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My mother’s work ethic, her attitude, and the way she treated each and every customer as if they were her best friend were better lessons than could be found in all the text books in the world.

Bill Capodagli

In the long run, it costs more to provide poor rather than good service.
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Cost Long Running
When you focus on results, you will very seldom see a change in your culture. But, if you focus on a customer-centric culture, you will realize long-term results.
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Culture Focus Long
My mother’s work ethic, her attitude, and the way she treated each and every customer as if they were her best friend were better lessons than could be found in all the text books in the world.
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Attitude Book Mother
The two critical questions to ask are: “Who is my customer?” and “What value am I adding?” Unfortunately, many workers cannot answer these questions. They tend to blindly do things, and develop bad habits of doing things over and over for no good reasons.
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Answers Habit Two
The results of “engaged” companies vs “disengaged” companies are staggering. Getting workers to be more engaging with their coworkers and customers can produce huge results.
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Coworker Produce Results
Walt Disney said everything he had ever accomplished was a result of Mickey Mouse. Mickey was Walt’s alter ego and he was originally modeled after Charlie Chaplin’s Little Tramp character. So without Chaplin, who knows what Mickey would have become!
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Character Ego Littles
The two greatest role models in my professional career were Walt Disney and Dr. Deming. Dr. Deming was the Father of Total Quality Management and the person who redefined quality for the entire world.
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Career Father Great Two
The key is to make sure you are doing the “right things” before you worry about doing things “right”.
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Keys Right Thing Worry
Habits grow from obtaining knowledge, attitude and skills.
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Attitude Habit Skills
Twenty years ago if you provided someone with horrible service, it may take weeks or even months for the word-of-mouth message to get out to 15-20 potential customers.
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Media Mouth Years
When values are deeply embedded within an organization, they seldom change.
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Embedded Organization Values
Social media can work to a CEO’s advantage. Someone with a great product in a small town in the middle of nowhere can compete in the world marketplace.
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Media Middle Nowhere World
Write down your Dream or story; create your own unique Values, Believe in them, and use them to make all decisions; Dare to take some risks; and Do the planning, revisions and details to realize the Dream.
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Believe Dare Dream Take Write
Vision without execution is like a plane without wings, or Dumbo without ears, it just won’t fly.
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Execution Vision Wings
In 1962, Sam Walton changed the face of retailing with Wal-Mart. As we speak, Amazon is again changing the face of retail with on-line buying.
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Changing People Retail Speak Year
Productivity starts with doing the right things.
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Doing Productivity Right Thing

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