How often do you rely on the job titles listed on resumes to propel your professional development trajectory? These job titles do not necessarily speak for themselves. First, job titles indicate (or at least should) a steady progression on increased responsibility and functional performance. However, this progression is not necessarily a clear indicator of what… [Continue Reading]
Relying on Job Titles for Your Professional Development Trajectory?
To retain Your Customers retain Your Employees First
Do you retain employees as a critical part of your customer retention strategy? Or, are your (especially) front line employees considered to be disposable? Easily-replaced commodities in a numbers game? I recall a bunch of client conversations I had as a sales newbie. Here I am, trying to get an in-person appointment with someone else’s… [Continue Reading]
3 Reasons why Post Sale Execution Experience Succeeds or Fails
Post sale execution experience makes or breaks customer experiences. Why jeopardize customer loyalty, success and retention by making assumptions about what happens next? When, in fact, nothing is happening, at all. Or worse, something in-between. First, when introducing new products and services to existing customers, details and nuances get lost in transition. Because we already… [Continue Reading]
Why Our Professional Spiel falls short on Credibility and Buy In
No matter where we sit around the business table, we sling our professional spiel. Our buzz words, our technical words, our “I’m part of The Club” words. In our minds, we showcase our expertise. However, in the minds of our audiences, teams and stakeholders, we just may be showing off. About how smart we are…. [Continue Reading]
Difficult Customers? Read this Customer Retention Blog Review.
We all experience difficult customers, from time to time. When we only have one customer as our “one and only” customer, well, things become challenging. It seems like we are continuously wrestling with big hairy issues and little annoying ones. In order to deliver product, service and experiential quality excellence. Our difficult customers test both… [Continue Reading]
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