The key is to make sure you are doing the “right things” before you worry about doing things “right”.
BILL CAPODAGLIAlways look for ways to improve even the “good show.”
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Today, with social media, thousands of potential customers can learn about horrible service within hours, minutes or even seconds after it happens.
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In today’s global economy, innovations and improvements to products and services are not only happening more rapidly than ever before in history, they are being communicated instantaneously. So, it’s “innovate or die”!
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An idea becomes great when it becomes tangible.
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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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Habits grow from obtaining knowledge, attitude and skills.
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There is an old Indian saying, “When legends die, dreams end. When dreams end, there is no more greatness.” Leaders like Walt Disney inspire their organizations to keep their legends and stories alive.
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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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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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People are over 20 times more likely to remember a story than a series of facts and figures. A good story touches our hearts.
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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.
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The best ideas can come from anyone within an organization. Leaders must remember that if they want employees to embrace a new organizational “Dream” or strategy, they need to include them and seek their ideas. Creativity is NOT just for the R&D department.
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The role of any exceptional facilitator or consultant is to work themselves out of a job.
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In the long run, it costs more to provide poor rather than good service.
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Always look for ways to improve even the “good show.”
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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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