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A real reason for YOU to celebrate Labor Day…

September 2, 2011

Every January first, many of us decide what resolutions we will make about improvement in the coming year. Then, we promptly forget our goals. As Labor Day marks the beginning of the final third of the year, perhaps it’s a great time for us to re-evaluate how we have been doing. And, as it happens [...]

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Customers are just like US…so, why don’t we treat them that way?

July 20, 2011

So, I’m sitting in the hotel cocktail lounge having a drink, watching the attendees of a conference mix and mingle, connect and commiserate. In my line of work, I have seen this a thousand times — it happens at every business function. Each convention requires a time to get the troops together and socialize. (It’s [...]

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A business lesson from a global event…

May 3, 2011

I’m always seeking management and personal development insights from non-business events. I guess it’s just the way my brain is wired…I believe too many of us are so focused upon our own respective organizations, we often fail to glean great lessons from the world around us. I noticed something in regards to the stories surrounding [...]

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Wisdom from the farm…

2 comments April 25, 2011

Sometimes, we need reminders of the basics. While many may disagree, it seems to me that oftentimes when we fall short of delivering an Ultimate Customer Experience ® to our clients and prospects, it is seldom because we failed on some highly technical, intricate aspect. It’s often because we simply screwed up on something basic. [...]

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What do you need to “UN-learn”?

3 comments March 11, 2011

Scott Stratten is a brilliant guy. His book, “UNmarketing,” is one of the most innovative and cool business books you will ever read. Standing in the iPad 2 line today, I started wondering…what field other than marketing would it be advantageous for us to apply the “un-” prefix onto, so we might take a fresh [...]

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This is country music…and we DO…

4 comments March 7, 2011

For as long as I can remember, my Dad was in a country music band. Throughout Southern Indiana and the Louisville area, Dad, his brothers Dean and Max, and Pete and Dave played every weekend someplace — usually to a packed house. It’s one of the great thrills of my life that I played drums [...]

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What if my company doesn’t have the commitment to customers that I do?

4 comments March 1, 2011

One of the most challenging questions I get asked after a program — and it is one I usually encounter in the hallway or one-on-one in a restaurant or at the airport following a presentation — is, “What if my organization doesn’t have the same dedication to customers as me?” Honestly…that’s a tough one. It’s [...]

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Leaving money on the table?

5 comments January 27, 2011

If you had signed a contract…and you were going to get paid, no matter what…but you couldn’t deliver a portion of what you had signed to provide…would you refuse the money? Gil Meche did. If you’re not a rabid baseball fan — or if you’re not from Kansas City — you’ve probably never heard the [...]

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Change your mind…

8 comments January 21, 2011

Years ago, a band I really liked named Sister Hazel, had a song I loved called, “Change Your Mind.” The chorus went: If you want to be somebody else, If you’re tired of fighting battles with yourself If you want to be somebody else Change your mind… I hate it that when a political figure [...]

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The world on time…just not to your place

7 comments January 16, 2011

Important, vital package that had to be delivered on-time and absolutely, positively overnight. Guess what service I chose? Leading Authorities — the terrific speakers bureau in Washington, DC, that I am honored to say books me frequently — was expediting a document to me. I needed delivery by Saturday morning, and it was coming FedEx. [...]

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