We have all heard a great deal about the importance of displaying behaviors and using effective phrases that promote customer loyalty. Likewise, we’ve heard plenty about how we must take those “Extra Steps” to exceed customer expectations. No matter how often you’ve heard it, it always warrants reinforcement, as today, every business is in a race for growth with no finish line in sight. If you want to promote a positive image, develop a good reputation, and establish customer loyalty, service excellence must be demonstrated on a daily basis. And, you must exceed customer expectations in your sanitary and supply business wherever there may be an opportunity to do so. [Read more…]
How to Project the Right Stuff as a Business Professional
As a business professional, your success is largely dependent upon your ability to build strong relationships with your customers, potential customers, suppliers, employees, vendors, and peers. [Read more…]
Building Business Relationships
“Mutually Beneficial Business Relationships Breed Long Term Profitability”
Sales and business growth is all about establishing and then developing good business relationships. This takes time and energy–a lot of both. Gone are the days when you showed your customer your product and they said, “Let’s write it up.” If you offer a service, it takes even longer to do. And be assured, you must work hard to build your name and build your customer base. [Read more…]
The Like Factor and The Spider
Several years ago, Max Gunther authored a book entitled, “The Luck Factor.” For twenty years, he researched and studied successful people on all levels and from many walks of life. His objective was to determine whether there is truly such a thing as “luck.”
What his research proved, was it wasn’t so much the “luck” factor that gave them their success, but it was more due to the fact that an overwhelming majority of those who felt they had achieved success possessed the “Like Factor.” He found that people who were genuinely friendly, outgoing, and had a great sense of humor had the odds in their favor to achieve success in both their business and personal lives. [Read more…]
Is Your Boss a Psychopath?
If you are familiar with my work, you know I am an advocate of a “Zero Tolerance For Bad Bosses” corporate policy. But could your boss not only be bad but a psychopath? [Read more…]
Positive Attitude — Enough Already?
“It’s easy enough to be pleasant, when life flows by like a song.
But the person worthwhile is one who will smile, when everything goes dead wrong.”
– Ella Wheeler Wilcox
We’ve all heard enough about positive attitude. If you agree, you can skip reading this issue–but at your own risk. Keep in mind that, according to a Stanford Research Institute study success is 88 percent attitude and 12 percent education. The results should be no surprise to anyone. Maintaining a positive attitude is an important factor in your ability to succeed in life and stay sane through tough times. It’s also a topic of great importance to my clients. [Read more…]