Training & HR


Team Building
“There are no great companies. There are only great teams who are the foundation of companies.” Every team confronts issues that face the company in order to make the organization healthy. Our teambuilding seminars focus on the following areas:
  1. Everyone is on the same page about what needs to be accomplished
  2. The team establishes priorities
  3. Where contributions and decisions lie within the team
  4. Rules of conflict, debate
  5. Best use of individual and collective talent to bring forth measurable results


Emotional Intelligence
Emotional Intelligence is described by Daniel Goleman as “that potent combination of self-management and social skills….” Our seminars build on that concept by enhancing:
  1. Knowledge of one’s strengths and weaknesses
  2. Self-Motivation
  3. Empathy
  4. Ability to restrain one’s inclinations
  5. Relationships with others


Wellness in the workplace
Wellness is ANYTHING and EVERYTHING! What do you want wellness to be in your life?
  1. We begin an appraisal of wellness in an organization by utilizing a Health Risk Assessment – searching for what employees need to feel better about themselves, their outlook, their jobs, etc.
  2. The Implementation phase involves sorting through the data according to employee responses and discover what information is consistent and what information is diverse
  3. Classes and training emphasize an individualized approach throughout the company
  4. We gauge success by creating monthly scorecards according to all employees’ individual needs


Developing leaders
The inability or unwillingness of companies to neglect the development of leaders is their greatest downfall. No talented individual should remain static. Therefore, tni assists you in your quest to prepare employees at all levels for success:
  1. Identifying and developing areas of strength; learning how to maneuver around weaknesses
  2. Creating a meaningful mentor relationship
  3. Facing challenges: learning how to make the proper decisions
  4. Setting goals and using performance appraisals to measure development


Performance Management
The best performance management lies in knowing your employees well: their strengths and areas of opportunities, as well as their aspirations within the company. Therefore it is important to focus on the following areas:
  1. Competencies: helping employees set goals and empower them to meet those goals in ways that utilize their strengths
  2. Establish development plans, both personal and professional
  3. Appraise performance on a regular basis and challenge employees with continued responsibilities
  4. Reward and recognize success and teach employees how to work through temporary failures


Culture of success
Every successful culture is based on a strict code of integrity, which is defined in their corporate Mission, Vision and Values. In this way, employees know the standards of conduct and organizational beliefs and are expected to continually uphold them. tni helps you define your culture of success through:
  1. Mission, Vision and Values
  2. Strategic Planning
  3. Executive Teambuilding
  4. Performance action plans
  5. Study of corporate philosophy
  6. Process measurement
  7. Culture studies


Recruitment strategies
Companies want to hire the most talented individuals, but does the talent match your corporate culture? tni makes the hiring process more effective and efficient by utilizing the following instruments, tailored to your individual culture:
  1. Online screeners
  2. Online preliminary interviews, with written reports on the talents prospective candidates
  3. 1:1 telephone/personal interviews with final candidates
  4. Written and verbal consultations/recommendations  in the decision making process for hiring the most qualified candidates

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Company Profile: The Next Idea provides international food and restaurant consulting offering advice and consulting in all aspects of restaurant operations, development and management, including, but not limited to: Hiring a Designer, start ups, Marketing, Management, Restaurant Business Plan, Business Planning, Concept Development, start up support, Menu engineering, Cost Control, Culinary Development, Design Trends, Foodservice operations, Operating manuals, Food product manuals, Franchising, Grand Openings, Interior Design, Management Training, Marketing Plans, Marketing Strategy, Menu Design, POS, Promotions, Public Relations, Training, management development cost reduction, and nutritional analysis.

The Next Idea is emerging as one of America’s leading restaurant and hospitality consulting groups, possessing exclusive and unrivalled international coverage. Our unique experience provides rare capability and expertise for any client, given our ability to combine the best elements of some of the most advanced food, leisure and hospitality concepts presently found around the globe. We retain the knowledge, experience, and ability to take account of regional considerations such as local demographics, culture and weather, therefore, our skill set is invaluable when developing uniquely differentiated concepts adopted for a specific market(s).

Our team is experienced in all food and beverageand leisure sectors; we have consulted with some of the world’s most eminent Chefs, and upscale dining groups, in addition to working with clients in the casual dining, franchised operations, and fast food sectors. In each project we have been involved in all areas of the business, and have delivered programs and plans that have targeted the elevation of concept, operating standards covering best practice in service, infrastructure, and overall quality, in addition to including specifics relating to marketing. Our larger clients have included House of Fraser (UK), Albert Roux (UK), Starbucks, (UK/US), Virgin (UK), Safeway (UK), Panera Bread (US), Hyatt Hotels (US), Fairmont Hotels (US), Ritz Carlton (US), Mandarin Oriental, SEGA Entertainment (US), HMS Host (US), amongst a very broad range of smaller yet dynamic food service and hotel groups.

We are equipped to operate across the world with network support in the following countries:

United Arab Emirates, (Dubai & Abu Dhabi), Qatar, Bahrain, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Egypt, West Bank Territories, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Croatia, UK, USA, France, Spain, Italy, South Africa, Angola, Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, Tunisia, Morocco, Bhutan, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia, Turkey, Kuwait, Indonesia, Lebanon, & Brazil.