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Difficult Staff – It Pays To Get To Know Them Better

December 8, 2025May 21, 2015 by Alan Fairweather
Staff meeting

It’s very easy for a business owner or manager to fall into the trap of condemning one of their team as a no-hoper or a problem child.

Feedback – How to Make it Effective

December 8, 2025May 21, 2015 by Alan Fairweather
Customer feedback

Here we look at the detail of giving feedback effectively.

The Truth About Team Motivation

December 8, 2025May 21, 2015 by Alan Fairweather
Hoe do you motivate your team?

Are you tough enough to show your team that you care?

Difficult Customers – There’s No Such Thing

December 8, 2025April 30, 2015 by Alan Fairweather
Difficult telephone call

Change the way you think about customers and you’ll find they are not so difficult after all.

The Truth About Really Great Customer Service

December 8, 2025April 27, 2015 by Alan Fairweather
Great customer service

If we satisfy that need in others by communicating on a human level as well as a business level, then all our interactions will be much more productive.

Action Ideas to Deal with Difficult Customers

December 8, 2025April 26, 2015 by Alan Fairweather
Difficult Customer?

When was the last time you had to deal with a difficult customer? It was probably an external customer but perhaps it was an internal customer, such as a member of your team, a colleague or even – your boss!

What Customers Really Want – Six Secrets of Customer Service

December 8, 2025April 26, 2015 by Alan Fairweather
100% guarenteed

Overall, customers just want to feel good. They want to feel better after they’ve dealt with you or anyone in your business, than they did before. If you can create that feeling, then you’re well on the way to giving customers what they really want.

Customers – Hold onto what You’ve Got

December 8, 2025April 26, 2015 by Alan Fairweather
Group of customers

You probably spend a great deal of your time looking for new customers or clients. However “are you sure your doing enough to hold onto the ones you’ve got?”

How to Keep Customers

December 8, 2025March 14, 2010 by Alan Fairweather
the Customer is Always Right

Maybe the customer isn’t always right, but if you want to keep them, make sure they like you..

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