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Archive for July 6th, 2009

Critical Mass 2009 is now open and will remain open till 22/7

2009/07/06

Registration Now Open!

July 6, 2009
Critical Mass 2009 is now open for registration… and will remain open through July 22nd!
Critical Mass 2008 Book Award Winners: © Andy Freeberg, Céline Clanet, & Priya Kambli. Previous Book Award Winners include Amy Stein, Sage Sohier, Camille Seaman, Peter Van Agtmael, Hiroshi Watanabe, Donald Weber, Joni Sternbach, and Louie [...]

Recognizing the worst leaders (book)

2009/07/06

The Worst Leaders:

Lack energy and enthusiasm. They see new initiatives as a burden, rarely volunteer, and fear being overwhelmed. One such leader was described as having the ability to “suck all the energy out of any room.”
Accept their own mediocre performance. They overstate the difficulty of reaching targets so that they look good [...]

A secretary is always right and hears what her customers are saying.

2009/07/06

In an item posted midst april I mentioned the curious fact that a taskforce operated as a cross-functional team. Great experience.
Today I was working on a succession kick-off and created about 50 slides for a short, motivating introduction.
I really liked the crazy, colorful concept (not as crazy as those of Tom Peters, but it was [...]

Social media challenging customer service, oh yeah!!

2009/07/06

Having my roots in contact center management, I’m aware of the trends as mentioned in this found post.
Great for me to reflect on (and actually, our company is adopting fast), connect on and starting acting.
However, regular readers of my blog know that i have my beliefs.
One of my beliefs is that mostly goods and services [...]

Why I Do Not Hate Social Media

2009/07/06

For the reasons read this found item. It is all about constructing an environment and connecting to it. And the way you act is up to you!
Found at http://www.businessinsider.com/why-i-hate-social-media-2009-6 by Matt Jones 20/06/2009
Why I Hate Social Media
At the risk of being branded a heretic or perhaps just being shown the door by my agency HR [...]

Leveraging capabilities to become a learning organisation

2009/07/06

Leveraging Capabilities to become a Learning Organisation
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How to be the best customer

2009/07/06

Good posting to see the customer service context constructed from the customer itself. Up to you to connect at the professional or (even better and) personal level.
Found at http://www.wisebread.com/how-to-be-the-best-customer

Posted July 3, 2009 – 10:26 by Torley Wong

We’ve no shortage of “How to do good customer service” articles designed to be applied from the company’s side. [...]