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Customer Service for Airbus Needed
Can Airbus bring itself back around on a new approach to serve it markets and regain all that lost market share? Do they even have a plan to level the wings and gain some altitude or is it all down hill from here? One thing I have found is that any corporation suffering in the market place like Airbus is today must have customer service at the top of its lists of strategies to re-capt

ce of the customer…especially the customer with a complaint.

Sometimes I wonder whether anyone is listening at all.

The stories in this book are all true, and many are entertaining. But they are only va

Networking - A Key Factor in a Successful Job Search
In today's economy, job seekers need an edge beyond their experience, education and specific industry and job-related skills, in order to find and secure a position. Regardless if you are looking for an opportunity as CEO, Vice President, IT Manager or Customer Service Representative, you need effective tools to compete within a market that is job-poor and candidate rich.Hundre

Does your company run like clockwork? Are your accountants pleased with how everything moves smoothly? Are your managers content with how customers are managed by your system?

If so, watch out! Your present methods, regulations, policies and procedures may be convenient for the company but utterly frustrating for your customers.

Customers discover these landmines of dissatisfaction almost by accident, stumbling upon them in the normal course of business. Dedicated customers will speak up and complain. Others will just go away.

I am a customer who makes a point of letting companies know when their policies are frustrating, preposterous or just plain customer-unfriendly.

Unfortunately, many organizations have built up a thick layer of resistance and defensiveness towards such feedback. They have stopped listening to the voice of the customer…especially the customer with a complaint.

Sometimes I wonder whether anyone is listening at all.

The stories in this book are all true, and many are entertaining. But they are only val

Resume Writing - Get That Job
Looking for a new job, whether it is with a new company or a promotion within your own organisation, requires time and effort. To make your job search more effective you need to take five fundamental steps on the road to success:· Analysing your skills· Writing a winning Resume· Managing your job search· Coaching for interview success· Negotiating yo

ethods, regulations, policies and procedures may be convenient for the company but utterly frustrating for your customers.

I am a customer who makes a point of letting companies know when their policies are frustrating, preposterous or just plain customer-unfriendly.

Sometimes I wonder whether anyone is listening at all.

The stories in this book are all true, and many are entertaining. But they are only va

Popularity And Competence: Is Being Well-Liked More Important Than Being Competent?
I was watching the news last week and heard one of the news anchors quoting a recent study that said that people perceive that being well-liked in the workplace is more important than being competent.I hope that this feeling isn’t actually reality when it comes to important careers such as the medical profession.Certainly, I’d rather have an unpopular but competent surge

pon them in the normal course of business. Dedicated customers will speak up and complain. Others will just go away.

I am a customer who makes a point of letting companies know when their policies are frustrating, preposterous or just plain customer-unfriendly.

Sometimes I wonder whether anyone is listening at all.

The stories in this book are all true, and many are entertaining. But they are only va

Have We Learned Nothing About Managing Change?
Patrick, the baby of my extended family, started kindergarten this year. As a graduate of pre-school, we thought he’d be right at home in his new class. But after the very first day, he firmly announced that he wouldn’t be going back to school. When questioned about this decision, he admitted that the teacher was nice enough, and all his friends were glad to see him, but (and

ing, preposterous or just plain customer-unfriendly.

Sometimes I wonder whether anyone is listening at all.

The stories in this book are all true, and many are entertaining. But they are only va

A Brief History Of Postcard Marketing
The first postcardsThe first postcards really weren’t postcards as we know them at all. The idea came from envelopes that featured printed pictures. The first card sent post in the United States was privately printed and copyrighted in 1861. It certainly didn’t have anything to do with postcard marketing. Indeed, many postcards first evolved as sort of greeting cards. It wasn’t

ce of the customer…especially the customer with a complaint.

Sometimes I wonder whether anyone is listening at all.

The stories in this book are all true, and many are entertaining. But they are only valuable if they inspire you to listen more closely to your customers and to more carefully examine your policies and procedures.

Key Learning Point
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Customers are often frustrated by standardized and inflexible policies. This may cause your customers to fume in frustration, but the rest of your staff and system may quietly conspire to silence the voice of complaining customers. You have to make an effort to really listen.

Action Steps
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Ask your customers: `How can we serve you better? What frustrates you most about the way we provide our service? Is there anything you would like us to do more of? less of? start doing? stop doing? What do other

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Concerned, nervous, panicky, discouraged; any of these terms could be used to describe the feelings of American manufacturing companies when considering their offshore competition. But being competitive involves a LOT more than just cutting prices, and there are actually several areas where U.S. companies can look to compete. This is the second and final article to examine these areas.

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