3 Leadership Tips for Creating a Customer-First Workplace

Even if your team doesn’t directly serve customers (think customer service and sales), you should still adopt a customer-first attitude. More important, however, is that you should remove the obstacles that allow your employees to truly serve your customers, says customer strategist and executive coach Robin Lawton, author of Mastering Excellence: A Leader’s Guide to Aligning,

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Delivering Innovative Service with Chip Bell

“I love to see people impacted by a great experience”, says Chip Bell, a renowned keynote speaker and the author of several best-selling books. In this episode, Kevin and Chip discuss some differences between customer service and innovative service. Further, how you can move from just value added to value unique and create a story

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The Ultimate Leadership Lesson with Steve Farber

In today’s episode, I explore the traits that make up exceptional leaders, with best-selling author and founder of The Extreme Leadership Institute, Steve Farber. We also examine “love” in terms of creating a work environment where your clients love your products AND your employees love to do their job successfully! Listen Now In this episode,

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Celebrate Customer Service Reps Next Week

Customer Service Week is October 7-11. What do you have planned? Customer service is something that you can celebrate—and improve—year-round. But here are a couple of ways to honor your customer service representatives right now:  Treat them to a sweet. Saying “Thank you” doesn’t need to be lavish or expensive. Grab a large bag of

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Walls Don’t Have Ears, but Customers and Employees Do

This is a guest post by business writer and editor Catherine Welborn. The other day I was in a toy store when I heard a manager say something that left me absolutely dumbfounded. She was at the back of the store when one of her employees approached her, complaining about a “problem” customer. In a

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Creating Customer Partnerships

Last week,  I asked you to walk in the shoes of your Customers for a minute – and closed by asking you four questions with easy answers . . . but without helping you get to those answers. This week, I will close the loop by helping you lead in a way that creates closer,

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Where Do You Draw Your Circle?

Let’s say you decided to start a business (I know, some of you have, stay with me). There are lots of things to think about – marketing, sales, production, financials, and LOTS more. But regardless of what type of business you are in, you can’t do it alone. You will have suppliers – from insurance

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A Big Customer Mistake and How to Avoid It

We, as leaders, make a big mistake sometimes, and when we fall prey to this mistake, it spreads throughout our organization. I’m going to tell you what this mistake is, why it happens, and how to fix it, in less than 400 words. Are you ready? The Mistake We frame our customer relationships as solely

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Customers or Employees – Who Comes First?

Perhaps the oldest conundrum of all is – which came first, the chicken or the egg? Perhaps the oldest in the minds of savvy leaders is, what is more important, my Customers or my Employees?It’s the CustomersMany wonderful books have been written about putting the Customer first. In 1983, Tom Peters and Bob Waterman (in In

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Celebrating National Customer Service Week

I know, it seems like everyone and everything as a “week” or a “day,” yet few seem more fitting to celebrate than our Customers and how we serve them better. As leaders in any industry at any level, we must consider  Customer Service as an important part of our job. I know, some of you

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