In my last blog post, I wrote about employees having the permission to discern when a policy needs to be broken. This week I want to write about giving employees the discernment to solve problems quickly, saving customers time and effort. A colleague shared a recent...
Sometimes a customer service mishap is so ridiculous that it’s difficult to believe, especially in the age of COVID-19. A colleague recently shared the following story with me. Real World Story: I’ve been stuck at home for what now seems like an eternity, and I’ve...
A colleague posted a bad customer service story on her Facebook page. When I saw it, I knew I had to share it with you. Real world story: Early this morning at a not too busy Walmart, an employee told me that she couldn’t help me find what I needed because she...
I’ve heard two stories from two different people in the past three months. Real World Story: A customer was standing in the express lane of a grocery story. About seven people stood in front of him. The cashier was moving extremely slowly, excessively talking to every...
Have you ever shopped online for a much-needed item and were super excited to find what you were looking for, but were disappointed when you show up to the store and your item is nowhere to be found? Worse yet, no one at the store cares to figure out whether or not...