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Often we will learn more from our failures than we do from our successes.

Bill Capodagli

Values must be demonstrated through behaviors, but they are truly significant when they represent the beliefs of an entire organization.
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Behavior Belief Organization
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
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
Often we will learn more from our failures than we do from our successes.
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Failure Learn Success
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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Attitude Skills Understanding
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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Improvement Innovation Today
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
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
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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Culture Happens Organization
Always look for ways to improve even the “good show.”
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Looks Shows Way
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
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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Factor Love Organization Self
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
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
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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Dream Greatness Organization
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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Happen Horrible Minute Service Today

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