As a professional speaker, I often share stories and examples of companies that deliver great service. One company that’s easy to talk about is
... Read moreMarkets demand greater innovation. Customers have rising expectations. Your competitors are more nimble than ever before.
... Read moreEffectively orienting your new employees can pay big dividends in staff retention, employee commitment, company culture and customer satisfaction.
... Read moreKym is Managing Director of ‘Messages on Hold’. But there’s nothing on-hold about the way he encourages service quality and builds loyalty among
... Read moreGive a prize each month to the person who bent the rules in the most effective or customer-pleasing manner.
... Read moreThe Singapore National Eye Center has a unique approach to building customer loyalty and boosting staff morale. In the attractive main lobby, management
... Read more‘Right Selection’ in Dubai organizes seminars and training programs and distributes great books. They keep their staff motivated with a process costing pennies.
... Read moreBrenda at Verifone shares an out-of-this-world recognition approach:
... Read more‘Another day, another dollar’, ‘Thank God it’s Friday’, ‘You can take this job and shove it!’
... Read moreIn my writing I’ve pointed out how titles can influence the moods and expectations of those around us.
... Read moreDo you remember the last time you saw an ‘Employee of the Month’ award? If you were a customer, did you recognize the name of the winner? Probably not.
... Read moreIf you want a strong and distinctive company culture, you need to get the right people on the job.
... Read moreEvery organization must reckon with ‘old-timers’: staff who have served many years but may be past their most productive prime.
... Read moreA young man working for a Big Boss made an expensive mistake his first week on the job. At the end of the week the young man cleaned out his
... Read moreEmpowerment exists when employees have the authority to make decisions and take appropriate actions without first seeking approval from others.
... Read moreClients often ask me how to motivate stodgy ‘old-timers’ to give better service, work more effectively on teams or contribute to building a stronger learning culture.
... Read moreWhen a senior officer of the Singapore Police Force (SPF) asked for my opinion about service improvement, mindset training and new technology, I became curious.
... Read moreI accompanied a visiting friend from my apartment in Singapore to a taxi waiting downstairs.
... Read moreA technology company and major distributor teamed up as business partners to serve the banking market.
... Read moreThe old saying goes, ‘No one loves the taxman’, but if I must pay taxes, the people at the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) are the
... Read moreRelations between two departments had deteriorated badly over the years.
One was a state government agency, the other from the private sector. The culture of these two ‘partners’ could not have been more different.
... Read moreMy first book, UP Your Service!, hit #1 on the national bestseller list within three weeks of release.
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Promising to provide "excellent service" is no longer enough for your
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