FORBES ARTICLES
The ROI Of Great Service, Part Two
June 19, 2019
"If you run a service organization you know that great service has three measurable components, three legs that the process stands on (or doesn’t). If we are doing world class work, we are constantly asking ourselves how do we stack up internally, externally and in comparison to others in our industry? Let’s take a look at how best to do that..."
The ROI Of Great Service, Part One
May 20, 2019
"Whether we’re running the Ritz Carlton or La Quinta Inns & Suites, working at Ruth’s Chris or Chick-fil-A, our ability or lack thereof to deliver world-class hospitality will drive our business higher or run it into the ground. Whether we’re serving the well-off or the working man or woman, our genuine guest service needs to be exceptional, over the top. Getting the client to return and bring his friends back with him or shout her praises via Facebook and Twitter is the ultimate goal. The only way to achieve that goal is to weave great hospitality into every nook and cranny of our business relationships, from the sanitation engineer to the CEO.
Want World Class Customer Service? Add Kindness And Trust
April 22, 2019
"In my almost four decades of work with iconic brands like The Walt Disney World Dolphin and Loews Hotels, I saw undeniable patterns. These organizations and others like them that we revere have, on purpose, baked in the ingredients of kindness and trust into their customer service process. These two ingredients have to be there for them to continue to elate their clients and those they serve..."
Hiring The Spirit Of Hospitality
February 20, 2019
"Herb Kelleher passed away a few weeks ago, and it is a significant loss to those of us who knew him. There was a magic about what he did as founder and CEO at Southwest Airlines. But he would be the first to tell you that what they have done there can be replicated anywhere. It starts at the top, with a leader who hires the right people people and then lets them be who they are..."
What's In Your Leadership Soup?
February 12, 2019
"When Doug Conant became CEO of Campbell’s Soup in 2001, he found a company with low employee engagement and an iconic organization that was leaking oil in a big way. One of his first acts as CEO was to bring in the Gallup Organization to measure employee engagement. The scores were shocking. They were, at the time, the lowest engagement scores Gallup had ever tallied..."