Hi there and welcome. A couple of friendly tips before you get started:
• Share your honest thoughts but please don't post anything that could embarrass anyone.
• Talk from your own experience as this is most likely to resonate with your peers.
• Just click on the blue heading below to get started. Go for it...
So what did you take away and have you tried it out?
Read what our high performing franchisees had to say in response to your questions. And thanks again to Julia Camm from Corven for doing such a masterful job at facilitating these panels. They were a great hit..
The 2nd Annual Field Manager Summit is fast approaching. If you are attending, what do you want to get from the event? Let's hear and we'll do our best to help you get it!
We understand that supporting franchisees in the way you'd like to can be a challenge. You are often out there alone and you never quite know what you are going to get when you walk into a franchisee's business. Then there's the "meat in the sandwich" syndrome - franchisor expectations on one side and franchisee needs on the other - with you in the middle!
If you're a field manager we'd love to hear "What are the biggest challenges in your role?"
If you contribute a post below we'll send you a free, very cool coaching sheet -
"10 Powerful Tips & One Magic Question to Improve the Value of Your Field Visits".
(While you need to subscribe to the Forum with your email for us to send you the coaching sheet, you can still post your comment anonymously if you like by just using your first name. If you have a question contact Katherine at ksaunders@franchiserelationships.com
Some people question the value of the field manager role. For instance franchisees have been known to complain that their field manager just drinks their coffee and wastes their time (a bit rough we know). We even knew one franchisor CEO who eliminated the role from his organisational structure because he couldn't justify the expense. (He then reinstated it four months later!)
On the other hand we regularly hear franchisees singing the praises of their field managers, giving examples of the enormous value they add to their business. And we know many franchisor CEO's who really do appreciate the contribution their field managers make to the health of their franchise system. So we'd like to hear from field managers on the following question:
"So what do you do that adds significant value to your franchisees or your franchise system?"
Post a response and we'll send you a free, very cool Coaching Sheet - "10 Powerful Tips and One Magic Question to Improve the Value of Your Field Visits."
For us to have your email address to send you the tips, you need to either suscribe to this forum (right hand side of the page) or email ksaunders@franchiserelationships.com
