All of us have toxic demanding customers in our client bases. However, we do have control over the situation. Let’s explore. These customers pride themselves in making our business lives difficult. First, they are predictable: they will challenge all proposed solutions. Even the simplest ones. Why? Because everything has to be “their idea.” Otherwise, it… [Continue Reading]
Serving Toxic Demanding Customers is not a Business Growth Strategy
3 Industry40 Soft Skills catalyze Personal Development and Leadership
Developing Industry40 soft skills are critical to executing strategy in today’s digitally-transforming workplaces. First, the industrial Internet of Things (Industry 4.0 or #Industry40) business environment includes processes, software interfaces, equipment and machinery and people. Next, each of these critical components are required to communicate and collaborate with each other. Seamlessly. Interoperably. In my work with… [Continue Reading]
Do Our Professional Labels create Positive Customer Experiences?
Are we a bit too devoted to and obsessed by our professional labels? The awards we collect. The Top List of This or That we are on. Those accomplishments, honors, certifications, academic degrees in which we revel. Our professional labels are What We “Do”, for Other People, Right Now. Hmmm……. Really? Our professional labels are… [Continue Reading]
Social Communication is not ever Permission to Sell
Social communication etiquette is going over the top. Have you noticed? In spite of the topics I scheduled on my editorial calendar, the theme of this week’s posts is rapidly becoming Communication. Communication between leadership, management and front line employees. As well as between clients and vendor partners. Then again, how about social communication patterns… [Continue Reading]
Business Growth leverages Profitable Leadership Communication
Business growth either leverages profitable leadership communication. Or it showcases collaboration gaps. You have heard the expression: “The right hand does not know what the left hand is doing.” How many of your clients have voiced this sentiment, when attempting to traverse execution of pre-sale promises and their post-sale service delivery and execution? I recently… [Continue Reading]
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