| Because of their unique nature, employees and | | | | need to succeed and be recognized. |
| owners working within a franchise are more likely to | | | | Without delving too far into the psychology of the |
| have strained or alienated relationships that employees | | | | achiever type, it is important to understand that if you |
| and owners working in a traditional business setting. | | | | find yourself working alongside an achiever, though |
| Without a doubt, franchising presents excellent | | | | their behavior may at times be off-putting, their goals |
| opportunities for profit making and career | | | | and projects are most likely driven by an inborn desire |
| advancement, but it can often feel that the bond | | | | to succeed (and perhaps a fear of failure as well) and |
| between co-workers is not as strong within a | | | | as such, a few well placed compliments will do |
| franchise and personal well-being and productivity | | | | wonders for this co-workers self-confidence and |
| suffer as a result. | | | | opinion of you. Likewise, in your interaction with the |
| Employees and owners of franchises need not be told | | | | achiever, you should not attempt to become too |
| corrosive affects of a sick work environment, all too | | | | 'chummy' or unprofessional as they might be taken |
| many deal with such environments on a daily basis, but | | | | aback by your seeming lack of respect for their |
| few within the franchise system have offered | | | | dedication. |
| solutions and analysis of this malady. While there is | | | | The Buddy: Traditionally considered to be on the |
| certainly no one, single right way to conduct yourself in | | | | opposite end of the franchise employee spectrum, the |
| the work place, there are methods that can help | | | | buddy is an employee who, for one reason or another, |
| identify different 'characters' that workers within the | | | | puts their work within the franchise as a secondary |
| franchise tend to play. | | | | goal to that of making friends and becoming popular. |
| Often referred to as 'employee paradigms' these two | | | | The buddy is often great fun to be around and can |
| general, broad categories of worker - the achiever | | | | really lighten up the work place if kept in check, but if |
| and the buddy- can help to illustrate the positives and | | | | poorly managed or, worse, if managing, the buddy can |
| negatives of two contrasting styles of work. There | | | | become a plague on the office, draining productivity |
| are certainly more character types to be dissected | | | | and causing irritation wherever they go. Buddies are |
| within the franchise dynamic, but these two will serve | | | | best dealt with in short spurts, if you feel that you |
| to set the stage for understanding franchise | | | | cannot talk to a buddy without going back to your |
| relationships. | | | | work in a bad mood simply find reasons to stay away |
| The Achiever: Simply put, the achiever is the employee | | | | from them- your work will profit as a result. |
| who treats their job as a life or death situation and | | | | One can reduce these two general categories into |
| who will stop at nothing to make sure that everyone | | | | further specialized character types, but in terms of |
| else at work realizes how seriously they consider their | | | | franchise success and profitability, the achiever and |
| employment. The achiever's behavior and | | | | the buddy tend to be the two signature personalities |
| demonstrative attitude can take many, often | | | | that reoccur most frequently. Above all, with all |
| contradictory forms such passive aggressiveness, | | | | character types, remember to be understanding, |
| assertiveness, and ill-humor, but the underlying thread in | | | | compassionate, and adaptable. |
| the achiever's behavior is that they are driven by a | | | | |