5 Min Watch 12.15.2025 Video

The Leadership Superpower Restaurants Need Most in 2026: The Courage to Believe in People

By Carrie Luxem

As we step into 2026, restaurant leaders everywhere are facing unprecedented challenges: labor shortages, rising expectations, cultural shifts, and a workforce that is demanding something far deeper than schedules and paychecks. They want to be seen. They want to be valued. They want to work for leaders who believe in them, even before they fully…