“Customers perceive service in their own unique, idiosyncratic, emotional, irrational, end-of-the-day, and totally human terms. Perception is all there is!” HumansEndsFunnyTermLeadershipEmotionalPerceptionUniqueEducationalCustomersPerceiveThe End Of The DayIrrational Author:Tom Peters
“Develop a respect and reverence for the principle of variation: the idea that the message ain't in the mean, the mode or the median - it's in the differences that occur throughout a population.” MeanIdeasDifferencesPrinciplesMessagesPopulationEducationalReverenceVariationMedian Author:Tom Peters
“It's relatively simple. If we're not getting more, better, faster than they are getting more, better, faster, then we're getting less, no better or more worse.” IfsSimpleEducationalFaster Author:Tom Peters
“Zappos uses call center technology to track average call time per agent. But the goal isn't to reduce this average - it's more important that we make an emotional connection with the customer, rather than just quickly getting them off the phone.” ImportantUseGoalTechnologyEmotionalConnectionsAveragePhonesTrackEducationalCustomersAll TimeAgentsEmotional ConnectionCall Center Author:Tony Hsieh
“Always and never are two words you should always remember never to use.” ShouldTwoUseFunnyRememberLanguageCommunicationWittyEducationalEpicFunny InspirationalOxymoronHilarious Short Author:Wendell Johnson
“What comes out of your mouth is determined by what goes into your mind.” MindCharacterAttitudeKnowledgeMouthsEducationalDetermined Author:Zig Ziglar
“Companies cannot really see beyond their current customer base. They explicitly or implicitly do things to protect their current customers. And the last person to want real change is your customer. This is why most new ideas come from small companies that have nothing to lose.” WantPersonsIdeasRealLastsLosesCompanyProtectCurrentsEducationalCustomersNew IdeasNothing To LoseReal Change Author:Nicholas Negroponte
“It's not about market share. If you have a successful company, you will get your market share. But to get a successful company, what do you have to have? The same metrics of success that your customer does.” IfsDoeCompanySuccessfulShareEducationalCustomersMetricsSuccessful Company Author:Gordon Bethune
“I did not like prizes at school. I didn't like tests or exams, or the 11+, or O-levels. Later I hated B.A.s and M.A.s. The reason I hated them is that I don't like being tested, failed or falsely praised by anyone.” ReasonSchoolLevelsTestsHatedPrizeTestedExam Author:Billy Childish
“If employees need to stay late in order to curry favor with the boss, what motivation do they have to get work done during normal business hours? After all, they can put in the requisite 'face time' whether they are surfing the Internet or analyzing customer data.” IfsNeedsDoneFacesMotivationOrderHoursInternetNormalLateEducationalCustomersFavorsDataEmployeeBossSurfingWork DoneAnalyzingCurrySurfing The Internet Author:Robert Pozen