Why a Gen Y’s Average Time On Job Is 3 Years and What To Do About It
Cheryl Cran (a new addition to our SPEAK! roster and an expert on the future of work), recently wrote down a few thoughts and tips regarding retaining Millenials. I found it useful and thought you might as well, so I’m passing it along. Feel free to forward it to your franchisees if you find it […]
Does searching for a keynote speaker sometimes feel like online dating?
…pouring through profile after profile, sorting and sorting to narrow down the search, watching videos, reading auto-biographic words about background, strengths and passions, trying to read between the lines to find the perfect fit—all the while wondering what is it you’re NOT seeing? Now I’ll admit, sometimes this really IS fun AND sometimes successful (I […]
Is Your Event Planning Team Big or Small?
Event planner is ranked as the 5th most stressful job in 2016! And, of course, in the franchise world, often this critical function is added to the job description of someone who has a MANY other responsibilities. 🙂 Whether your event planning team is big or small, we ran across a few awesome ideas recently and […]
How to be Valued and Respected
When asking who is most respected or valued within a franchise team, even more important questions surface…why and how? Greg Nathan boils survey results down to 7 replicable behaviors. Read on… How to be Valued and Respected Greg’s Healthy Franchise Relationships 2-Minute Tips #132 Several years ago in a survey to franchisees, we asked the […]
Where will your next conference theme come from?
A. It will surface as a logical progression during your previous event. B. A brilliant suggestion from a team member. C. A divinely inspired dream! D. None of the above. If you answered D or you’re second guessing the validity of A, B or C, read on! Most likely a fantastic convention theme is produced […]
Which is More Important to Success, Intelligence or Attitude?
A dear friend sent this article along to me the first week of January—it has stuck with me, surfacing nearly every day while considering my business, my contribution and our team. That’s a great indicator that I should pass it along as well! With all that’s written as a new year begins about goal setting […]
Stellar Franchise Convention Planning Checklist & Timeline
I love this tagline that I’ve seen used throughout the meeting planning community: Fabulously Planned…Always Remembered However, I might make one change… Fabulously & Meticulously Planned…Always Remembered! We all know, the details involved in creating a stellar franchise convention are numerous, critical and timely. We’ve pulled together a timeline/checklist that may be useful to your […]
GO GREEN!
Why not make your next franchise convention GREENer than your last? Whether you’ve been part of the sustainable trend or not, it’s no longer a fad. It’s fast becoming a way of life. When I recently read the opening line of a meetings industry article, I was stunned: “A few years ago, the meetings and […]
Why Do 28% of Franchisees Get the Thumbs Down?
Greg Nathan’s Healthy Franchise Relationships Two-Minute Tip Sometimes it takes a staggering statistic, like the fact that 28% percent of franchisees receive poor performance scores from franchisor executives, in order to create the shift necessary to improve these relationships. In this week’s Two-Minute Healthy Franchise Relationship Tip from Greg Nathan, we get great insight on […]
How to Select the Right Speakers for Your 2012 Franchise Convention
A key investment for most franchise systems is their annual franchise convention. With careful planning and a focus on what you want your franchisees to take away from the experience, your annual meeting can have a tremendously positive effect on a franchisee’s productivity, profitability and passion for the brand. Selecting the right speakers to kick […]
