My family and I stopped by the mall last week to pick up some last-minute items for my 13-year-old’s summer camp in New Mexico. We were tight on time as my wife had called ahead to add our name to the list at Yard House, where the hostess predicted that
The days of the boorish salesman portrayed in the 1992 film Glengarry Glen Ross – where the mantra “Coffee’s for closers” was used to both recognize success and admonish poor performance – are gone. Certainly, there are still unscrupulous salespeople and gullible buyers. But it’s safe to say that today’s consumers
Yesterday I was asked for my opinion about which key performance indicator (KPI) was the most important. I think if you ask five different people who work in the space, you may get five different answers. As important as overall satisfaction, value for price paid, intent to return, and a
Over spring break last month, like many Colorado families, we headed to Breckenridge for the week to ski and board. I had booked a 3-bedroom condominium through VRBO (Vacation Rental by Owner) at a lodge at the base of Peak 8. I booked this unit in particular because of the
I recently developed a learning activity for a client who wanted his team of 60 commercial property managers to recognize the influence that biases, preconceived notions, and assumptions had on the quality of their tenant interactions. My client was motivated by the recurring conflict that arose whenever property managers had
The French term “esprit de corps” means a feeling of pride, fellowship, and common loyalty shared by members of a particular group. I’ve been thinking a lot about this lately, partly because my 12-year-old son, Cooper, recently joined a new basketball team. The team is led by four outstanding coaches,
My customer service philosophy is predicated on the truth that exceptional customer service is always voluntary. Employees don’t have to deliver it, and most don’t. But what do employees have to do? They have to execute mandatory, assigned job functions (duties and tasks associate with their job roles). Employees must
My 12-year-old son, Cooper, has played competitive basketball since he was in first grade. In those six years, he’s played point guard on eight different teams playing year-round. He’s attended at least a dozen different basketball camps, has worked with a private shooting coach on-and-off for the past three years,
Last month I presented three breakout sessions at a client’s annual leadership meeting near Chicago. The meeting was held at the Loews Chicago O’Hare Hotel and the audio-visual production company was PSAV. First, let me say that I’ve worked with top-tier A/V production companies on large stages from New York
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