In last week’s blog post, Is there a place for compassion at work?, I mentioned a company that lives and breathes the principles of kindness and compassion—daily. This week, I’ll share the details of how to build a culture of compassion, the Lloyd Dean way. And from...
Last week I wrote a blog post titled “Is it too late to teach kindness”. One day later, an article landed on my desk about the recent visit by the Dalai Lama at my alma mater Santa Clara University. He was at SCU to discuss “Business, Ethics, and Compassion: A Public...
Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about kindness and whether or not it can be taught to customer service representatives. Why is it that in a professional setting, one service representative can treat customers with kindness and helpfulness while other reps could care...
Have you ever called a company and been immediately turned off within the first few seconds? Did that negative impression impact the rest of the conversation? Was it a painful interaction? The way people answer the phone can make or break my entire conversation with...
I consider myself a friendly and positive person. I enjoy making people smile and spending time with optimistic people. But for one reason or another, I’ve been surrounded lately by rude behavior, and it’s starting to drag me down. Real World Story: In one short...