No Jerks Allowed - new franchise website for Five Star Painting
Scott Abbott, Five Star Painting CEO in front of the Wall of Fame - Five Star Franchisees
According the bestselling book “The Carrot Principle,” which draws on an extensive study of more than 200,000 employees, most people leave jobs because of their boss was a jerk and the culture was negative.
Ever work with or for a jerk?
Jerks suck the energy out of a room. They make life miserable and even if the work is profitable, fulfilling and fun, they can make you want to move to greener pastures. Jerks bring negativity to the workplace and negativity always distracts from growth. Given the choice, most people will choose to be poorer and happy than richer and miserable.
Annual company cruise - Franchise owners and home office staff
At Five-Star Painting, we created our culture before we created the business. We set out to create a franchise that was fun at all levels — where the culture was focused on growth, momentum and celebrating wins. Our fun culture permeates every level of Five Star’s business.
Entering the Five-Star Painting home office in Springville, UT, the first thing you notice is the predominance of our franchisees. Their images, and the number is growing rapidly, cover an entire wall. Welcome signs greet new franchisees attending training sessions and a large framed group picture of franchisees, home office staff and spouses at the annual Five-Star Painting cruise to Mexico sits framed on the reception desk.
At our home office, you won’t see business people dressed in stuffy suits. Staff members wear jeans and the same company logo shirts that franchisees do. The atmosphere is relaxed and fun. Spend any amount of time in the home office and you’ll catch a prank or two. Laughter is common and people take sincere interest in each other’s lives. Running a business should be fun. Fun businesses thrive. Fun is contagious and customers can tell if you are happy or not.
Our culture is one of the reasons our franchisees helped Five Star Painting earn the No. 1 painting franchise and the No. 2 service-based franchise from the Franchise Business Review. We work as a team, and we always praise our franchisees.
We’ve built a lot of momentum at Five-Star Painting and we are well on our way to becoming the largest painting franchise in the country. We’re determined to stay focused on the positive, celebrate wins and have fun along the way.
No Jerks Allowed.
(Source: 5starfranchsing.com)
