Archive for March, 2008

Extreme Service

Posted on March 16, 2008. Filed under: Extreme Service | Tags: |

I posted this on my client focused blog but is a great story for anyone else interested in customer service.
Most of the Extreme Customer Service stories we read about come from the US.
Here is an example of extreme service in a small regional town in Nowra, about 3 hours south of Sydney. Thanks to [...]

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The Dog Ate my Homework!

Posted on March 10, 2008. Filed under: Uncategorized |

proof that the dog ate my homework

Originally uploaded by IvonneNYC

I asked the staff in my Mystery Shopping business, the top reasons why people do not complete assignments as scheduled.
These probably apply to other vocations as well. Granted these may be real, but the regularity [...]

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Is Work Life Balance a Croc?

Posted on March 9, 2008. Filed under: Lifestyle | Tags: , , , , |

People chase work life balance in an effort to be happier. When busy, they think it means they are getting further from being happy, followed by stress. Do you know the feeling?
New research shows under people have the same low level of wellbeing as those that are unemployed.
The Australian Unity Wellbeing Index shows [...]

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The Best way to Avoid Call Centres

Posted on March 6, 2008. Filed under: Customer Service strategies, Uncategorized | Tags: , |

Here’s a tip I learnt about avoiding call centres.
If you are sick of the Dial 4, 1, 2, 7, 8, and hold routine, try this.
If I have a non-urgent query of an organisation I’m dealing with, I go to the their website and type the query into their “Contact Us” page.
For example, if you are [...]

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