Greg Nathan: A Beautiful Journey

Greg’s Healthy Franchise Relationships 2-Minute Tip I was immediately drawn to Greg’s recent tip, as the opening quote resonated with me greatly, and perhaps it will with you… A Beautiful Journey “’I am saying a journey is called that because you cannot know what you will discover on the journey, what you will do with […]
Greg Nathan: How to Keep Franchisees Growth-Minded – Greg’s Healthy Franchise Relationships 2-Minute Tip

In case you missed it, here’s a SUPER valuable article from Greg Nathan. (If you don’t have time to read it at the moment, it’s definitely worthy of setting it aside for your reading list.) Here it is… “Last week, we held a franchise operations leadership breakfast on the topic “How to Encourage Franchisees to […]
Greg Nathan: The Sock Thief – Greg’s Healthy Franchise Relationships 2-Minute Tip

Greg’s Healthy Franchise Relationships 2-Minute Tip The Sock Thief Knowing Greg has a new puppy, I thought I knew where this one was going. 🙂 Read on… “I once operated a bakery cafe where we made all our pastries from scratch. Because our top-seller was apricot danish, we kept a large stock of tinned apricots. […]
Greg’s Healthy Franchise Relationships 2-Minute Tip: Facing Your Franchisee Dragons!

I have to admit, this title grabbed me and I’m thinking it might grab you as well. Read on… “I’m just back from the IFA Convention in Las Vegas where I gave a talk on how to increase franchisee engagement in group meetings and conferences. In this Tip I’m going to share the most important […]
Greg Nathan: Would You Like A Portrait With That? – Greg’s Healthy Franchise Relationships 2-Minute Tip

I absolutely loved this story of service excellence which Greg passed on recently and wanted to do the same… “We all love an interesting customer service story, so I’m going to share two contrasting experiences from similar businesses. The lessons are compelling. But first, some good news. Last week The Franchise Relationships Institute was awarded […]
Making Your Board Effective – Greg’s Healthy Franchise Relationships 2-Minute Tip

This seemed like a particularly valuable and tactical tip from Greg, so I wanted to pass it on… “Yesterday at Natadola Beach in Fiji I ticked an item off my bucket list. I wobbled my way to shore riding a wave. Yes it was on one of those longboards from the ’60s and it was […]
Are You Mindful or Mind-Full? – Greg’s Healthy Franchise Relationships 2-Minute Tip

Are You Mindful or Mind-Full? I love this topic and Greg does a wonderful job both illustrating the difference (because sometimes we struggle to see it in ourselves) and providing tips to expand mindfulness each day. Read on… “I recently sat in a workshop on Mindfulness led by a psychology colleague. Later, while chatting about […]
Please Make a Note of This! – Greg’s Healthy Franchise Relationships 2-Minute Tip

Are you the smartest person in the room? Greg Nathan talks about the benefits of taking notes and ends with an interesting tip related to important franchisee discussions. Read on… “I was meeting with a senior executive who said he wanted to learn about franchising best practice. Although he was polite and asked some good […]
Lessons My Puppy Taught Me: Greg’s Healthy Franchise Relationships 2-Minute Tip

We all love our pets and teach them, but what can we learn from them? This is now one of my favorite of Greg’s Tips! Having been a Bark Busters franchisee years back, as well as a passionate lover of several furry family members, I can’t get enough of watching their behavior! Read on… “We […]
Incident on the Escalator: Greg’s Healthy Franchise Relationships 2-Minute Tip

To give feedback…or not to give feedback… LOVE both the picture Greg creates (made me laugh and cringe at the same time), as well as the insights to follow. Read on… “What are you like at receiving feedback? The truth is, when it comes to feedback most of us prefer to be givers than takers. […]