Meals have recipes. People don’t. A school nutrition manager can organize production, manage orders and inventory, and serve hundreds of students, yet still lose sleep over a difficult conversation with an employee. Maybe someone pushes back whenever job assignments change. Two coworkers keep bringing their disagreements to you. Or a dependable employee has become impatient with everyone, and you aren’t sure why. These problems aren’t listed on the production record, but they

Why are weight and volume so confusing? It boils down to one word: “ounce.” An ounce refers to weight, while a fluid ounce refers to volume. The abbreviations look similar—oz and fl oz—and both appear throughout a school kitchen. Scales display ounces. Measuring cups, scoops, spoodles and ladle labels are often shortened to ounces instead of fluid ounce. It is easy to assume they all measure the same thing. They do not. Weight tells us how heavy food is. It is measured in oun

Walk into any bookstore and you’ll find shelves filled with leadership books. Most teach valuable principles to communicate better, build trust, delegate, motivate, and resolve conflict. The challenge isn’t knowing what great leaders should do. The challenge is building habits that make those actions happen automatically. Leadership only changes when behavior changes. Think about the tasks you never skip. You check food temperatures, verify production records, and lock the co