Self-Control Really Matters
By Prudy Gourguechon – Forbes Boiled down to its essence, self-control is the ability to think before acting. Self-control, or discipline, is an essential character trait that every leader with heavy responsibilities must have. Nevertheless, self-control rarely shows up on any list of the essential traits that make a good leader (with the notable exception…
Read MoreHow To Get All The Players On Your Team To Truly Work Together
by: Phil Kleweno – FORBES Remember high school? There were the cool kids, the nerds, the fashion mavens, the jocks — all sitting at their own tables in the cafeteria. In business, people can feel like they’re back in high school, not sure how they fit in, where they’re welcome, who’s in and who’s out.…
Read MoreBetter To Bend Than To Break: Why Agility Matters More Than Ever, And How To Build It
by:Margie Warrell , CONTRIBUTOR-Forbes “For the times they are a-changin’… ” These immortal lyrics by Bob Dylan are no less relevant today than when he first sang them back in the 1960s. The reality is, we’re living in an age of acceleration – where change is happening faster than most of us can keep up…
Read More5 Ways to Get Your Staff on the Same Page
by: Matt Blumberg – Entrepreneur When a major issue arises, is everybody at your company serving the same interests? Or is one person serving the engineering team, another person serving the sales team, one board member serving the VC fund, another serving the early-stage “angels” and another serving the CEO? If that’s the case, then…
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