Doing vs. Trying
A friend subscribed me to a daily motivational email. I have to admit; at first I was a little annoyed. I mean, do I REALLY need more junk in my inbox? However, I quickly connected to the simple grounded truth of these messages. Today’s thought about the difference between ‘doing’ vs. ‘trying’ I thought important […]
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 […]
Greg Nathan Franchise Relations Tip #41: How to Keep Your Mojo Working!
This week Greg discusses how to keep motivation and joy – mojo – working in your life. How to Keep Your Mojo Working In recent weeks I”ve given several presentations on what could best be referred to as “how to keep your mojo working.” It”s a great topic because the stress and pressure of running […]
Greg Nathan Franchise Relations Tip #40: 17 Strategies to Improve Your Franchise Training
This week Greg provides 17 quick tips to aid you in the professional development of your franchise organization. 17 Strategies to Improve Your Franchise Training I recently asked 50 franchise executives at a Franchise Learning and Development Forum the following question, “What is the best learning experience you've had and why?” It certainly stimulated some […]
Greg Nathan Franchise Relations Tip #39: How to Achieve Excellence in Local Area Marketing
p>This week Greg discusses the importance of encouraging and supporting the local area marketing efforts of your franchisees. Note from Greg: For the benefit of our USA friends, the franchisee mentioned in this tip is from the Wendy”s ice cream network in Australia, not the Wendy”s hamburgers you may be more familiar with. And the […]
Greg Nathan Franchise Relations Tip #38: How to Run a Truly Great Franchisee Conference
read more p>This week Greg shares some tips and tools that will make your next franchisee conference a great one. How to Run a Truly Great Franchisee Conference While I don”t usually talk about our work with specific clients, I do occasionally share examples of best franchising practice, such as the recent Narellan Pools conference […]
Greg Nathan Franchise Relations Tip #37: My Journey So Far With Social Media
This week Greg discusses his thoughts on the good and bad of social media. My Journey So Far With Social Media As someone who prides himself as a change agent, I have to confess to struggling a little with some aspects of social media. I say this because it is clearly one of the biggest […]
Greg Nathan Franchise Relations Tips #35: Don't Be Fooled By What Makes Franchisees Tick
This week Greg offers some insights into what really motivates your franchisees. Don”t Be Fooled By What Makes Franchisees Tick A senior operations executive, relatively new to franchising, strode onto the stage at the annual franchisee conference. He had spent months developing a benchmarking tool that would enable franchisees to compare their financial performance against […]
Greg Nathan Franchise Relations Tip #34: The Reality of Changing Someone's Behaviour
This week Greg discusses how to cultivate the strengths and mitigate the weakness of your franchisees. The Reality of Changing Someone's Behaviour Have you ever wondered why you are the way you are and why other people, even from your own family, can be so different than you? I recently attended a fascinating workshop on […]
Greg Nathan Franchise Relations Tip #33: How to Avoid the Drama Triangle
This week Greg offers tips on how to avoid drama within your franchise organization and within your personal life. How to Avoid the Drama Here”s an amazing coincidence. I am writing this tip on my iPad, musing on how people deal with frustration and disappointment, an important topic for franchisees and franchisors. My wife Ann […]
