Service Professionalism – Neither Scripts Nor These 5 Gems
Once upon a time…in a land far, far away…I was a young organizational development specialist employed by a sizable health care system. My job was to “improve customer service by deploying employee scripts.” Given my naivete, I took to my task by researching the best available customer service programs. Ultimately, I purchased a boxed set…
Soliciting and Using Customer Feedback: Learning Without Annoying
Maybe it is an occupational hazard, but every time I receive service I make two rather important decisions: Does this company know how to “care for” my presenting need? Does this company “care about” meeting those needs? I carry that evaluation process through every touch point with a brand including if/how they solicit feedback…
The SDI’s of Millennials
In the 1950’s, a number of ministers and politicians railed against the “evils of rock and roll” and implied that the youth of the day were adversely affected by the insidious nature of the music. Despite that music, most of us who lived through the 1950’s and 60’s did so without too much lasting damage.…