The Just Prince and the Dark Triad

14 July 2022
It has been said that leaders are readers. Reading books certainly has shaped my thinking in positive ways, and it’s a habit I continue to practice. While my wife would
Read More

The Oath

13 April 2022
Last week I enjoyed a pleasant face to face breakfast with a colleague I hadn't seen in several years. We walked a couple of blocks from my house to a
Read More

The man with the handlebar moustache

22 March 2022
If you have ever started a business from scratch, you will know how hard it is to find customers who will put their trust in you. In 1989, I left
Read More

Beyond thoughts and prayers

7 March 2022
I don't know about you, but I've been feeling a particular intensity this week. Globally, we have the angst of the unfolding situation in the Ukraine, and its heartbreaking impact on
Read More

The Day the Prime Minister Called

27 January 2022
This is a story about three important values - excellence, service and integrity. It starts on a sleepy Saturday morning back in 1978 when the phone rang. My parents were still
Read More

That’s Totally Inappropriate!

19 November 2021
This morning I was out walking my Cavoodle, Leo. As we approached a local sports oval, I heard a woman in the distance chastising someone. "That is totally inappropriate!" she
Read More

Lessons from a Yogi

23 April 2021
Forget Game of Thrones, Stranger Things, The Sopranos, or Seinfeld. I am up to Episode 849 of a quaint series that has been running on Sony and YouTube since 2017,
Read More

The Day I Met Martin Seligman

8 April 2021
My early training to become a psychologist was mostly a miserable experience. In the first month, I was threatened with expulsion from the School of Behavioural Sciences. Three hundred first-year students
Read More

How To Avoid A Toxic Culture

8 March 2021
Most of us have joined an established team and, trying to be helpful, have said or done something we thought was sensible. Yet, instead of gratitude, we may have received a
Read More

Subscribe to Greg's Tips

Since 1990, thousands of franchise executives around the world have enjoyed receiving a regular email tip from FRI’s Founder, Greg Nathan.

These short stories on the psychology of business and everyday life have been likened to “mind brightening pills” as they open our thinking to fresh insights for improving wellbeing, business performance and franchise relationships.

Sign up now to receive your regular free tip from one of the leading thinkers in the world of franchising.

Sign Up Now

Start typing and press enter to search

Search