Find out what it takes to be successful with Helen Cameron. Helen is the owner of Uncommon Ground’s 2 locations in Chicago. Uncommon Ground has been operating for over 20 years. Aside from being incredibly successful as a restaurant, Uncommon Ground has been a leading example of what it means to be sustainable.  They’ve been acknowledged countlessly for their sustainable efforts and have been named the nation’s most environmentally responsible eatery . Oh, fun fact, they are the nations first restaurant to have a certified organic rooftop farm.

This week's Talking Tuesday we'll be covering Peak: How Great Companies Get Their Mojo from Maslow by Chip Conley. PEAK takes Abraham Maslows Hierarchy of Needs theory and and applies it to the hospitality industry. I couldn't figure out exactly what to share from the book and what not to share, so I decided to cover the 7 Practices of PEAK Leadership which is an article written by Chip Conley in the Huffington Post. These 7 practices of PEAK Leadership are not taken from the book, but they very closely parallele the messages of the book. Apply these 7 concepts and your restaurant dreams will be unstoppable.