That's not a typo, I meant to use ego as in I just discovered I have an ego issue. One of the chefs made a remark about "What? Big egos in the kitchen? Really?" the irony clear. Oh but wait, that includes me? Who me? I don't have a big ego. I mean, I write a blog in the naive hope that someday others would be interested in my unfolding auto-biography. Ok. Message received.
So what do I do about it? How do I express this ego in the kitchen? I have been taking great pride in always trying to put the best menu I am capable of. I take ownership of it. And there it is, the limiting belief.
Under the guise of taking ownership, I avoid burdening the other chefs with prep for my menu. I'm happy to help my fellow chefs but I am fain to ask let alone rely on them to do my prep for me. I've been utterly selfish and prideful. I made it about me.
SO how do I get out of this? Well, I need to trust the team and comfortably lean on each other for support because the more we synchronise as a team, the better and braver our menus will be. And that is how we achieve 40% of our collective objective - to uplift our students' dining experience. There is no star chef because we are all star chefs.
What was that about ego again?
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