93% Use Social Media for Business

September 28, 2011 · Filed Under Be a Better Manager, Get 2 Goal, Serious About Service · Comment 

93% of marketers use social media for business. That stat is from this video:   “The Social Media Revolution”.

Have you seen it?
If not, I encourage you to watch it. (See below).
If you’ve already seen it,  you probably want to see it again.

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10 Tips & Reminders for Customer Service Week

September 27, 2011 · Filed Under Be a Better Manager, Get 2 Goal, Serious About Service · Comment 

10 by 10 on Tuesdays

For those of you preparing for Customer Service Week (first week of October), I congratulate you for taking charge of this built in opportunity to boost morale, productivity and overall performance.

The benefactors? Customers, vendors, staff, management, owners – actually – everyone!

Here are 10 Tips and Reminders for Customer Service Week:

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10 Customer Service Quotes

10 by 10 on Tuesdays

For those of you preparing for Customer Service Week (first week of October),  I congratulate you for taking charge of this built in opportunity to boost morale, productivity and overall performance.

The benefactors?  Customers, vendors, staff, management, owners – actually – everyone!

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Quote of the Week: Customer Service is not a department

This quote is perfect for any business,  organization, department or group getting ready to celebrate Customer Service Week (first week of October).  It’s also perfect for any other business, organization, department or group.

Customer Service is not a department.  It's an attitude.

This attitude can be positive or negative.  Whichever it is, it drains or boosts morale, productivity and overall performance.

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Happy Native American Day

September 23, 2011 · Filed Under 2 Little Time, Be a Better Manager, celebrations, Get 2 Goal · Comment 

Native American Day is a good day to re-visit this favorite Quote of the Week which features wise words from a Native American Elder.

Helpful tools for morale and productivity. For yourself and your team.

Don’t miss the tools listed under Related Articles. Good for today.  Or any day.

 

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Happy 1st Day of Fall

September 23, 2011 · Filed Under 2 Little Time, Be a Better Manager, celebrations, Get 2 Goal · Comment 

first day of fall

“Live each season as it passes;
breathe the air,
drink the drink,
taste the fruit,
and resign yourself to the influences of each.”

Henry David Thoreau

Instead of “resigning” ourselves, how about if we celebrate?

 

Thought/Discussion Questions

 

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Signs of Good Business at AICPA

September 21, 2011 · Filed Under Be a Better Manager, Get 2 Goal, Serious About Service · Comment 

You can find signs of good business long before walking into the North Carolina AICPA office (American Institute of Certified Public Accountants) which opened five years ago.

In the parking lot, there are signs that reserve spaces to recognize and reinforce green driving.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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10 Tips for Avoiding Failure

September 20, 2011 · Filed Under 2 Little Time, Be a Better Manager, Get 2 Goal, Quick List · Comment 

This list is in support of our Quote of the Week: Formula for Failure.

Leaders can boost morale, productivity and overall performance by getting input and involvement from others. Then again, like most good things, if taken too far, this practice can backfire.

One thing a leader can do to avoid backfire, is to have a list of parameters or values.  An example of this is The Lone Ranger Creed.

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Quote of the Week: Formula for Failure

September 19, 2011 · Filed Under 2 Little Time, Be a Better Manager, Get 2 Goal, Quote of the Week · Comment 

Leaders can boost morale, productivity and overall performance by getting input and involvement from others.    Then again, like most good things, if taken too far, this practice can backfire.

"I cannot give you the formula for success, but I can give you the formula for failure.  Try to please everybody."  Howard Swope

Have you ever seen this happen?

How can a leader go about gathering input from her team so that it contributes to their success instead of setting them up for failure?

We’d love to hear your thoughts on this.

Meanwhile  – take a look at these  Leadership Lessons from The Lone Ranger

 

 

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Leadership Lessons from The Lone Ranger

On September 15, 1949, The Lone Ranger (played by Clayton Moore ) premiered on television*.

The Lone Ranger rode the plains searching for truth and justice, which he  always found by the end of each episode.   He then  jumped on his horse, shouted, “Hi-yo, Silver, away!” and rode off into the sunset.

Bystanders stared after him in amazement and one always said, “Who was that masked man?”

And another responded: “Why he’s The Lone Ranger.”

Why talk about The Lone Ranger here at Business Class?

Because he is a terrific role model for leaders. Read more

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