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Posted on October 25, 2010 by Lizette Pirtle
Tweet During my first experience working in a franchising company I heard the voiced and common belief that franchisees are happy as long as they are making money. Now, after over 20 years of working in the franchise field, I know that the truth in this statement is not absolute. Although I also have learned [...]
Posted on July 9, 2010 by Lizette Pirtle
Tweet Understanding the makeup of a franchisee is critical to your success as a franchisor. The first most important thing you must know about franchisees is that they are not like you; they are usually not true entrepreneurs. In fact, in general, true entrepreneurs do not make good franchisees because entrepreneurs are pathfinders and not [...]
Posted on April 19, 2010 by Lizette Pirtle
Tweet Why not both: successful and right? I don’t subscribe to “either/or” any longer; I now embrace the beauty of the AND which allows for possibilities to come into my life. However, when it comes to success and being right there is clearly an either/or. That is, being successful and being right do not mix, [...]
Posted on April 10, 2010 by Lizette Pirtle
Tweet Most franchisors, if not all, have an idea of who they want to bring into their systems, what we call The Ideal Franchisee Profile. Many of them have written documents detailing the characteristics of this ideal individual. However, too many other franchisors don’t have enough clarity around this issue as to attract and accept [...]
Posted on April 8, 2010 by Lizette Pirtle
Tweet Fear is an emotion fueled by our beliefs. Our fears incarcerate us and paralyze us. We are aware of some of our fears, but unfortunately too many others remain hidden in our unconscious often misguiding our lives in the direction opposite to our dreams. Our fears create traps along our path towards our dreams. [...]
Posted on March 15, 2010 by Lizette Pirtle
Tweet Understanding the developmental stages of your franchisees is critical for building communications and support infrastructures capable of producing successful relationships. Many franchisors see only two stages: new and older franchisees. They miss out important distinctions failing to address the needs of franchisees at their different stages of growth. Franchisees go through 4 distinct developmental [...]
Posted on March 13, 2010 by Lizette Pirtle
Tweet A franchise opportunity does not create happiness. It can contribute to it, but it is not the real cause of the happiness we may or may not feel. What a franchisor does or fails to do has no more impact on our happiness than what we allow it to have. In the same token, our [...]
Posted on March 9, 2010 by Lizette Pirtle
Tweet I recently attended a function where I met several people who had recently invested in a franchise. Hearing them express their happiness with their decision made me question how well I had been listening to franchisees in the past. One person in particular caught my attention as he shared with the group how happy [...]
Posted on March 8, 2010 by Lizette Pirtle
Tweet There are many products available in the market that claim to aid the performance of franchisees. I am constantly on the lookout for tools that can make a difference for my clients and their franchisees; and, I am always amazed at what technology is able to accomplish. Last week I went through a demo [...]
Posted on February 25, 2010 by Lizette Pirtle
Tweet The word “dream” for some of us brings up ideas of wasting time, of losers, of people who never act, and who we critically put down by calling them “dreamers” and expecting they will achieve nothing. This is a misconception; dreams are not fantasies. While fantasies belong only to the imagination, dreams are doable [...]
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