On February 27 of this year, I placed an online order for a Husky 52” mobile workbench from The Home Depot. I chose to have the product delivered to a local store for pickup to avoid the $79 delivery fee. After the order was complete, I received an expected in-store
A blog reader recently shared this story: My family recently moved, but our kitchen was not completely finished. Making meals was difficult so we ordered take-out from a local New York Butcher Shoppe that offered a Wednesday meal special: basically $22 to feed a family of four to six, making
In relationships that you have with important people in your life, if you routinely ignore complaints and devalue feedback, most therapists would label your behavior as dysfunctional—abnormal or impaired functioning. And they would prescribe interventions intended to influence behavior positively and reinforce healthy relationships. If this type of neglectful behavior
While at home singing his preschool’s goodbye song, my 4-year-old son became frustrated that he could not remember the second verse of the song. He would sing, “Adios, adios. It’s time to say goodbye. Adios, adios…” and then pause as he struggled to recall the next line of the song.
Have you ever noticed the tendency of frontline employees to become defensive—even surly—when you bring a problem or misunderstanding to their attention? Unless your business has chronic, unresolved issues (in which case, you may want to update your résumé), problems and misunderstandings are exceptions. By definition, exceptions do not conform
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