DISC+ PROFILE
Executive Chef
Executive Chef
Job Summary
An executive chef is the leader of a restaurant kitchen and manages kitchen staff, creates new menu items, and ensures all dishes are prepared properly and consistently. They must be innovative in menu planning and ingredient use. The executive chef needs to ensure the restaurant remains profitable by controlling food costs, budgeting, and monitoring kitchen staffing levels. They lead by example and need excellent communication and interpersonal skills to motivate their kitchen personnel to perform at a high level. This role requires 7-8 years of culinary experience and some employers prefer a professional education in culinary arts.
See Full Job DescriptionPersonality types of a Executive Chef
Each letter of DISC represents polar personality types with correlating behaviors and characteristics. Learn more about their strengths and weaknesses, how they communicate, and
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D
high D - Problem Solver
Likes to make decisions
I
high I - Influencer
Likes to interact with people
S
low S - Voyager
Likes trying new things
C
low C - Innovator
Likes to be creative
Behavioral Qualities for a Executive Chef
Behavioral qualities make people naturally act in a certain way. Utilize people's natural behaviors and strengths at work.
- Assertive. Comfortable inserting opinion or thoughts.
- Inspiring. Creates optimism in others.
- Spontaneous. Innovative and experimental.
- Flexible. Open to different ways of trying things.
Motivators for a Executive Chef
Motivators are values that drive people. To retain passionate employees, place people in a role that utilizes their values
- Aesthetic: A drive for harmony, balance, and peace. To tend to the aesthetic drive, allow them to be creative and innovative in developing new menu items.
- Individualistic: A drive to be independent, unique and free. To tend to the individualistic drive, give them the freedom to work on projects and tasks that suit their skillset.
- Altruistic: A caring drive to benefit and support others. To tend to the altruistic drive, find ways to demonstrate the happiness they bring to your diners and patrons.
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