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Service is a principle, not a campaign

This week is Customer Service Week (Oct. 7-11), one week out the year when customers and customer service quality are celebrated. As much as I enjoy and support recognizing customers and service quality, I can’t help but question the superficiality of hanging banners, donning t-shirts and buttons, and ordering pizzas

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“Snap out of it!”

Have you ever heard someone say, “They don’t pay me enough to do this job”? If I had a captive audience with an employee who expressed this sentiment, I would suggest that until his disposition and performance (e.g., customer service quality) improves, he’s not going to be qualified – or

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Every week should be customer service week!

Customer Service Week (Oct. 3-7) is approaching and, since I work in the field, I suppose I should contribute to the conversation. Let me begin by saying that celebrating the customer is a good thing—especially when you consider that, without customers, there wouldn’t be much else to celebrate. The issue

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Celebrate customers more frequently and less formally

It’s Customer Service Week (Oct. 5-9) and, since I work in the field, I suppose I should contribute to the conversation this week. Let me start by saying that celebrating the customer is a good thing – especially when you consider that, without customers, there wouldn’t be much else to

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Your dentist knows if you’re flossing

I know I’ve done it. I acknowledge the importance of flossing and commit to my dentist that I’ll floss twice daily over the next six months between cleanings. Then, as my appointment nears, I’ll realize how inconsistent I’ve been and make a special effort to floss in the days preceding

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Customer Service Week is like 5-hour ENERGY

Have you seen the 5-hour ENERGY® television commercials? They depict men and women (usually at work) who can’t muster the energy to finish their workdays without a shot of 5-hour ENERGY. This is a sad testament to employee engagement, the quality of work environments, and employees’ physical health due to

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Cupcakes, and buttons, and posters! Oh my!

If you’ve been following my blog for a while, you may recall my 2009 and 2010 posts that were critical of Customer Service Week (October 3-7, 2011). While I have no issue with celebrating customers, I do take exception to the hypocrisy of those companies who participate in Customer Service

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Your dentist knows if you’re flossing

I know I’ve done it. I acknowledge the importance of flossing and commit to my dentist that I’ll floss twice daily over the next six months between cleanings. Then, as my appointment nears, I’ll realize how inconsistent I’ve been and make a special effort to floss in the days preceding

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It’s Customer Service Week and the Emperor is naked!

It’s Customer Service Week. I suppose I’m obligated to mention it since I work in the field. It’s just difficult for me to get behind an event staged with banners, buttons, and other chotchkies lauding the importance of customers and customer service when the reality is that many customers at

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