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Cutting Onions

Cutting Onions shares restaurant executive Bobby Shaw’s journey from starting out as an hourly employee at McDonald’s to becoming a senior executive in the restaurant industry, what he learned along the way, and how it changed the course of his life and countless others.

The importance of culture is referenced by many leaders trying to build an organization, but it isn’t always reflected in the day-to-day actions of that organization. This leadership guide chronicles the journey of one leader through one of the most challenging and rewarding industries, eventually inspiring hundreds of other leaders along the way to do more than they ever thought possible. Bobby dives into the challenges he overcame and how, along the way, he learned the importance of building a strong culture in which people wanted more for each other than they wanted for themselves. Cutting Onions tells the story of a restaurant that figured it out and tied the results they achieved right back to their culture, represented by the simple, everyday things that, as all leaders learn, are the most important.

Bobby Shaw, Aaron Walker

Bobby got his start in the restaurant business at McDonald's where he spent seventeen years, starting his career in the kitchen and working his way up to a successful multi-unit leader, before joining Chipotle as an Area Manager. He held various roles in the organization before taking the role of Executive Regional Director in 2008 for the South Region, where he was responsible for 228 restaurants, including opening many new restaurants across 11 states, launching six new markets, and leading the company in many key indicators of performance over the decade he spent with Chipotle.Since then, Bobby has held a number of senior level executive roles and operates his own restaurant consulting practice through which he teaches leadership development and how to build a great organization by creating strong organizational cultures. Bobby is also a Gallup Certified Strengths Coach and spends time with leaders helping them learn how to leverage their talents into strengths.Bobby writes extensively about leadership development on his blog, LinkedIn, and for various restaurant industry trade publications. He also speaks on the topic of leadership development and culture building at various industry conferences.

Morgan James Publishing