Mark your Calendars for October 4 – 8, 2021, because we’re celebrating National
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Should I tell the customer to have a good day after I’ve just given them bad news?
A participant in a workshop this week asked, “Should I tell the customer to have a good day after I’ve just given them bad news?” SMART question! While we want the customer to have a […]
Gain the Confidence to Get Angry Customers to Back Down
De-escalation Academy is the only training for customer service that not only shows your employees how to redirect verbal aggression and regain control of interactions – but how to get customers to accept their word […]
What do you do when a customer threatens self-harm (in a phone call or email)?
People in my workshops ask, “What do I say when a customer threatens suicide?” Customers in distress are stressful for customer support teams. When customers threaten self-harm or harm to others, they’ve taken the interaction outside […]
Customer Service Week Surprise From Salesforce – Unboxing!
My son brought in an enormous box from Salesforce Service Cloud 360 full of goodies! Watch me unbox that surprise here. #servicetrailblazers #customerserviceweek https://www.nationalcustomerserviceweek.org/ Oh, my gosh! This is amazing!
Customer Service Week Day 4!
I seriously love this week! Today in my session, I focused on helping customer service leaders nurture themselves. And then, in the afternoon, my son brought in an enormous box from Salesforce Service Cloud 360 […]
Customer Service Week Day 3!
Oh, wow! Day 3 of Customer Service Week was fun! I shared ten super-energizers that are fantastic for Customer Service Week and beyond! If you missed the live event, no worries. We’ve got you covered […]
Customer Service Week Day 2!
Yesterday I shared four tips for appreciating employees. While all the ideas are fantastic and easy to pull off, tip number four was the crowd favorite. Did you miss it? Watch the replay here. Today […]
Customer Service Week Day 1!
Happy Customer Service Week! I kicked things off over at the official National Customer Service Week online event this morning. I talked about how employee appreciation leads to happiness, and happiness gives you so many benefits. […]
Actually Useful Telephone Advice
Several people have written in looking for help to improve the friendliness factor in phone calls. They reach out to me because they’ve gotten feedback or a warning from a supervisor that if they don’t […]
How to Celebrate Customer Service Week (3 Steps)
Download agenda, themes, certificates and more here! Are you still trying to figure out how to celebrate Customer Service Week? After the year and a half your team has pulled your company through, don’t let […]
How to Enforce a Mask Mandate In Your Theater, Museum, Library or Store
We thought we’d be done with COVID by now. Yet, here we are. I was supposed to be boarding a plane tomorrow to deliver the opening keynote for a large event in D.C. It’s now […]
ACX’21: NOW A FREE, ONLINE EVENT
We had high hopes – and big plans – to reconvene and reconnect at ACX’21 in Arlington, VA, but remember the saying about best-laid plans? Now we’re meeting OCTOBER 26-27 for a FREE online event […]