Is there anything deadlier than calling a business and having someone answer the phone with a made-to-say greeting using a rote, insincere tone of voice?
Good Morning, this is XYZ; we aim to serve you with our very best.
Stop it. Please.
I always think this kind of approach is an insult to intelligent customers and employees. If this is your workplace, please discuss this policy and see if it might be changed.
When you are encouraged (and not ordered) to add your personal touch to your service, it adds life and its more real. Customers feel the difference.
Good Morning, this is XYZ; we aim to serve you with our very best.
Stop it. Please.
I always think this kind of approach is an insult to intelligent customers and employees. If this is your workplace, please discuss this policy and see if it might be changed.
When you are encouraged (and not ordered) to add your personal touch to your service, it adds life and its more real. Customers feel the difference.
A workplace can be a messy place.
All those personalities.
Everyone mixed in together.
Different languages, cultures, belief systems,
preferences, skill levels, egos and attitudes. Whew!
Somehow all these differences create teams that make up departments that form companies.
The trick in all this? It is to not see one person as more important than another but to see were all in this together.
Is this true where you work? Is there rivalry between various departments of the same organization? Where there ought to be cooperation, is there competition?
Those behaviors do not create a unified team. Consider the ultimate bottom line: You are all in this together, united in serving your customers.
If for some reason you cannot all get on the same cart going down the same street together, at least unite behind the quality of the service you provide to your customers.
Hop on board. Bring everyone along. Were all in this together.
Everyone is playing a part so the whole works.
All those personalities.
Everyone mixed in together.
Different languages, cultures, belief systems,
preferences, skill levels, egos and attitudes. Whew!
Somehow all these differences create teams that make up departments that form companies.
The trick in all this? It is to not see one person as more important than another but to see were all in this together.
Is this true where you work? Is there rivalry between various departments of the same organization? Where there ought to be cooperation, is there competition?
Those behaviors do not create a unified team. Consider the ultimate bottom line: You are all in this together, united in serving your customers.
If for some reason you cannot all get on the same cart going down the same street together, at least unite behind the quality of the service you provide to your customers.
Hop on board. Bring everyone along. Were all in this together.
Everyone is playing a part so the whole works.
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Next-Steps Checklist
If you are inspired to excel in your customer and co-worker relationships, you may use this checklist to identify the tools and techniques you would like to employ to reach your goal.
Setting the Right Tone
Circle-of-service mind map
People Skills
How to restore patience
How not to upset yourself
Customers with attitude: 2 experiments
Had enough of The Public? 5 approaches to help
Done with where you work? Possible steps
2 Attitude tune-ups
Customer/co-worker found-your-last-nerve advice
3 Help-each-other experiments
3 Approaches to get customers on your side
How to read 4 types of customers/co-workers
4 Ways to add your personal touch
How not to be cranky back
2 Suggestions to calm the angry
Listening skill to defuse anger
Words customers love to hear
The Ripple Effect
5 Ways to increase positive word-of-mouth
Treating employees well
How to engage employees
4 Ways bosses can communicate they care
Add heart to your customer service
Benefits are many: Employees are refreshed and skilled in the art of customer care!
Setting the Right Tone
Circle-of-service mind map
People Skills
How to restore patience
How not to upset yourself
Customers with attitude: 2 experiments
Had enough of The Public? 5 approaches to help
Done with where you work? Possible steps
2 Attitude tune-ups
Customer/co-worker found-your-last-nerve advice
3 Help-each-other experiments
3 Approaches to get customers on your side
How to read 4 types of customers/co-workers
4 Ways to add your personal touch
How not to be cranky back
2 Suggestions to calm the angry
Listening skill to defuse anger
Words customers love to hear
The Ripple Effect
5 Ways to increase positive word-of-mouth
Treating employees well
How to engage employees
4 Ways bosses can communicate they care
Add heart to your customer service
Benefits are many: Employees are refreshed and skilled in the art of customer care!
Consider these four ways to add your personal touch:
Put a slip of paper with a favorite quote in your customers bag. Its just unusual enough; it makes you more memorable.
Send a handwritten note of appreciation to a long-time customer. Not many do this anymore, so this turns into another very memorable act.
Send it along when you see something that reminds you of one of your customers. Could be an article with some information she needs. Could be a cartoon that hits the spot.
Add warmth and a tone of genuinely wanting-to-help to your unique voice when greeting your customers.
The point is? Add your touch. Put your style into the equation.
Get the personal touch reputation.
Put a slip of paper with a favorite quote in your customers bag. Its just unusual enough; it makes you more memorable.
Send a handwritten note of appreciation to a long-time customer. Not many do this anymore, so this turns into another very memorable act.
Send it along when you see something that reminds you of one of your customers. Could be an article with some information she needs. Could be a cartoon that hits the spot.
Add warmth and a tone of genuinely wanting-to-help to your unique voice when greeting your customers.
The point is? Add your touch. Put your style into the equation.
Get the personal touch reputation.
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