Cooking is just a vehicle to express yourself, like painting and acting... The reason why we're cooking is not because we want to put something on the plate. It's so much more complex than that.
Dominique CrennRead
My grandmother was kind, but she knew what she wanted and she wasn't afraid to give a command. When, eventually, I ran my own kitchen, I realized I had a leadership model reaching back into my earliest memories.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote reflects the influence of a kind yet assertive grandmother on the speaker's leadership style.
Dominique Crenn highlights the lasting impact of her grandmother's leadership qualities on her own approach to running a kitchen. The balance of kindness and the ability to command authority served as a model for how to lead effectively, showcasing that empathy and decisiveness can coexist in a leadership role.
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LeadershipKindnessAuthorityInfluenceKitchenModel
In practice
Example use cases
In a speech about her leadership philosophy, Dominique could quote her grandmother to illustrate the importance of kindness in authority.
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When I interview people that want to work with us, I often disregard their resume, because a piece of paper, it doesn't tell me really who they are. I'm looking for honesty, vulnerability. I'm looking for strength, I'm looking for weakness. I'm looking also for someone that wants to learn and is excited about learning.
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Early in my career, I was told I shouldn't try to work in a kitchen, that I should consider serving or managing instead. It was a sad narrative that was given to me, and it came from a society that didn't know better.
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