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What Are People Saying About You? Ever wondered what people say about you when your name comes up in conversation? This is your personal “brand” and what people say will […]

The 4 Franchisee Motivators The new VP of Operations walked confidently onto the stage. He had spent weeks developing a new finance tool that would enable franchisees to benchmark themselves […]

Beware – Consultation is Not Consensus A franchisor VP of Marketing recently shared this story with me. It's a great reminder not to assume your franchisees share the same perspective [...]

How to Uncover What Makes Franchisees Tick You have probably played a game called “Who Am I?” where you had to guess the identity of the person playing “It”. A […]

how to deal with depression h2>How Family Relationships Impact On Success Note from Greg Nathan: While most of my tips have been for franchisors, this tip is also for your […]

The Power of Hope in Franchising If you are a franchisor wanting to grow your network, pay attention to this tip. Our team of psychologists at the Franchise Relationships Institute […]

The Most Important Word In Franchising A woman posed a simple question to her husband. “Do you love me?” “Yes I love you” he said. She wasn't convinced. “But do [...]

Are Your Field Managers Wearing the Right Hats? In 1993, I wrote a book called Managing the Franchisor/Franchisee Relationship. It had an important section on what I called the eight […]

Are your Field Consultants Cops or Coaches? Imagine getting a speeding fine and feeling grateful. It happened to me. I was 18 years old cruising down the highway enjoying Jimi […]

How To Get Your Ex Back Psychological Tricks h2>Why It Pays to Not be a Know-It-All Read the following sentence and count the letter Fs you see. FRANCHISE FAILURE IS […]