by Barbara Khozam | Feb 8, 2013 | Customer Service Escondido
Have you noticed customer service lately? Let’s face it. Customer service is B-A-A-A-A-A-D, no…wait a minute. Customer service is terrible — everywhere. People are so accustomed to getting lousy service that when they are treated well, they are often surprised and...
by Barbara Khozam | Feb 7, 2013 | Customer Service Escondido
Last week, we discussed the importance of developing and implementing customer service scripts, guidelines and protocols. These help to ensure that everyone in your organization has buy-in and is held accountable for infractions. This week, we discuss how to make...
by Barbara Khozam | Jan 31, 2013 | Customer Service Escondido
As a customer service consultant, I get asked about customer service scripts all the time. I’m often asked, “If I ‘make’ my customer service staff use a script, won’t they sound robotic?” The answer is…complex. I grew up with a...
by Barbara Khozam | Jan 24, 2013 | Customer Service Escondido
Situations in which secrets harm others happen more than we realize. And when do we finally hear about them? When it’s too late. Of course, some secrets are meant to be kept, well, secret. So how do we know when to keep a secret and when to let it out of the bag?...
by Barbara Khozam | Jan 17, 2013 | Customer Service Escondido
I’m a huge advocate of setting goals. And many companies, along with their individual departments, set new goals at the start of every year. But some goals may actually be counterproductive. When goals are too narrow and inflexible, they may discourage your team...
