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 CAPODAGLIWhen 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.
More Bill Capodagli Quotes
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Productivity starts with doing the right things.
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Often we will learn more from our failures than we do from our successes.
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Knowledge is the understanding of what, how and why we need to do something. Skill is applying that knowledge in a practical situation.
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Vision without execution is like a plane without wings, or Dumbo without ears, it just won’t fly.
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Innovate, don’t imitate. Set out to create a culture that is right for your organization, then work at making it happen.
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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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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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The key is to make sure you are doing the “right things” before you worry about doing things “right”.
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Habits grow from obtaining knowledge, attitude and skills.
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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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One of the reasons for The Walt Disney Company’s long- term success is really the first of Dr. Deming’s famous points, “create constancy of purpose.” In his professional career,
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Attitude is the desire to transform our knowledge into skills and ultimately into habits.
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Always look for ways to improve even the “good show.”
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Love for coworkers, love for customers, love for the product and love for self. Walt Disney instilled all of these “loves” in his company. Each of these factors is critical to achieving success in any organization.
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Organizational culture begins in HR. This means to hire for attitude and train for skill.
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