Nick Jones
9 statements across 1 episodes · 3 bullish · 1 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Jun 17, 2022 by Nick Jones · across every show →
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Jun 17, 2022
Nick Jones: Failed hires are usually the employer's fault, not the employee's
“And it, it's actually more likely to be our mistake because, you know, people come into the business and they go, God, this is not quite what I was expecting, or it's a bit harder work than I was expecting, or this or that.”
Jun 17, 2022 positive
Jones: External hires require clear, honest feedback for bypassed internal candidates
“Well, I think if you do that, I think it's because you really don't think, you, you'd much rather, I much rather would promote within. So if you end up having to go to the outside to bring in rather than promote within, it means that the person isn't right. Bu…”
Jun 17, 2022 positive
Jun 17, 2022
Nick Jones: Café Bohème succeeded by reversing his previous failed restaurant concept
“When we opened Café Bohème, or I opened Café Bohème in 1992, I sort of did everything in exact reverse to what Over the Top was, you know, the atmosphere, the decor, the food, the service. I completely swapped it around and changed it around, and thankfully Ca…”
Jun 17, 2022
Nick Jones: Tell candidates every reason they shouldn't join your company
“So I think what you have to be when you're hiring people is very, very clear. You know, you just go through, right, here are all the reasons why you might not want to join us, and listen. And, you know, and then if you're honest like that, they can go, okay, w…”
Jun 17, 2022
Nick Jones: Soho House is same legal entity as early failed restaurants
“Well, first of all, I did have Three restaurants before opening Cafe Burn, which were called Over the Top and they didn't work. And actually it's still the same company. It's still the company today is still that same company. So it never went bust”
Jun 17, 2022 positive
Nick Jones: Simplicity in storytelling and products prevents confusion
“To me, simplification, whether it's in design, or whether it's food on a plate, or whether it's in a tech stack, or whether it's in anything we do, needs to be incredibly simple. And I think when you keep your story simple, people do understand it. And I think…”
Jun 17, 2022 negative