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title: "What Kind of Restaurant Manager Do You Want To Be?"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/67a8615a-6ad8-454e-9dbd-1d5f6bad7c53
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/what-kind-of-restaurant-manager-do-you-want-to-be-2715425
category: "Restaurants"
industry: "Restaurants"
published: 2021-04-06T20:15:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T01:21:45.979Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/421fc482d5d090523d727c910fbcbbe85888.jpg
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# What Kind of Restaurant Manager Do You Want To Be?

**TL;DR:** A restaurant manager discusses the importance of leadership skills and how to develop them. The best restaurant managers want to expand their leadership skills through reading, volunteering, mentorship, and attending conferences and trainings.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2021-04-06. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/what-kind-of-restaurant-manager-do-you-want-to-be-2715425).*

## Story

A restaurant manager will always have a lot of work on their plate. But on top of all of their responsibilities, managers also need to have a personal interest in growing into a better, stronger leader, and they need to work on the skills to make that progress every day.

But first, managers need to recognize the differences between management and leadership.

While those roles often overlap, there are some key differences. Managers tend to use their skills to plan, organize, and coordinate, while leads tend to inspire and influence people.

The best restaurant managers I know want to expand their leadership skills, and they often read, volunteer, have a mentor or attend related conferences and trainings.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- restaurant management (topic)
- leadership skills (topic)
- personal development (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/what-kind-of-restaurant-manager-do-you-want-to-be-2715425). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/67a8615a-6ad8-454e-9dbd-1d5f6bad7c53).