I recruit, hire, and place people based on skillset and talent. Not race. Not sexual orientation.
I had a general manager turn in his notice today. I created a plan for my district based on skillset, talent, and people I thought would work well together.
In creating this plan and presenting in to the director of operations, I failed to recognize skin color. When presenting it, my supervisor said, "I would never say this...but..." and pointing at a prospective team I'd assembled, I saw that I had place two black managers in a white neighborhood restaurant.
I assembled a team that likes working with others, has complimentary skillsets, and would, as I see it, bring success to the restaurant. The fact that my DO, who is not a racist, felt the need to point this out, really enlightened me to the fact that racism is still a thing, whether I want it to be or not.
How do we educate others that a sandwich tastes the same regardless of whether a black, white, or Hispanic person makes it, or whether a black, white, or Hispanic person supervises the team that makes it and serves them?
I had a general manager turn in his notice today. I created a plan for my district based on skillset, talent, and people I thought would work well together.
In creating this plan and presenting in to the director of operations, I failed to recognize skin color. When presenting it, my supervisor said, "I would never say this...but..." and pointing at a prospective team I'd assembled, I saw that I had place two black managers in a white neighborhood restaurant.
I assembled a team that likes working with others, has complimentary skillsets, and would, as I see it, bring success to the restaurant. The fact that my DO, who is not a racist, felt the need to point this out, really enlightened me to the fact that racism is still a thing, whether I want it to be or not.
How do we educate others that a sandwich tastes the same regardless of whether a black, white, or Hispanic person makes it, or whether a black, white, or Hispanic person supervises the team that makes it and serves them?