Learning By Doing

I have come to realise that my learning style consists of "doing" the thing that I want to learn.  A good example is in the last 3 weeks.  As we have been short on managers, I have had to get involved on a day to day basis for running the floor.  I hadn't done that for a long time, and whilst there was a touch of "why should I be the one doing it?", I have to admit that I have learnt a lot more about operations, and am a lot more confident in the process involved in planning a shift.

This may be the reason that I have not had much luck understanding the kitchen.  I watch the kitchen a lot, but it still seems to remain a mystery to me.  And without going into the kitchen, I will continue to lack the confidence in improving the systems, because I am not sure if what I am doing is the right thing.

It will be good to get to go into the kitchen, hopefully in a month's time.  We are still short of managers, and our current managers need time to adapt to the Morganfield's way.  Some of our existing managers also need to be able to handle more items at the same time and see the bigger picture.

I was told that one of my key strengths is the willingness to get involved.  Complimenting that with an ability to quickly learn and improve on any area may end up being my biggest contribution to any business.  The key then is to always be willing to jump in.  However, the other key thing is NOT to get stuck in one area.  Always be willing to move to something else.