Popeyes CEO: Turnaround began with focus on franchisees

Popeyes CEO: Turnaround began with focus on franchisees | Leadership tips from the CEOs of GM, PepsiCo | Newk's franchisee learned from Navy career Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version] September 21, 2016 [WFF Leadership SmartBrief] [WFF Leadership SmartBrief] Advancing and Empowering Women Leaders [SIGN UP] ⋅ [FORWARD] A Leader's Edge [Popeyes CEO: Turnaround began with focus on franchisees] Franchisees have made a significant commitment of time and money, so supporting these key stakeholders is crucial to success, writes Cheryl Bachelder, CEO of Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen. "The Popeyes turnaround has become a case study in what happens when leaders think about serving others -- in this case, our franchisees," she writes. [Harvard Business Review (tiered subscription model)] (10/2016) [LinkedIn] [Twitter] [Facebook] [Google+] [Email] [White paper]: Create effective enterprise training programs The top two learning priorities for companies are product training and compliance. 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[QSR Magazine] (9/2016) [LinkedIn] [Twitter] [Facebook] [Google+] [Email] [The value of peer-to-peer sponsorship] Women can increase their chances of reaching the top of the career ladder -- and make sure they have support once they get there -- by advocating for one another during their careers, writes Susannah Wellford, president of Running Start. Put this type of peer-to-peer sponsorship into action by recommending other women in your network for jobs or speaking positions and nominating them for awards when appropriate, she writes. [U.S. News & World Report] (9/19) [LinkedIn] [Twitter] [Facebook] [Google+] [Email] [Flexible skill set can help you earn a CEO post] People are more likely to earn a CEO post when they have a variety of skills and experiences, an analysis of LinkedIn data indicates. Women who want to reach the top should focus on cross-departmental networking and should look for opportunities to gain experience in new functional areas, Fairygodboss co-founder and CEO Georgene Huang writes. [Forbes] (9/19) [LinkedIn] [Twitter] [Facebook] [Google+] [Email] SmartBrief Exclusives [Global breakfast favorites may flavor US menus] Restaurants including McDonald's and Taco Bell have raised the bar on breakfast as the number of eateries offering the morning meal has increased in each of the past five years, writes Datassential's Renee Lee. International favorites from baked cheese bread in Brazil to flatbread breakfast pizza in Lebanon may give US eateries ideas to shake up their breakfast menus. [SmartBrief/Food & Beverage] (9/21) [LinkedIn] [Twitter] [Facebook] [Google+] [Email] Read the latest food and beverage coverage by SmartBrief in [SmartBrief Originals]: - [Big brewers turn to acquisition, innovation to stay competitive amid craft beer craze] - [Can ride-hailing services help retailers crack the code of grocery delivery?] - [Food labels: Satisfying consumers' curiosity to know what's inside] Diversity and Inclusion [Diversity is necessary to succeed] Organizations in the service industry must recognize diversity as a way to better serve clientele -- and as critical to survival, writes Jennifer Fonstad. Homogeneity not only can make it difficult to represent diverse groups, it can engender bad decision-making, according to growing research from Columbia University, MIT and other institutions. [TechCrunch] (9/16) [LinkedIn] [Twitter] [Facebook] [Google+] [Email] [Building a workplace that supports women] The most female-friendly organizations give women a chance to speak up and have their voices heard, write Jessica Rohman and Tabitha Russell of Great Place to Work. In addition, these organizations have "female role models in management, opportunities for development, attention to work-life integration, and fair pay," they write. [Fortune] (9/15) [LinkedIn] [Twitter] [Facebook] [Google+] [Email] [Why women are working later into their lives] More women are working beyond retirement age, a trend experts say is likely to continue. Among the reasons economists and academics cite for the trend are education level, job satisfaction and financial need. [Bloomberg] (9/14) [LinkedIn] [Twitter] [Facebook] [Google+] [Email] Women and Innovation in the Workforce [Baoween: Blind hiring combats unconscious bias] Organizations can improve diversity in their workforce by going into recruitment blind, says HRx Technology co-founder Wyle Baoween. By removing personal identifiers from recruitment applications, employers can remove unconscious bias and help bring gender and racial parity to fruition. [CBC.ca (Canada)] (9/18) [LinkedIn] [Twitter] [Facebook] [Google+] [Email] Leadership is an act of stewardship, not a practice that's solely for your personal benefit. 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