My Recipe for Success
Kim Kyle, CDM, CFPP
Fort Worth, TX
ANFP Member since: 2008
Kim thinks that for a department to be successful, you need to “grow” your team! Below is her recipe for team growth:
Kim's Recipe for Success
- Plant seeds of knowledge in your team through training, webinars or sharing of experiences that they (or you) may have had in your career.
- Water them with praise and appreciation! Even mistakes can be lifelong learning opportunities.
- Nurture your teams’ individual strengths. Show them how different ways of thinking can lead to great discoveries in our work and personal lives.
- Fertilize their passions, whether it is in foodservice or another discipline. This will show your team that you care about them as human beings.
- Shine a spotlight on them. Introduce them to your clients, coworkers, and department heads so they know that they are a valuable part of the team!
- If some of your team need more time to grow than others, come up with a plan to help keep them engaged until they succeed.
- Weed out the scrawny plants that refuse to grow.
- Start thinking about your harvest. Which team members have the potential and are interested in doing what you do?
- Choose one or two team members that are interested in becoming a CDM, CFPP and help get them started on the path to becoming one. Be a mentor!
- Remember to take care of yourself and the team. Without you both there are no successes!
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January 2022 - Deborah McDonald, CDM, CFPP
March 2022 - Trish De Leo, CDM, CFPP
May 2022 - Deb Dawson, CDM, CFPP
July 2022 - Rosalind Davis, CDM, CFPP
September 2022 - Ken Owens, CDM, CFPP
November 2022 - Janice Hemel, CDM, CFPP
January 2023 - Bonna Brown, CDM, CFPP
March 2023 - Becky Massey, CDM, CFPP
May 2023 - Colleen Zenk, CDM, CFPP
July 2023 - Joey Rost, CDM, CFPP
September 2023 - Milton McGowian, DBA, FMP, CDM, CFPP
November 2023 - Robert McKeon, CDM, CFPP
January 2024 - Hunter Hying, CDM, CFPP