Hi all,
Here’s my guest blog at LEI Lean Post.
As I wrote, I really felt my Dad and could see the Imperial Grill in all its goofy glory.
Hope you like it.
Pascal
Showing posts with label The Imperial Grill. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Imperial Grill. Show all posts
Thursday, June 12, 2014
Value at the Imperial Grill – Pascal’s Guest Blog at LEI Lean Post
By Pascal Dennis
Hi all,
Here’s my guest blog at LEI Lean Post.
As I wrote, I really felt my Dad and could see the Imperial Grill in all its goofy glory.
Hope you like it.
Pascal
Hi all,
Here’s my guest blog at LEI Lean Post.
As I wrote, I really felt my Dad and could see the Imperial Grill in all its goofy glory.
Hope you like it.
Pascal
Monday, February 10, 2014
In Memory of Allan Griesdorf
By Pascal Dennis
On January 15 Allan Griesdorf passed away at Toronto's North York General Hospital.
He was 81 years old and had been my father's lawyer (and mine) for over forty years.
I first met Allan when I was eight, running around my dad's restaurant, the Imperial Grill.
Allan helped my dad set up his business, and years later, did the same for me.
He was the soul of wisdom and kindness.
A gentle, reassuring presence always there, and often at life-changing events.
Allan was a sensei, a rabbi, whose focus was simple decency.
Hard to believe I can't pick up the phone & call him.
Allan's sister, Elaine, said to me, "We had no idea Allan was so beloved..."
A week before he passed way, Allan called to say that he was retiring, finally.
"But of course," he continued, "if you need anything, just ask."
Such was our relationship.
Allan is survived by his sister and brother-in law, and by his many nieces and nephews.
May the angels bless him.
Pascal
On January 15 Allan Griesdorf passed away at Toronto's North York General Hospital.
He was 81 years old and had been my father's lawyer (and mine) for over forty years.
I first met Allan when I was eight, running around my dad's restaurant, the Imperial Grill.
Allan helped my dad set up his business, and years later, did the same for me.
He was the soul of wisdom and kindness.
A gentle, reassuring presence always there, and often at life-changing events.
Allan was a sensei, a rabbi, whose focus was simple decency.
Hard to believe I can't pick up the phone & call him.
Allan's sister, Elaine, said to me, "We had no idea Allan was so beloved..."
A week before he passed way, Allan called to say that he was retiring, finally.
"But of course," he continued, "if you need anything, just ask."
Such was our relationship.
Allan is survived by his sister and brother-in law, and by his many nieces and nephews.
May the angels bless him.
Pascal
Monday, July 1, 2013
Can Knowledge Workers Learn from Manufacturing?
By Pascal Dennis
Splendid piece in HBR recently.
Jordan Cohen, a knowledge worker, reflects on his dad's clothing factory, where he learned visual management, standardized work, flow & pull.
He reflects that all the lessons apply in knowledge work.
Reminds me of The Imperial Grill, my dad's joint on Queen Street East in Toronto, where I learned the fundamentals.
The Imperial Grill & crew -- Dad, Mama, Uncles Angie & Louie et al -- live on in my heart & books.
I believe in apprenticeship in all its forms. Coop placements, for example, are a splendid way to teach kids the fundamentals.
(Only a few of us are lucky enough to grow up in a business.)
I used to complain when I was a kid. "Why do I have to work in the restaurant?"
I now realize it was one of my best schools. It gave me rich stories & experiences.
I apply its lessons every day in Design, Engineering, HR, Finance and the like.
The basics are the basics. We just have to translate them.
Jordan Cohen's piece does a fine job doing so.
Best,
Pascal
Splendid piece in HBR recently.
Jordan Cohen, a knowledge worker, reflects on his dad's clothing factory, where he learned visual management, standardized work, flow & pull.
He reflects that all the lessons apply in knowledge work.
Reminds me of The Imperial Grill, my dad's joint on Queen Street East in Toronto, where I learned the fundamentals.
The Imperial Grill & crew -- Dad, Mama, Uncles Angie & Louie et al -- live on in my heart & books.
I believe in apprenticeship in all its forms. Coop placements, for example, are a splendid way to teach kids the fundamentals.
(Only a few of us are lucky enough to grow up in a business.)
I used to complain when I was a kid. "Why do I have to work in the restaurant?"
I now realize it was one of my best schools. It gave me rich stories & experiences.
I apply its lessons every day in Design, Engineering, HR, Finance and the like.
The basics are the basics. We just have to translate them.
Jordan Cohen's piece does a fine job doing so.
Best,
Pascal
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