G.A.S. Up Your Customer Service

A recent customer service survey suggested that badextraordinary service by having incredible attitudes. Do
attitudes are the reason 68% of your customer doesnot make the mistake on trying to change behaviors. It
not come back. And existing customer servicewill not work unless you first change the attitudes that
research indicates that dissatisfied customers tell a lotare being demonstrated through the behaviors.
more people about their poor experiences thanSELF LEADERSHIP SKILLS Do your employees go
satisfied customers.out of the way to help customers? Do they take the
With more and more competitors entering the marketinitiative to deliver exceptional customer service? How
place all vying for a piece of that customer loyalty pie,are their:
what can you do to improve customer service and- Listening skills?
create loyal customers. Possibly, by integrating the- Problem solving skills?
following three critical elements into your customer- Decision making skills?
service training may just be the answer.- Overall people skills?
- GoalsUntil individuals lead themselves they truly cannot lead
- Attitudesanyone else. Traditionally, businesses spend their
- Self leadership skillsresources of time, energy and money in training for job
GOALS Do all of your employees truly know what thespecific skills. However, the reason for poor
goals for your company are? Do they know how toperformance is usually about the inability to consistently
consistently set and achieve goals? Stop presumingdemonstrate self leadership skills.
that your employees are great goal setters. Take theWhen companies use the right G.A.S. with their
time to develop them in how to use a proven goalcustomers both internal and external, they will realize
setting process that is reinforced with a proven goalfar greater profitability and business success. Of
setting tool.course, companies could continue to do what they
ATTITUDES Who wants to be around crabbyhave always done. The real question that needs to be
people? Develop your people to truly provideanswered is: How is that working for you?