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Balancing service quality and volume

This is the fifth post in a series that will explore a set of questions I received from participants during a recent webinar on the topic of customer service. Question: How do you balance providing “above and beyond” customer service with being efficient with the volume of inquiries you receive?

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Crowd control

Sometimes, through no fault of your own, you find yourself overwhelmed by demanding customers who may feel entitled to immediate attention. Maybe a large tour group just arrived at your hotel or restaurant, or you’re short-staffed due to job vacancies, call-offs, or lean scheduling, and a line is forming… In

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Individual customers are irreplaceable

Earlier this month during a presentation, a participant posed the following question: “What difference does it make if one customer leaves dissatisfied when there’s a line of customers waiting to take his place?” Having worked in high-volume environments in New York City and Orlando, I’ve detected this sentiment—if not heard

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