Do You Know the Value of Happiness at Work?

The week before last I had the opportunity to attend and speak at the Total Customer Experience Summit in Boston. Once again it was an honor to be part of the faculty for IIRUSA. I cleared my schedule so I could spend three days learning as well as be there to teach. Before I share…

Listen for ideas and feelings, not only words. Get the whole picture. Listen for the emotional tone. Convey empathy.

Do You Know These Listening Secrets?

Whether you are in sales, service, leadership or all three, your ability to communicate is key to your success. One of my clients, a company already getting stellar results with their client relationships, wants to take those a notch higher and deepen their relationships even more. If they can do that, and increase their contract…

Your skill at managing stress - the fight or flight response - is good for you, your co-workers and your vital relationships with your customers.

Feeling A Little Stressed Lately?

I’m just putting my finishing touches on a full day Customer Loyalty workshop for a client, and as I interviewed people in customer-facing positions to uncover the obstacles preventing them from taking “Exquisite” care of their customers, stress was way up there on the list. I don’t know about you, but I’m feeling a little…

Everyone I spoke to wanted even more information on how they can build stronger and longer lasting relationships with their customers - they wanted more info on what I love to call "20/20 Customer Focus".

Looking for 20/20 Customer Focus?

I had fun speaking in Las Vegas on “21 Ways to Keep ‘Em Happy, Keep ‘Em Loyal and Keep ‘Em Coming Back”. It’s one of my favorite talks. It’s fast, it’s funny, it’s chock full of great ideas and there is literally something for everyone, even in a large group.   Even more fun were…

I laughed a little the other day when asked this question. Customer Focused means so many things - the vision - the values - the mission - the standards - the teachings - the culture - the language - the way things are prioritized - the way people are promoted - the way people are hired, oriented, paid, challenged and developed - what we talk about in our meetings and how we share it - what we measure, what we reward, how we allocate resources - how we communicate and even how we do the math. (Do you know your retention or loyalty rate? Your NPS? How highly your employees rate you as good/great to work for?)

What Does Being Customer Focused Really Mean?

I laughed a little the other day when asked this question. Customer Focused means so many things – the vision – the values – the mission – the standards – the teachings – the culture – the language – the way things are prioritized – the way people are promoted – the way people are…