The Role of Business and Government in Restaurants

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Jean Lee: "I think business is politics. I think that we are running for office every single day" She says businesses and governments can be more effective if they listen to each other. To slough your way to the best candidates, you've got to get past the resume,. Jean has surprising tips for doing just that.

After slashing his NYC restaurant team from 2,400 people to just 45 in the teeth of the pandemic, Danny Meyer has rebuilt Union Square Hospitality Group back to its former size. But in his fifth appearance on Rapid Response since Covid struck, Danny says he isn’t yet triumphant. With inflation creating fresh challenges even at Shake Shack, Danny shares lessons on the good and bad of leading through a crisis, plus explains why he’s handed off his CEO title — and where he finds inspiration to fuel new innovations.

Read a transcript of this interview: https://mastersofscale.com/how-covid-lessons-get-tested-by-inflation-danny-meyer/

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