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Master Your Game: Group Decision-Making Processes
You've outlined a tight agenda and designed an effective meeting process. The next step is to move discussion forward through efficient and effective decision-making. This article explains six decision rules and their appropriate uses.

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The Uniform Franchise Offering Circular (UFOC)
Franchising has a set of rules, and these rules are manifested in a document called the Uniform Franchise Offering Circular (UFOC). Each prospective franchisee of every franchise company in the U.S. will receive this document as a requirement of the Federal Trade Commission. Effective since 1979, the stated purpose of the FTC rule is: "The Rule is designed to enable potential franchisees to protect themselves before investing by providing them with information essential to an assessment of the potential risks and benefits, to make meaningful comparisons with other investments, and to further investigation of the franchise opportunity." In other words, the UFOC should provide you with enough information to be able to make an informed decision about purchasing the franchise.
Breaking the Rules
Rules are part of life, from an early age onwards our lives are shaped by rules at home, at nursery, at school and eventually at work. There are rules in our society, rules of the road, social etiquette and so on. Importantly there is also another kind of rule that effects our lives and these are the ones we create ourselves which can therefore be considered as self-imposed.

Should I Decide with My Head or My Gut?
We can safely say that humans are decision making animals. However, just because we are constantly making decisions doesn’t mean that these decisions are necessarily rational. In fact, most of our decisions are not rational. They are made on the spur of the moment out of habit or, in more extreme circumstances, intuitively or instinctively. Intuition is essential in crises and emergencies, whereas a more deliberate approach is needed when time and circumstances permit. This article provides some rules of thumb to follow in rapid decision making
Master Your Game: Group Decision-Making Processes
You've outlined a tight agenda and designed an effective meeting process. The next step is to move discussion forward through efficient and effective decision-making. This article explains six decision rules and their appropriate uses.

The Art of The Conversion Conversation: 5 Simple Steps To The Soft Sale
I am a mediator-type of person meaning that my head often over rules a decision that could (and should) have been made with my heart. Because I have this personality characteristic, I have become a great at teaching clients how to get their prospects to make a decision from their heart. Let's talk about what it takes to close the deal!

The Rule of 3 for Business Survival
Just like the 3 rules of personal survival, there are 3 simple rules a business can follow to ensure its long-term success. These rules will not only help ensure your business survival but will help it grow in the near future as well.
Underwater Mortgage Advice: The New Financial Rules of Home Ownership
When you're facing an underwater mortgage you're facing a situation where none of “the rules” matter that much anymore. What rules are we talking about? We're talking about the rules that say that you must always pay your debts, no matter what. We're talking about the rules that say it's actually bad to look out for yourself and your family first.

Mobile Home Parks - How to Properly Enforce the Rules
Many mobile home park owners feel that it is their duty as the owner to rule with an iron hand. They think that they can cure all of the park's ills with rule after rule. At with many parks, the rules section is longer than the lease itself. But is the park any better off with "rules phobia"? I have tested operating parks with extreme rules enforcement, and also with virtually no rules enforcement at all. And I think I have found the solution to successful park rules.
Stop Enabling Problem Employees
Supervisors often lose control of the situation by trying to be understanding and kind about following the rules. They make small exceptions that end up becoming habits, and soon the rules are not enforced at all. It is important to be sensitive to emergency or exception situations, but it is equally important to enforce the rules with an even hand. It is an area where many supervisors struggle. This article suggests an antidote.

The Power of Practical Wisdom
To have practical wisdom means that you know when to innovate, when to bend the rules, when to be flexible, when to improvise a solution. No set of rules can give us what we want because they become inherently constrictive. And rules can often require the individual to sacrifice their own beliefs in order to adhere to the rule.

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