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I was in Ethiopia for 6 days in November doing service strategy seminars for the Ethiopian Airlines leadership team, key employees and the executive team. They want all their employees to be Customers Oriented, Not Task Oriented. About 2,500 employees attended my seminars in their 500-seat auditorium. We then trained 50 selected leaders to facilitate … Read more

We like to bash the government, but I think recognition and applause are needed when we encounter awesome service. I was on the public tennis court on a Thursday in Bloomington at about 3 PM when my former mailman, Scott Pelton, got out of his delivery vehicle and approached me. He had a package from … Read more

Service Quality Institute is spending a lot of money and time upgrading our programs, so you have the best material in the world to use. Leading Empowered Team for An Awesome Customer Experience I have spent the last several months upgrading the two-day seminar. The focus is on Empowerment, Coaching & Feedback, Teamwork, and How … Read more

Most organizations are reluctant to spend the time and money training their employees on customer service. In the world, most employees are young. Employee turnover averages 20-30% in most companies. The fear of training an employee and then they leave in 60 days discourages most companies from investing in the education of their employees. There … Read more

I have never figured out why so few firms deliver great service. In 1979 I wrote the world’s first customer service program because customer service was awful. Feelings was released in January 1980. Customer service probably is worse today than when I started. All firms in the US believe they deliver great service. Almost everyone … Read more

I just returned from speaking tours in Tbilisi, Georgia and Baku, Azerbaijan. Both are beautiful countries. Nice people and great food. This is my first visit to both countries. Georgia is on the Black Sea right beneath Russia, and next to Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Turkey. The government of Georgia and their Tourism Administration invited me … Read more

Two service leaders worth following are Amazon and Home Depot. You can learn a lot from their annual reports. I believe you learn from the best. Two firms worth benchmarking yourself against. Your leadership team should study the thinking and execution of plans laid out in the report. Amazon Andy Jassy President and CEO Andy … Read more

I have been skiing in Vail Colorado for about 45 years now. George Gillett Jr. bought Vail Resorts in 1985 and sold the resort in 1996. The first time I met George I asked him what he does, He said,  “I am in customer service.” Later I found out he was the owner. He built … Read more

Warren Buffett on success and customer service and the customer experience. About 16 minutes and worth your time. Buffet is one of the most successful investors and wealthiest people in the world. He is 91 years old and has no plans to retire. His net worth is over $107 billion. In January 1980 I released … Read more

I just returned from spending a week in Almaty Kazakhstan helping KMF.kz the largest microfinance firm in Central Asia with 110 locations and 1771 employees drive a service culture. It is always exciting to see a leadership team excited about mastering the Proven Process for creating a Service Culture. They understand this is all about … Read more