Many franchise organizations experience disconnected relationships and fragmented goals between their home office and franchisees. Research proves that misaligned power and competing agendas lead to franchisee dissatisfaction and performance issues.
But it doesn't have to be this way. Strong and aligned organizational relationships are possible. Let's get everyone synchronized- working toward the same goals.
Dr. Thomsen developed a proprietary framework to best support franchisors based on her doctoral dissertation research surrounding managing conflict between franchisors and franchisees. The framework compliments existing research by Greg Nathan & John Gottman while also identifying new areas to overcome and prevent conflict.
An organization's culture either supports personal growth, values and a unified mission or the culture enables misalignment, dishonesty, lack of accountability, and being stagnant.
Hidden problems within culture:
(1) Leaders maintain an assumption about the culture that is different from employees and franchisees. (2) Culture passively encourages people to offer positive yet insincere feedback.
Effective communication which is embedded within the culture, practiced by leaders and encouraged among employees and franchisees, can promote trust, collaboration and better problem solving.
Hidden problems within communication:
(1) Communication training took place, but is not practiced consistently or effectively. (2) Effective communi
Effective communication which is embedded within the culture, practiced by leaders and encouraged among employees and franchisees, can promote trust, collaboration and better problem solving.
Hidden problems within communication:
(1) Communication training took place, but is not practiced consistently or effectively. (2) Effective communication is practiced alongside behaviors that undermine the message.
Optimize franchisee support with the most outcome-based coaching strategies to improve relationships, grow revenues and strengthen the brand. Teach franchisee business coaches to influence without authority and balance celebration, compliance and consulting.
Hidden problems within coaching teams:
(1) Using a compliance model to enforce fr
Optimize franchisee support with the most outcome-based coaching strategies to improve relationships, grow revenues and strengthen the brand. Teach franchisee business coaches to influence without authority and balance celebration, compliance and consulting.
Hidden problems within coaching teams:
(1) Using a compliance model to enforce franchisee behavior. (2) Coaches lack financial acumen to impact business decisions.
(3) Practicing a "one size fits all model" rather than recognizing differences between franchisees.
“Lindsay is an incredibly talented professional who truly understands the model of the Franchisor/Franchisee business both as an owner and as a Business Coach/Consultant. Lindsay's strengths focused on creating goals with owners, challenging them, and then holding them accountable... all with one strategy in mind, making them successful owners."
Bob Schwanke, Business Performance Manager
Franchisee Performance Groups
Help your franchisees connect, collaborate and share insight among each other while holding each other accountable and improving goal attainment. Franchisees are strategically grouped together within your organization to collectively strengthen business acumen, develop leadership skills, reduce isolationism, a
Franchisee Performance Groups
Help your franchisees connect, collaborate and share insight among each other while holding each other accountable and improving goal attainment. Franchisees are strategically grouped together within your organization to collectively strengthen business acumen, develop leadership skills, reduce isolationism, and promote a strong relationship with the home office. Learn more here.
Franchise/Field Business Coach Training
Elevate Franchise Business Coach teams with approaches to positively impact relationship building and ongoing relationship maintenance with franchisees.
Franchisee Strategy Sessions
Short-term strategy sessions between the franchisor and selected franchisees to amend and/or optimize the relationship and collaborative mission. Great with FAC groups.
Long-term strategy sessions provide ongoing guidance to franchisee groups to promote ongoing and optimal collaboration along with outstanding performance. Great with top-level franchisees.
Leadership Retreats
Synchronize leadership teams through facilitated exercises that combines communication, strategy and boundaries for optimal outcomes.
Large Group Facilitation
Motivate your organization with interactive training that combines your organizational goals with research and facilitated exercises to promote positive behavioral and cognitive change.
Speaking Engagements- now Virtual!
Inspire your entire network with messaging and strategies to challenge negative beliefs, increa
Large Group Facilitation
Motivate your organization with interactive training that combines your organizational goals with research and facilitated exercises to promote positive behavioral and cognitive change.
Speaking Engagements- now Virtual!
Inspire your entire network with messaging and strategies to challenge negative beliefs, increase personal accountability, and become a better advocate for the organization's mission.
Executive Coaching
~For you. Overcome isolation as an executive or entrepreneur. Invest in your own professional development, leadership and legacy fruition. Reach your goals while finding balance to enjoy life as it was meant to be lived.
~For others. Support emerging talent in your organization to promote greatness and prevent burnout. De
Executive Coaching
~For you. Overcome isolation as an executive or entrepreneur. Invest in your own professional development, leadership and legacy fruition. Reach your goals while finding balance to enjoy life as it was meant to be lived.
~For others. Support emerging talent in your organization to promote greatness and prevent burnout. Develop rising corporate leaders to increase retention and contribute to succession plans. Support high performing franchisees with individual coaching catered to personal and professional development.
She is a straight shooter who gets right to the heart of the matter with tact and focus. I think the bottom line is that I trust her. I can't recommend her strongly enough.”
Bill Jenks, Franchise Owner
During your complimentary consultation call, we'll discuss your business challenges and goals. From there, I'll put together a proposal customized to your needs. All you have to do is sign on the dotted line, and we'll get started.
Depending on your needs and business structure, I'll propose a solution to improve professional development and/or create a vibrant, thriving and profitable business that meets short-term and long-term goals.
I’ll help you execute the plan every step of the way to ensure a transformation that lasts and builds a business you can be proud of.
My vision is to enrich the franchise business model with research and support so franchisors and franchisees can collectively prosper with trust & shared meaning ~Lindsay Thomsen
Are you ready to strengthen relationships, feel confident in your network’s ability to act collaboratively and experience momentum together?
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