Your first day in any job can be daunting. It’s all new and can feel a bit lonely. Hardly the best place to be to give your best. So whether you’re taking on seasonal staff for the summer or full timers you want to do everything in your power so they can get off to […]
This week is customer service week. Customer Service Week, which is always the first full week in October, is an opportunity to raise awareness of customer service and the critical role it plays in running a successful business. For a businesses it creates the perfect opportunity to raise awareness within your own team of their […]
Get a return on your investment in customer service training by helping people move up the Conscious Competence Learning Model Have you ever had the task of changing the behaviour of one of your team members who thinks they know it all? I think we’ve all encountered such people who are blissfully unaware of their […]
The giving and receiving of feedback is probably one of the most vital skills in management. From a customer service perspective customer feedback is such a valuable source. But your team also need to know how they are doing. According to Ken Blanchard … “Feedback is the breakfast of champions” People need to know how […]
When working with businesses on improving their customer experience and supporting their customer service training one of the messages I stress is how our actions speak louder than words. Everything you do in your business sends out a message. Not just to your customers, but to your team too. Being a role model We all […]
One aspect of customer service training which can be really frustrating is when the people you’re training are stuck in the past and their old ways of doing things. We’ve all heard the comment “But, we’ve always done it this way!” There’s a whole host of reasons why people might be reluctant to change. And […]
A true service culture is more than just a sheep dip customer service training exercise for your front line team. Service is everyone’s responsibility It’s part of your DNA and reflected in everything you do. A bit like a stick of rock – no matter where you break it the core message is still the […]
You might be doing all the right customer service training, but however much you invest in the training, unless you show your team you care about them as much as you care about your customers and your bottom line they are unlikely to demonstrate the behaviours and deliver the customer experience you’d hope. I believe […]
Do your team know what great looks like? As part of your customer service training by defining what great customer service looks like the better your team understand your end goal and the easier it will be for them to deliver the customer experience you are aiming for. It’s not just about the behaviours you […]
When carrying out customer service training as well as sharing knowledge (e.g. about your products) we are developing skills, and skills require practice and feedback to get them right and build confidence. During the training you would have established the standards, your expectations, and hopefully people will have had a chance to practise their skills […]
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