SHOW NOTES (SURVIVE VERSION)

Episode Title: Labor Cost Killers: The Assistant Manager’s Scheduling Discipline (Episode 113) 

Episode Description: "You are a leader who is bleeding your store's profit through hidden labor inflation and static staffing." In this episode of Survive, Mike Hernandez explains why Assistant Managers must stop "filling shifts" and start engineering labor hours to match store traffic, while mastering the art of the micro-task.

What You Will Learn:

• Precision-Shift Audit: Matching your labor allocation to hourly traffic patterns rather than historical habit.
• Overtime-Zero Protocol: Why uncontrolled OT is a failure of planning and how to eliminate it through strict enforcement.
• Micro-Tasking Discipline: Teaching your team to maximize the "between-customer" moments with high-impact tasks since traditional breaks aren't part of the reality.
• Operational Efficiency: Getting more output from fewer hours by focusing on task-based staffing rather than just "bodies on the floor."

Resources & Links:

• Download the Assistant Manager’s Labor Efficiency Worksheet: Text the code word SURVIVE113 to 9 5 6 - 8 9 7 - 9 1 9 2.
• Get the Digital Interactive Version: Email the code word SURVIVE113 to [email protected] for a mobile-friendly worksheet.
• Recommended Listen: Thrive: Episode 122.