Perhaps, my expectations are too high. I expect to be treated better! Real World Story: The following account happened to me at the Hilton hotel in Calabasas, CA. It all started the day before my arrival. I received an email from a female Hilton employee informing me...
A colleague recently relayed to me a story that floored me, to say the least. Real World Story: My husband recently passed away, and I had the daunting task of having to move and cancel and transfer various utilities and home services. Unfortunately, many of our...
Negativity has always been easier to pass along than positivity. This is largely due to our antiquated human nature of day-to-day survival against the world around us. Our existence depended, historically, on knowing where dangers could be found. So passing on this...
A few months ago, I posted an encouraging story about Home Depot and the great service it provided to a friend of mine. Following is another Home Depot service story relayed to me by that same friend. Real World Story: Over the Thanksgiving holiday, I talked with my...
When you think of the word “concierge,” many of us imagine personalized exceptional service for elite customers—the white glove treatment for a privileged few. But concierge-style customer service is a service you can deliver to all your customers all the time. Real...
Every company in every industry has a corporate culture, no matter how big or small the company is. Therefore, being proactive and strategic in building that culture is essential to financial success—by way of customer loyalty through an inspired corporate culture....