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		<title>Customer Service Grace Under Pressure</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this video I discuss the art of delivering a positive customer experience, even when things are hectic and you have to move quickly. If you receive my blog via email, you may need to click here to view the video.]]></description>
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		<title>How Fast Are You?</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[A comment I often hear during customer service workshops is: “Customers have gotten so demanding. They expect too much!” I respectfully disagree. I believe that customer service in general has gotten so bad that most customers expect nothing, and even a nice smile or sincere hello is a delightful surprise. The one area in which [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do Standards of Performance Stifle Creativity?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2011 14:50:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In one of my customer service workshops not long ago, I shared some of the practices I learned while working at Walt Disney World. A clearly agitated participant stood up during the question and answer segment. “I’m a university professor,” he announced, “and I’d NEVER encourage any of my students to work at Disney World. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Make the Most of a Customer Conflict</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2011 02:44:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’m not what you’d call a confrontational person. I don’t enjoy being involved in conflict, and I get uncomfortable when I see or hear others in conflict. I’m not sure why, it’s just the way I am. But I also know that some of life’s best learnings can come as a result of conflict or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Will the Timing Ever Be Right?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2011 16:06:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most of us have had an idea for a project that we’re passionate about, only to be met with resistance in the form of, “The timing isn’t right.” The timing excuse might have to do with the economic situation, the labor market, competition, global warming, etc. The list of possible excuses goes on and on. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Upcoming Customer Service Webinar</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Nov 2010 16:08:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Wednesday, December 1, 2010, I’m going to be the featured guest on www.FreeWebinarWednesdays.com and thought you’d like to sit-in live. The webinar will run from 1PM-2PM Eastern Time, and I’ll be presenting: Lessons From the Mouse: Applying Disney World’s Secrets of Success to Your Organization This free webinar series is every Wednesday at 1PM [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Difference Between Good Customer Service and GREAT Customer Service</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Nov 2010 18:51:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’m always looking for the subtleties that differentiate good customer service from great customer service. And the difference usually is subtle. This example highlights that difference. My son and his girlfriend were doing some grocery shopping, and one of the items on their list was a water filter for a sink. After a few minutes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Four Steps for Creating a Culture of Customer Service Excellence</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Nov 2010 09:58:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this video I describe four steps that I believe any organization can use for creating a culture of customer service excellence. Don&#8217;t let the simplicity of these steps fool you; they work! If you receive my blog via email, you may need to click here to view the video.]]></description>
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		<title>Four Steps for Creating a Culture of Customer Service Excellence</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Oct 2010 22:27:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this video I describe four steps that I believe any organization can use for creating a culture of customer service excellence. Don&#8217;t let the simplicity of these steps fool you; they work! If you receive my blog via email, you may need to click here to view the video.]]></description>
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		<title>Wow &#8211; These Jobs Are Hard!</title>
		<link>http://dennissnowblog.com/commentary/wow-jobs-hard/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Oct 2010 01:29:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you seen the television show, Undercover Boss? It&#8217;s a great show in which CEOs go &#8220;undercover&#8221; to work jobs on the front lines of their organizations, often with hilarious results. Even if you haven&#8217;t seen the show, the following video shares some thoughts on the &#8220;real work&#8221; being done in any organization. If you [...]]]></description>
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