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“For too long this key leadership level—between the unit and the home office— has been both undertrained and underserved,” said Sullivan, whose latest book is titled “Multi Unit Leadership: The 7 Stages of Building High-Performing Partnerships and Teams.” —Multi Unit U, a new online training program designed to help multiunit restaurant managers build leadership and development skills, will become available Oct.1 through a partnership between Nation’s Restaurant News and columnist Jim Sullivan, an author, consultant and chief executive of
The industry has more than 90,000 multiunit managers and franchisees that supervise at least two restaurants. Although they are key decision makers and influencers who control budgets and equipment and product purchases, most multiunit managers are given little development direction, Sullivan said. —Multi Unit U, a new online training program designed to help multiunit restaurant managers build leadership and development skills, will become available Oct.1 through a partnership between Nation’s Restaurant News and columnist Jim Sullivan, an author, consultant and chief executive of
“Most of them ‘develop’ via a sink-or-swim strategy, with very little thought to how best grow their strengths and apply their talents in a changing, competitive world,” Sullivan said. —Multi Unit U, a new online training program designed to help multiunit restaurant managers build leadership and development skills, will become available Oct.1 through a partnership between Nation’s Restaurant News and columnist Jim Sullivan, an author, consultant and chief executive of
The firm’s research serves as a basis for Multi Unit U, which was created in conjunction with DiscoverLink, a Carol Stream, Ill.-based firm that develops online curricula and training programs for restaurants. —Multi Unit U, a new online training program designed to help multiunit restaurant managers build leadership and development skills, will become available Oct.1 through a partnership between Nation’s Restaurant News and columnist Jim Sullivan, an author, consultant and chief executive of
Multi Unit U offers participants several development tools, including a free online personal leadership assessment, self-paced e-learning courses with certification, books, audio books, live workshops, and DVDs. Future products and services will include quarterly research, a multiunit leader conference, Web-based seminars, podcasts and a sponsored multiunit leader online community. —Multi Unit U, a new online training program designed to help multiunit restaurant managers build leadership and development skills, will become available Oct.1 through a partnership between Nation’s Restaurant News and columnist Jim Sullivan, an author, consultant and chief executive of
The Multi Unit U program will allow multiunit managers to learn at their own pace, track their progress and experience realistic simulation through a blended-learning approach, Sullivan said. Multi Unit U participants also will receive six months of weekly additional insight, resources and online coaching after taking the e-learning course. —Multi Unit U, a new online training program designed to help multiunit restaurant managers build leadership and development skills, will become available Oct.1 through a partnership between Nation’s Restaurant News and columnist Jim Sullivan, an author, consultant and chief executive of
“The Multi Unit U e-learning course that Sullivision has developed with their partners at DiscoverLink is cutting-edge in its realism, interactivity, creativity and progressive nature,” said Alan Gould, publisher of NRN. “We’re excited to help bring this dynamic new learning and leadership program to the industry.” —Multi Unit U, a new online training program designed to help multiunit restaurant managers build leadership and development skills, will become available Oct.1 through a partnership between Nation’s Restaurant News and columnist Jim Sullivan, an author, consultant and chief executive of
While the e-learning program will launch in October, the Multi-Unit Leadership books, audios and workshops are available now. More information is available at www.sullivision.com, and at (920) 830-3915. —Multi Unit U, a new online training program designed to help multiunit restaurant managers build leadership and development skills, will become available Oct.1 through a partnership between Nation’s Restaurant News and columnist Jim Sullivan, an author, consultant and chief executive of
