It is time to be grateful, not for “things,” but for “times.”

I got up late this morning, and getting up late often makes me feel a little bad, not guilty, just that slump you get from regret. Regret for missing the early-morning quiet, the beauty of a cool low sun, the undisturbed time to read, and the lovely chorus of the birds. The great thing in … Continue reading It is time to be grateful, not for “things,” but for “times.”

Stop training what to do and try training what to think. Your customers will thank you.

I heard this quote in a podcast recently, “We spend too much time teaching people what to do and not enough teaching them how to think,” and I couldn’t agree more when it comes to workplace training and, more specifically, how we try to improve customer service and experience. In fact, the training in most … Continue reading Stop training what to do and try training what to think. Your customers will thank you.

Here is what you must do to provide outstanding service. I guarantee it isn’t what you might think.

A friend asked me what the employees of his business needed to do to deliver amazing service. Without so much as a blink, I responded, “You have to care.” “Is that it?” he asked. “Yep, that’s it. But it means more than you think.” I went on to explain that his employees and everyone else … Continue reading Here is what you must do to provide outstanding service. I guarantee it isn’t what you might think.