The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

“This study also demonstrates the positive effects of team-based recognition in a fast-food restaurant setting, which is a notably large industry in North America, well known for its difficulties motivating employees.”

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Motivation Franchising Teamwork Cost 111

CEO Insider

MAY 10, 2021

When I walked into the position of CEO of Snap printing and design, a 120-year-old Australian business with over 130 franchise outlets, my thoughts were how to innovate and drive the business in what many would see as a declining industry. Little could I expect that a few months into my term as CEO that […].

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

L EADERSHIP is a broad term, and it applies to those who you might not have a positive perception of — including mobsters. These crews kept roughly 75 percent of their illicit profits, passing the remainder up as a type of franchising fee.

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P&L Franchising Leadership Forrester 330

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Consider franchising. Research reveals that 80% of McDonald’s locations are franchises. Franchising is a useful tool that you can also leverage to transform your small business into a big company. Franchising has many benefits that should make it a vital consideration in your business expansion plans.

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Franchising Strategy Brainstorming Licensing 77

Strategy Driven

JUNE 30, 2023

This end goal could be selling the business , it might be retiring but still earning dividends, it might be handing the business down to a family member, franchising a certain number of times, or expanding globally, for example.

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Planning Franchising Marketing Strategy Marketing 110

Strategy Driven

MAY 14, 2021

They will help you find a business that is going to suit your financial position and does have a strong chance at being successful for you. Alternatively, you can think about investing in a franchise. There are various different franchises available to invest in. It’s just one example of a franchise business.

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HR Digest

MARCH 11, 2024

Department of Labor (DOL), ten Subway franchise locations in Washington were found guilty of participating in employee tip pools and manipulating timesheets to avoid paying overtime. By maintaining compliance with labor laws, businesses can avoid legal troubles, protect their reputation, and foster a positive work environment.

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Tips Janis Compliance Franchising 52

Women on Business

DECEMBER 2, 2012

He mentioned that he had a friend who had franchising experience and offered to introduce us. Our business relationship started with email and phone conversations: she was incredibly forthcoming with franchise and business advice. Later, we were catching up over the phone and I told him about my business. Go with your gut.

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Franchising Finance Brand Management Advice 255

Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

In Picard, the recent revival of the Star Trek franchise, it’s clear the character evolves since season one of TNG. The wheel helps individuals understand themselves in all their complexity and positions their identity in relation to systems and power. It also allows them to understand both their marginalization and their privilege.

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Emotional Intelligence Leadership Franchising Self-aware 349

Eric Jacobson

MAY 30, 2021

What are your thoughts about a family owning a franchise business? Many families own successful franchise businesses. Of course, franchises come with rules and requirements from the franchisor -- you are not as free to build the business in your own way as you might be if you started a business from scratch.

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Franchising Handbook How To Survey 65

Women on Business

AUGUST 24, 2011

She was long dead when I first discovered Martha Matilda Harper and her amazing feat of launching modern franchising even though she had been a servant for nearly a quarter of a century. History buried its memory of the 500+ franchises she sprouted and staffed with other poor women. Guest Post by Jane Plitt.

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Franchising Succession Core Competence Follow-up 226

Eric Jacobson

FEBRUARY 21, 2021

What are your thoughts about a family owning a franchise business? Many families own successful franchise businesses. Of course, franchises come with rules and requirements from the franchisor -- you are not as free to build the business in your own way as you might be if you started a business from scratch.

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Handbook Franchising Survey Efficiency 65

HR Digest

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The news of additional layoffs at Hasbro came after a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing on 11 December, where the company announced the changes it was planning to make to position the business for further growth. I think the toy industry is facing the same franchise fatigue we are seeing in movies.

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Franchising Restructuring Outsourcing Retail 98

Leading Blog

AUGUST 20, 2019

Business Ownership Strengthens Your Employee Net Worth: In most positions you rarely get the opportunity to experience the functions associated with the roles of a Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and Chief Marketing Officer, as well as manage the day-to-day requirements for customer engagement and retention.

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Debt to Equity Ratio Chief Financial Officer Chief Executive Officer Entrepreneur 179

ReImagine Work

APRIL 11, 2016

The results – industry leading performance for the franchise owners and the shareholders. Post featured at Cheryl Bachelder’s site appeared first on Mary Schaefer, empowerment expert, speaker, coach & trainer for those in engineering, scientific & IT-related positions.

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Joseph Lalonde

AUGUST 28, 2022

Here’s a bit of background on the Dragon Ball franchise *. Increases in our positions don’t necessarily relate to an increase in influence: While fighting Cell Max, Krillin (Sonny Strait) reminded Piccolo of a skill he had forgotten. We have a higher position, we should… right? That’s not how it works.

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Leadership eBook Quality Learning-by-Doing 247

Joseph Lalonde

JANUARY 10, 2018

The second American belief I lapped up early on was that success meant power, big salaries, trinkets, and position. Positional leaders—those with name plaques on wooden doors but impotent in influence are the gatekeepers of this ideology. Begin to Position Your Passion in Your Leadership Style. Why Pa ssion? Conclusion.

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Leadership Henderson Leadership Styles Delegation 190

Joseph Lalonde

APRIL 17, 2017

Two years ago I shared leadership lessons from Furious 7 … And now we’re on the eighth movie in the franchise. Dom and Letty are a couple in The Fast And The Furious franchise of movies. He knew his actions could begin a positive change in Raldo’s life. That’s just how these movies make you feel.

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Leadership Franchising Team Audience 206

Strategy Driven

APRIL 23, 2019

A big decision you’ll be faced with early on is the choice between starting a car dealership franchise or your own independent used car business. Franchises often require a larger investment upfront to purchase the franchise rights and will be a bigger operation in general.

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Franchising Licensing Advertising How To 53

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

As long as you are aware of all of the following essentials, you should be in a much better position to succeed and you’ll find that your product is going to be a lot more successful as well, along with your business as a whole. Then you are going to be a lot more likely to have a product that works for you and your customers.

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Marketing Productivity Products Long-term 109

ExactHire - Leadership

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Even one remote worker in a state may make your company liable for franchise taxes or a different standard of workers’ compensation insurance. Use your ATS and onboarding software to create job descriptions and trainings for each position. Use your onboarding software to create employee training plans for each position.

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Tips Human Resources Software Training 98

Women on Business

MAY 11, 2012

It’s the variable with the most impact on your financial position. •DO As president of Benjamin Franklin, The Punctual Plumber, a home service company, Ellen helped the company grow from zero to $40 million in franchise sales, 47 locations, in less than 2 years. •DON’T forget what you really sell…time and know-how. •DO

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Real Estate Succession Franchising Price 194

Great Leadership By Dan

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

That firefighter has used the specific phrasing of a command in tandem with discrete task segmentation to take back control in a tough, life-threatening situation, and therefore has a better chance for a positive outcome. Entire industries have been disrupted by implementing the concept of inversion of control on a system wide level as well.

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Film Leadership Franchising System 166

HR Digest

DECEMBER 20, 2022

It can be a great way to bring people together and foster a positive and inclusive work culture. If you’re looking to buy a coaster set for a colleague who loves “Star Wars,” you could consider coasters with designs or quotes from the franchise. Showing appreciation.

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Franchising Sharpe Teamwork Creativity 59

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

If that’s the case, many online business coaches out there will help you reach a global audience and position yourself as an authority in your specific niche. Other options for selling your product include leasing, crowdsourcing, franchising, and ad-revenue. Does it have the potential for capital growth? Come up with a Business Model.

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How To Long-term Short-term Franchising 66

Great Leadership By Dan

JUNE 4, 2015

Guest post by Brenda Corbett : The Star Wars franchise has seen numerous leaders, including great ones of the dreaded Dark Side. By getting to know your employees like Yoda got to know his students, you can help employees make positive choices when deciding what behaviors to use – all based on THEIR motivations, not yours.

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Executive Coaching Leadership Franchising Motivation 120

N2Growth Blog

MAY 30, 2017

You don’t have to be in charge to lead – you can lead in any capacity regardless of the position you hold. The first thing every college graduate needs to do is to find their own virtual franchise and launch their business. The most important life skill you can develop is leadership ability.

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Class Tips Learning-by-Doing Definition 150

Tanveer Naseer

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

But there’s another aspect of this popular franchise that we can also appreciate and that is some of the lessons we can learn about how to be the kind of leader who not only inspires the best in others, but who also demonstrates a sense of clarity about who we are and what we’d like to achieve.

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Leadership Franchising Learning-by-Doing Uncertainty 100

Coaching Tip

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

It is often said that failure is required to ignite the elements within, but from whatever “cauldron” our unique leaders have been molded, the extraordinary ones always break the mold, define their own path for success, and create positive impressions on those that they lead.

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Leadership Franchising Banking Education 105

Eric Jacobson

MAY 5, 2022

You can count on me to… Bring positive energy into my space. Over the course of the last decade, I have utilized this exercise with multiple NBA and NHL franchises, and C-Suite to Entry-Level Executives, and the result is always the same. This fuels a competitive drive that at times feels like a chip on my shoulder.

Sports 65

Sports Commitment Self-aware Open-book 65

Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 10, 2021

You can count on me to… Bring positive energy into my space. Over the course of the last decade, I have utilized this exercise with multiple NBA and NHL franchises, and C-Suite to Entry-Level Executives, and the result is always the same. This fuels a competitive drive that at times feels like a chip on my shoulder.

Sports 65

Sports Commitment Self-aware Open-book 65

Tanveer Naseer

DECEMBER 8, 2015

My task as a leader was to determine who could be developed into star performers, who could be slotted into positions that fit their skills better, and who needed to be cut loose. Every General Manager of a sports franchise will tell you that building a great team is far from a science.

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Team Rogers Diversity Franchising 100

Joseph Lalonde

JUNE 25, 2018

Jeff Goldblum returns to the Jurassic World franchise once more as mathematician Dr. Ian Malcolm. Once again, we see where you can think you’re escaping something bad only to wind up in just as bad of a position. This put Claire and Owen in a dangerous position. The world had killed them off once before.

Leadership 121

Leadership Bond Power Influence 121

Eric Jacobson

JULY 28, 2021

You can count on me to… Bring positive energy into my space. Over the course of the last decade, I have utilized this exercise with multiple NBA and NHL franchises, and C-Suite to Entry-Level Executives, and the result is always the same. This fuels a competitive drive that at times feels like a chip on my shoulder.

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Sports Commitment Self-aware Open-book 65

Miles Anthony Smith

AUGUST 8, 2016

Plus social scientists have noted a shocking number of stats that appearance can have real positive or negative consequences , depending on whether others perceive you as trustworthy or good looking. And for those of us who are leaders with public personas that to attend, we are perhaps even more conscious of our facial appearance.

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Ohno Sports Franchising Ryan 44

Joseph Lalonde

JULY 6, 2015

You can do this by changing your actions and taking positive steps forward. After the first 2 Terminator movies, things became rocky with the franchise. While it’s hard to do so, we can change the future, or at least the future we’re heading towards. Was Terminator: Genisys Worth Seeing?

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Leadership Travel Franchising Learning-by-Doing 120

Tanveer Naseer

JANUARY 31, 2011

Faced with the discouraging reality that only 3% of the Fortune 500 CEOs are women, despite their growing numbers in the lower management positions, it’s not surprising why this topic is getting a lot attention, if not concern given the growing rate at which women now represent current graduates coming out of universities.

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