Here’s why the chief people officer of Chili’s insists on spending nearly half her time in the restaurants

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When it comes to how top HR leaders spend their workdays, most people assume they’re locked away behind a desk or running around an office taking meetings. But Aaron White spends her time a little differently. 

As both the chief people officer and chief operating officer of Brinker’s brands, the parent company behind restaurant chains Chili’s and Maggiano’s, nearly half of her time is spent on-site at one of the company’s more than 1,600 restaurants. White says...