Scott Berkun

Management by fire: Bourdain on leadership

A great interview with Anthony Bourdain about managing and leadership. I mention Bourdain’s book, Kitchen confidential in The art of project management. But this interview goes all out on the similarities between how pro kitchens work and how teams work.

“Every kitchen has one evil genius who’s tolerated—someone you turn to when all else fails—a rule breaker, a scamp who’s willing to make a hard and sometimes unlovely decision for expediency. There’s actually a name for this person—the débrouillard, the person who gets you out of a jam.”

Management by Fire: A Conversation with Chef Anthony Bourdain

• Posted Thursday, June 14th, 2007 at 3:52 pm


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