I won’t lie to you by telling you that staying motivated during change is easy. It isn’t. Change can be exhausting and scary because of its inherent uncertainties. In 2008, I was laid off from a faculty position at a 2-year college. It was a job I put my heart-and-soul into for 5 ½ years.
M You must motivate yourself before you can motivate others. It has been said before … walk the talk … lead by example … practice what you preach …. However you say it, motivating your team starts with you. Take a moment for honest self-reflection. Are you motivated? O Understand what motivates your team.
Last week we delineated between Intrinsic and Extrinsic motivation. This week we use what we learned and apply it to common situations in which we need to motivate ourselves. Situation 1: Wake up on wrong side of bed. Sometimes we simply wake up in a bad mood. If we don’t shake it, we carry our
To begin our month-long series on motivation, I think it is important to start with foundational information we can build on over the next three weeks. So, let’s begin! Motivation can be categorized into two basic types: intrinsic and extrinsic. What is Intrinsic Motivation? Sometimes referred to as ‘internal motivation’, this type of motivation is
Complaints are a customer’s gift to you. Huh? When customer’s complain, they give you the opportunity to make things right. Using the 7 Steps to Customer Service Recovery will increase your likelihood of regaining the customers’ trust and confidence. Apologize. Apologizing does not meet you are admitting guilt; it simply means you are acknowledging they
So much of what we read and learn about customer service is about external customer service. A quick Google search of “external customer service” returned “about 7,500,000” hits. When searching “internal customer service” the number of hits dramatically decreased to “about 471,000”. This is pretty telling in my opinion. Does your company have the knowledge
A great way to differentiate your company from others is through the service your employees provide. The quality of your service is directly tied to the attitudes of your employees. Customer service employees are constantly balancing wants, needs, personalities, and emotions. It can be extremely challenging to maintain a positive attitude … especially in stressful
Last week we began our month-long series on Customer Service by defining customer satisfaction. This week, we are going to look at what your customer’s really want. 1) RELIABILITY. Providing what was promised to your customer dependably and accurately. e.g. When the repairman gives you a window of 9 am and 12 pm, does he
Welcome to a month long series on Customer Service! Each Wednesday I will post an article that deals with some aspect of Customer Service. To begin the series, let’s take a look at how customer satisfaction is defined. The definition of customer service from the customer’s point of view is different than from the point
Communication can be difficult. It is especially difficult when one or both people in an interaction aren’t adept at communicating. Few of us are taught how to communicate effectively with co-workers, customers, family, or people we happen to meet daily. Arthur Bochner and Clifford Kelly sought to determine what makes an individual a competent communicator.
