--- title: Shifty Bites Blog | Beth Hussey description: Practical insights on restaurant training, scheduling, and retention from operators with 30+ years on the floor. image: https://bites.shiftyinc.com/hubfs/Icons/Shifty%203d%20app%20icon.png --- [Book a demo](https://www.shiftyinc.com/book-demo) Shifty Bites Blog # Beth Hussey. [All posts](https://bites.shiftyinc.com/blog) [Shifty Features](https://bites.shiftyinc.com/blog/tag/shifty-features) [Leadership & Strategy](https://bites.shiftyinc.com/blog/tag/leadership-strategy) [Operations & Efficiency](https://bites.shiftyinc.com/blog/tag/operations-efficiency) [Training & Onboarding](https://bites.shiftyinc.com/blog/tag/training-onboarding) [Employee Retention & Culture](https://bites.shiftyinc.com/blog/tag/employee-retention-culture) [Checklists & SOPs](https://bites.shiftyinc.com/blog/tag/checklists-sops) [Restaurant Tech](https://bites.shiftyinc.com/blog/tag/restaurant-tech) [Case Studies](https://bites.shiftyinc.com/blog/tag/case-studies) ### [![Two people looking at a laptop together](https://bites.shiftyinc.com/hs-fs/hubfs/blog/restaurant-team-communication-end-group-text-chaos.jpg?width=800) Shifty Features Restaurant Team Communication: End Group-Text Chaos Restaurant team communication should not start with you squinting at 143 unread texts trying to figure out what got 86’d. You know the thread: a ... Beth Hussey · Oct 5, 2026 Read article](https://bites.shiftyinc.com/blog/restaurant-team-communication-end-group-text-chaos) ### [![](https://bites.shiftyinc.com/hs-fs/hubfs/pexels-ketut-subiyanto-4350083.jpg?width=800) Employee Retention & Culture Restaurant Employee Retention: Reduce Turnover Fast Restaurant employee retention is what lets you build momentum instead of starting over every few weeks. You know the feeling: one person quits, the ... Beth Hussey · Oct 2, 2026 Read article](https://bites.shiftyinc.com/blog/restaurant-employee-retention-reduce-turnover-fast) ### [![Two people sitting at bar discussing on tablet](https://bites.shiftyinc.com/hs-fs/hubfs/blog/restaurant-communication-plan-for-multi-location-teams.jpg?width=800) Leadership & Strategy Restaurant Communication Plan for Multi-Location Teams Restaurant communication plan problems show up fast when you go from one store to two. What used to be a quick “hey, heads up” turns into a chain of ... Beth Hussey · Oct 2, 2026 Read article](https://bites.shiftyinc.com/blog/restaurant-communication-plan-for-multi-location-teams) ### [![phone with checklist at a resturant](https://bites.shiftyinc.com/hs-fs/hubfs/blog/restaurant-operations-standardize-before-location-2.jpg?width=800) Leadership & Strategy Restaurant Operations: Standardize Before Location 2 Restaurant operations get real the second you start talking about location two. In one store, you can patch problems with your presence, your gut, ... Beth Hussey · Sep 7, 2026 Read article](https://bites.shiftyinc.com/blog/restaurant-operations-standardize-before-location-2) ### [![two woman working at a pos](https://bites.shiftyinc.com/hs-fs/hubfs/blog/restaurant-manager-skills-that-define-great-leaders.jpg?width=800) Leadership & Strategy Restaurant Manager Skills That Define Great Leaders Restaurant manager skills show up in the small stuff: how you open, how you coach in the moment, and how you keep your cool when the board is full ... Beth Hussey · Sep 4, 2026 Read article](https://bites.shiftyinc.com/blog/restaurant-manager-skills-that-define-great-leaders) ### [![clean grill with salt bucket next to it](https://bites.shiftyinc.com/hs-fs/hubfs/blog/restaurant-operations-manual-what-to-include-and-skip.jpg?width=800) Leadership & Strategy Restaurant Operations Manual: What to Include (and Skip) Restaurant operations manual headaches don’t show up when you’re slow. They show up when you’re buried. The line is calling for a decision, a server ... Beth Hussey · Aug 28, 2026 Read article](https://bites.shiftyinc.com/blog/restaurant-operations-manual-what-to-include-and-skip) ### [![](https://bites.shiftyinc.com/hs-fs/hubfs/blog/free-restaurant-sop-template-for-foh-boh-managers.jpg?width=800) Operations & Efficiency Free Restaurant SOP Template for FOH, BOH, Managers Your restaurant SOP template is what keeps a Tuesday lunch running the same way as a slammed Friday night. If the “right way” only lives in someone’s ... Beth Hussey · Aug 26, 2026 Read article](https://bites.shiftyinc.com/blog/free-restaurant-sop-template-for-foh-boh-managers) ### [![shifty and mrla](https://bites.shiftyinc.com/hs-fs/hubfs/SHIFTY%20BLOG%20MRLA.png?width=800) Company News Why MRLA’s Newest Partnership Is a Win for Michigan Restaurants Michigan operators, we’ve got some exciting news to share! Beth Hussey · Sep 10, 2025 Read article](https://bites.shiftyinc.com/blog/why-mrlas-newest-partnership-is-a-win-for-michigan-restaurants) ## See Shifty in action. Book a 15-minute demo and see how Shifty helps restaurants schedule, train, and retain. [Book your free demo](https://www.shiftyinc.com/book-demo) © 2026 Shifty. All rights reserved. [Privacy Policy](https://www.shiftyinc.com/privacy)