Vince Poscente: Accelerate Past Obstacles!
Accelerate Toward Big Goals with…Alignment. Agility. Efficiency. Vince Poscente was a recreational skier who rose to the ranks of an Olympic skier in just four short years. Next goal? Win the gold—but it didn’t happen. Things got in the way, but not in the way of him becoming successful. Vince had to bounce back and […]
Happy “Howl at the Moon Day and Night” Day!?
Last week I ran across this calendar website and my first thought was it’s helpful, which it is…but THEN I found the Fun, Wacky & Trivial Holidays page (Enter delightful distraction!) In addition to today’s “Howl at the Moon Day and Night” day, I found holidays, like……last week we missed “International Sloth Day”—I could have […]
Kelly McDonald – People Who Are NOT Like You
“It’s getting harder and harder to connect with others.There are so many barriers to connection. Technology is our friend, but also our enemy as we have more and more ways to filter out the information and communication we don’t want. So in order to connect with someone, you must learn to tap into relevant beliefs, […]
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 […]
Cheryl Cran – When Will The Disruptions & Change Stop!?!?!
We’ve likely all figured this out (and yet still yearn for constancy), but yep…in the future of work, the pace of ongoing disruption and change will not stop. Cheryl Cran believes the key is how we reorganize ourselves individually in order to be leaders that inspire others to “go with” the disruptions. Adapt and be […]
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 […]
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 […]
Evan Hackel: Building Teams, Energy, Excitement & Collaboration!
“What would happen to your franchise business if you could get everyone in the system engaged, involved and open to growth and change?” Evan Hackel is founder of Ingage Consulting, which focuses on franchisee performance by improving franchise system relationships. He is a talented, engaging and dynamic, expert facilitator who pulls the collective knowledge from […]
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 […]
Franchise Convention Planning Checklist & Timeline to the Rescue!
Can I see a show of hands…how many of your franchise organizations are in the process of planning their 2017 conventions or conferences? (Pause and look around…) I thought so! 🙂 We’ve noticed a recent increase in downloads of our Franchise Convention Planning Checklist & Timeline from our website, so we know the planning juices are […]
