AdriaDiscussion: Decoding Ferran Adria

Discuss Ferran Adria’s leadership in comparison to Anthony Bourdain’s (Trade Secrets) and Gordon Ramsey (Kitchen Nightmares). SWOT analysis and your own reflection.

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Mary:

After watching the Nightline segment, I found Anthony Bourdains leadership style to be ineffective and not a type of leadership that I respect. Throughout the video, I found Bourdain to be rude, conceited, and dismissive towards others. I specifically did not like when he refers to his staff as the help. This type of language reflects a lack of respect for his employees, which I believe is important and necessary to be a successful leader. Leaders set the tone of their workplace, and I believe that dismissive language like that can create an environment where employees feel undervalued instead of motivated.

Northouse explains that authentic leaders are genuine and act in alignment with their true beliefs, instead of adapting themselves to meet social expectations (Northouse, 2021). Bourdain clearly demonstrates that in his Nightline segment. He does not attempt to change his opinions or to display a romanticized version of the restaurant industry. He is able to speak openly about how he wants his kitchen to operate, the culture, hierarchy, and what he expects from his employees. While I personally disagree with the way he speaks to his staff and others around him, he demonstrates consistency between his beliefs and behaviors.

In Jim Collins Good to Great, he identifies level 5 leaders as those who blend personal humility with intense professional will; placing the success of the business over individual success of the leader (Collins, 2001). While Bourdain does want the success of the business, I did not feel he possessed the qualities of a level 5 leader. For example, a level 5 leader tries to develop their staff by trying to find opportunities for them and crediting them for their own successes. In the way that Bourdain referred to his staff and the culture of his kitchen, respect and opportunities are not characteristics that come to mind.

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Gavin:

Now I am someone who has worked for few businesses in the food industry I have a variety of different experiences over the last few years. Whether it be my time at a bar and saloon or for when I worked at Pizzerizzos or Resturantuasorus I have had vastly different times and this video and the many other articles I have read due show very similar incident. Now while many businesses are vastly different the kitchen is something that always remains the same that being how the rush of a rush hour feels or not having much room with all the loud noise, the heated flames in close proximity. What I loved about this video is that Bourdain describes what a professional kitchen is like and that is “an area of controlled chaos or a symphony of controlled chaos”. Now this quote also relates to another article that being Northhouse’s idea of leadership and the idea of rather then following a meticulous set path that true leaders tend to step in the heat of the moments and steer their ship in the right direction based of adaptably. I once knew someone who fit this exact style of leadership we would constantly be slammed but every time we were stuck he would step up and truly lead the ship when we were sinking. Now besides that point of Leadership another point that is made very clear by not only the video but varies other articles is that he believes that while skills are taught what truly defines his leadership is he hires based off your character. With these traits it really helps and effects the business if you have a good leader and team members then that ship is going to sail far and wide. This also is discussed in another article that I had read Jim Collin’s good to great and it aligns with idea that if you have the right people before knowing where the destination is. This is the idea that it isn’t based off strategy but more about the merit of the people you hire. Another idea that is presented in this video from Anthony Bourdain is the idea people from various and diverse backgrounds can truly come together when under intense situations not only can I agree with this in a kitchen sense but this is actually the case at my job everyday. If you have the right leader as Northouse’s idea represents that with the right environment you can really create a sense of harmony and teamwork not only kitchen but even in every work space you can take this experience and put it in every aspect. What I love about not only this video but all the various articles I have read the one common thread is that leadership is a huge role of whether a business will thrive or if it will sink I truly believe that if the people at the top aren’t kept up in terms of hospitality, adaptivity and character a kitchen and a business for that matter will truly fail the words that Anthony Bourdain speaks is a lesson about life that everyone can learn and take. Reading these articles and watching these videos truly have given me more of an edge and helped me learn further into my mindset and idea of leadership that I can take with me everyday.

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