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title: "CEO Q&A: What Is Your Management Style?"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/53f08bb9-6d46-4b50-96a8-e1fdfa81aaee
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/articles/ceo_qa_what_is_your_management_style.html
author: "Eddy Goldberg"
category: "Franchisors"
industry: "Franchise Industry"
segment: "Franchisors"
topics: ["People"]
published: 2019-05-19T08:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:36:56.951Z
image: https://imgs.franchising.com/art/articles/4553_plate.jpg
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# CEO Q&A: What Is Your Management Style?

**TL;DR:** Franchise Update magazine profiles franchise CEOs and presidents, including Jon Nobis of Two Men and a Truck, Brian Petranick of RiseMark Brands, Tammy Whitworth of Window World, Larry Oberly of SpeedPro Imaging, and Nicole Ossenfort of Liberty Tax, asking about their management style. The CEOs discuss their approaches to leadership, including adapting to situations, surrounding themselves with smart people, leading by example, and prioritizing communication with franchisees and employees.

*By Eddy Goldberg, originally published in Franchising.com on 2019-05-19. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/articles/ceo_qa_what_is_your_management_style.html).*

## Story

In each issue of *Franchise Update* magazine, we profile franchise CEOs and presidents, asking each the same set of questions. Throughout the year, we'll be selecting one of those questions -- and providing answers from the previous year's profiles. If you want to learn more about these franchise leaders and their thoughts on other topics, click the links with their responses to read their full profile.

This week we asked them about their management style. **Jon Nobis, CEO, Two Men and a Truck** Just like leadership style, you have to adapt for the situation. My preference is to get the facts out there so we can make the best decision possible with the information we have at the time, no matter who in the organizational structure comes up with it, and then managing to the expected results.

I am committed to making sure people understand the "why." Knowing what they're doing is crucial so they can find improved ways to do them. Read the full profile here.

**Brian Petranick, CEO and President, RiseMark Brands** The one thing I can definitely say is that I am not a micromanager. I am a big picture, strategic thinker and not particularly detail-oriented. Therefore, I really work to surround myself with smart, passionate people who offset my weaknesses and enhance my strengths.

Read the full profile here. **Tammy Whitworth, Chair and CEO, Window World** I don't ask anyone to do anything that I haven't done or am not willing to do myself. I also know that there are some things that I'm not capable of doing, or that other individuals may be better suited for.

With that said, I think it's best to lead by example and not by command. Team management is a skill that you develop from listening to others, laying out clear expectations, and working with your employees. Read the full profile here.

**Larry Oberly, CEO and President, SpeedPro Imaging** I manage by example. I'm present, I'm engaged, and I'm all-in - always. Read the full profile here.

**Nicole Ossenfort, CEO and President, Liberty Tax** Since I took on this role, I have made it a priority to communicate regularly with franchisees and employees. "One Team. One Goal."

is my mantra, and I have taken steps to open the decision-making process, so that everyone in the company is aware of the decisions being made and how those decisions will affect each one of us. Read the full profile here.

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- Franchising.com (publication)
- Franchise Industry (sector)
- Eddy Goldberg (person)
- leadership (topic)
- company culture (topic)
- Window World (company)
- management style (topic)
- franchise ceos (topic)

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Originally reported by Eddy Goldberg, Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/articles/ceo_qa_what_is_your_management_style.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/53f08bb9-6d46-4b50-96a8-e1fdfa81aaee).