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The Mac and Cheese Millionaire | Erin Wade

2024/9/17
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Erin Wade: 我从律师转行做餐饮,创办了Homeroom这家以独特职场文化和美味奶酪通心粉闻名的餐厅。我的创业之路并非一帆风顺,初期也犯过很多错误,例如过分强调自由而忽略了必要的结构和边界。后来,我通过公开账目管理、建立清晰的价值观和行为准则等方式,逐步建立起一个积极向上、高效协作的团队。我还开发了颜色编码的行为准则,有效地解决了工作场所的性骚扰问题,并将其推广到全球。在管理方面,我更注重结果而非意图,并强调头衔的重要性,它不仅影响外部评价,也塑造自我认知。 我坚信,通过赋能员工、建立透明的沟通机制和清晰的价值观,可以创造一个积极向上、高效协作的工作环境,让员工感到被重视和赋能。公开账目管理能够提高员工参与度和绩效,而颜色编码的行为准则则能够有效地预防和处理性骚扰问题。在管理中,我更注重结果而非意图,并强调头衔的重要性,它不仅影响外部评价,也塑造自我认知。 出售Homeroom后,我经历了一段艰难时期,但我仍然为之前所取得的成就感到自豪。我相信,通过持续学习和改进,我们可以创造更多有意义的工作,让更多人受益。 Shane Parrish: 本期节目中,我们与Erin Wade进行了深入的对话,探讨了她从律师到餐饮企业家的转型之路,以及她在企业文化建设、员工赋能和反性骚扰方面的创新实践。Erin Wade的经验为我们提供了宝贵的启示,让我们重新思考如何构建积极、高效和有意义的工作环境。

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Erin Wade shares her surprising journey from a corporate lawyer to the founder of Homeroom, a wildly successful mac and cheese restaurant. She describes the dissatisfaction that led her to leave her high-paying job and the pivotal moment that inspired her to pursue her unconventional dream. The chapter also details the initial challenges and self-doubt she faced.
  • Erin Wade's background as a lawyer and initial career dissatisfaction.
  • The moment she decided to open a mac and cheese restaurant.
  • Her feelings about being fired and the realization that her worst-case scenario was her current life.
  • The initial challenges and mistakes in starting Homeroom.

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In this episode, Erin Wade discusses her journey from being a practicing lawyer to making mac and cheese...as a business. Wade shares how surfing became a personal escape while managing a busy life as a CEO and mother, and how she applied lessons from her career to build a restaurant known for its strong workplace culture. She introduces the concept of open book management, which empowers employees by involving them in the company's financials and decisions, leading to higher engagement and performance.Erin also highlights her innovative approach to tackling sexual harassment in the workplace with the “color code of conduct,” a system now used globally in the restaurant industry. She reflects on the power of titles in shaping both external perception and self-identity, and the importance of managing for impact rather than intent. The conversation is packed with insights on leadership, culture-building, and how to create work environments where employees feel valued and empowered.Erin Wade is a chef, author, and entrepreneur. She is the Founder and CEO of Homeroom, a restaurant in Oakland, California, known in equal parts for its unique workplace culture and incredible macaroni and cheese. She has a degree in public policy from Princeton University and a law degree from UC Berkeley.

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(00:00) Intro

(02:30) Wade's surfing obsession

(04:42) Defeating overthinking

(05:00) Wade's background in food

(06:40) Wade's law detour

(10:20) On being fired

(12:40) Early mistakes and freedom

(20:00) Employee-centric companies

(32:30) Homeroom Hard Times

(34:40) How Wade's law background helped (and hurt)

(42:40) The Color Code of Conduct

(49:30) Why Wade sold Homeroom (and how she felt)

(55:58) Impact vs. Intent

(59:00) Why titles are important

(01:04:00) On success