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Is “Pain – Free” The New Excellent?
“Sue them!” I recently advised one of my clients who has a constant complaint about the service levels from his bank. After listening to his latest ‘Agony Aunt’ lamentations that I thought I‘d just about had enough of, I felt that indeed it was time to take action....
Customer Service Investment – Capex or Opex?
Excellent Customer Service, the much touted ‘must –have’ that every organization desires attributed to them, and every leader irrespective of profession or economic orientation is anxious to have as one of their achieved deliverables, is indeed just that – a...
Customer Retention – Are You Still Loyal To Your First Love?
This article first appeared in Business Mind Africa Issue 005/2014“The...
Back To Failure Kindergarten………………
There are numerous inspiring and comforting quotes on failure, how great it is to fail and how failure is not failure but actually a stepping stone to success. Without fail( pun completely intended)every inspirational biography and autobiography we read, of great men...
Unshakable Marriage Partners – Vision 2030 and Customer Service
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Your customers should NOT be your Guinea pigs
Whilst conducting team building facilitation for a customer this weekend, the need for internal customer service came out strongly as one of the key tenets of nurturing a strong team. In the process of wrapping up the debrief form various activities, I asserted that...
Communication – the root of all customer service evils?
Yesterday I erroneously sent airtime credit to a wrong party. I quickly got in touch with the call center of my Telco service provider, told the care agent what had happened and requested assistance. She duly informed me that they are unable to auto reverse credit...
Playing The Emotional Intelligence Card……
I’m in the midst of preparing training material for corporate training for a group of customer relationship managers on Customer Experience Management. Their organization is focused on creating a memorable customer experience that evokes positive emotions and a...
Are Customer Service Charters Workable Heart-Felt Promises or Just Another Fad?
This article first appeared in Commerce & Industry Magazine Vol 2 010 of Feb 2014From the inception of performance contracting in the Public Sector in Kenya,...