“At my restaurants, we have training drills before every meal. We talk ...” — Danny Meyer Quote

At my restaurants, we have training drills before every meal. We talk about what we did yesterday that was great and what we can improve today.

Museums are like sports stadiums, hotels and hospitals: they are in the category of captive-audience dining.

Constant, gentle pressure is my preferred technique for leadership, guidance, and coaching.

It's the job of any business owner to be clear about the company's nonnegotiable core values. They're the riverbanks that help guide us as we refine and improve on performance and excellence. A lack of riverbanks creates estuaries and cloudy waters that are confusing to navigate. I want a crystal-clear, swiftly flowing stream.

It is a sad reality that active shooter drills are a standard way of life for kids as young as pre-school.

Feeling earthquakes was part of growing up, and also preparing for them: doing earthquake drills, or having earthquake supplies. The looming feeling was part of my life. My experience of earthquakes has always been more the fear of them, or the possibility.

I've never done any arm-strengthening drills.

I've found out how overwhelming the media is and the way it drills things into your head, it's almost like a mind control. If I could control prople's minds, I'd like to put something useful in.