Must-Have Personality Traits to Run a Successful Restaurant

Running a Restaurant For Dummies

Running a restaurant requires more than solid business skills and the willingness to work hard. Making your restaurant a success starts with the right attitude and these personality traits:

Tolerance
Business sense
Positive energy
Leadership skills
Schmoozability
Passion
Presence
Persistence
Ability to balance your life inside and outside the restaurant

About This Article

About the book author:

Michael Garvey is the former general manager of Grand Central Oyster Bar. He is currently a restaurant specialist for Vision Wine Brands.

Andrew G. Dismore is an award-winning professional chef.

Heather Dismore began her career as a well-traveled, highly productive restaurant manager. She left the industry to devote time to her family and her love of writing. In a publishing career spanning over a decade, her work has impacted some 400 titles. Dismore resides in Naperville, Illinois, with her husband, who is a professional chef, and their two daughters. She is the owner of PageOne Publishing, a freelance Web content development company with a focus on the hospitality industry.