| The A.C.E.S. model of exceptional
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| | empowered with wealth of technical
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| customer service is a simple pneumonic
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| | resources close at hand. But he could
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| and diagnostic tool that will help you
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| | not fix my problem in a timely manner.
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| evaluate your company's ability to
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| | In the end, it took 2 hours to solve a
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| deliver service to the customer. Once
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| | problem that a more competent person
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| you have your diagnosis, you then know
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| | could have solved in 20 minutes . I have
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| where to apply corrective measures if
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| | been a loyal customer of Dell largely
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| needed.A.C.E.S. helps employees focus on
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| | because of their tech support, but their
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| the three component parts of customer
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| | competence is deteriorating, and I am
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| service. This model complements my 4
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| | beginning to re-evaluate this position.If
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| (and 7) laws of exceptional customer
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| | the employee is new, it may just be a
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| service.The ACES model is a simple
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| | matter of training. If training has been
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| formula
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| | supplied and the employee is not becoming
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| Attitude + Competence + Empowerment =
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| | more competent, it is most likely a poor
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| (exceptional) ServiceThe first component,
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| | fit with the job.Position 3 is common
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| Attitude, contains the attitudes and
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| | with people who are often labeled as
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| beliefs that are required to provide
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| | having low emotional intelligence. In
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| excellent customer service. These include
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| | fiction, this is often the crotchety
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| the basic imperative of providing service
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| | engineer who can fix anything, just keep
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| to others (as oppose to oneself), of
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| | him away from other people. A person who
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| improving the customer's condition, that
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| | is often in this position may not be the
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| problems are opportunities to excel, that
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| | most appropriate person for customer
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| positive energy and good humor are
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| | service. This type of person may benefit
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| essential, and so on. The attitude
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| | from personal coaching to help shift his
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| factor can be assessed at macro and micro
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| | or her attitude about the importance of
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| levels including: the corporate culture,
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| | Attitude. When someone is stressed and
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| the overall workforce, the general
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| | having a "bad day" they are often in
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| tendency of a given person, or the
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| | position 3 for a brief period of time.On
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| specific communications during an
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| | a macro level, position 3 describes a
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| interaction.The second component is
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| | company that values competence and
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| Competence. A positive attitude is only
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| | empowers its people to succeed, but does
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| a consolation prize when competence is
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| | not value customer service enough for
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| low. Many decades ago I was a new waiter
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| | people to experience Exceptional Customer
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| at an upscale restaurant. A patron asked
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| | Service. Now many companies talk about
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| me if there was mayonnaise in the Caesar
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| | the importance of customer service, but
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| salad dressing. I checked with the chef
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| | go no further than platitudes. A
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| and was told there was no mayonnaise in
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| | colleague of mine worked at a major
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| the dressing. He ordered it and
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| | metropolitan hospital. There were many
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| proceeded to have a tremendous allergic
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| | signs around the building touting the
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| reaction. I had a great attitude, but I
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| | importance of the patient and the how the
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| was less than fully competent. The
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| | hospital was committed to delivering the
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| dressing was made from scratch. No
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| | highest quality of service. Unfortunately
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| mayonnaise was added, but it was made
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| | this was often an empty promise. For
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| with the same ingredients, eggs and oil!
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| | instance, on the oncology unit the
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| A competent food server would have known
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| | doctors were rarely forthright with
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| better. For that matter the chef should
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| | patients. Nurses had to go around
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| have known better as well.Employee
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| | doctors' backs to communicate more openly
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| competence is largely derived from
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| | with patients and family. There was
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| intimate knowledge with all aspects of
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| | little teamwork and so on. Hardly the
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| the product and/or services being
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| | state-of-the-art in care.Finally only at
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| offered. I live in Pennsylvania where
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| | position 4 do we really attain high
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| you can only buy wine in state-owned
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| | quality customer service. On a personal
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| liquor stores. While it has gotten
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| | level, each individual must empower
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| somewhat better in recent years, most
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| | themselves to cultivate a positive
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| sales people in these stores could not
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| | attitude of service and competence.
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| describe the difference between a
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| | Empowerment also means being willing to
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| Chardonnay and Ripple! I therefore do
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| | take a few judicious risks. The flight
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| most of my wine shopping in another
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| | attendant I mentioned earlier
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| state.In certain jobs, competence in the
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| | demonstrated a personal use of all three
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| job also requires the ability to handle
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| | dimensions.At the macro level, position 4
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| people. I was on a USAirways flight that
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| | describes an organization with a true
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| was fully booked. A man a few rows
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| | cultural attitude of service-to-others.
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| behind was angrily attempting to jam his
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| | It often requires significant corporate
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| suitcase into the overhead bin. He was
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| | courage to move into this level. It
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| so aggressive, that it looked like he was
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| | requires facing the truth about how the
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| going to destroy the door. The other
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| | organization is not implementing
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| passengers watching him began to look a
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| | important values. IT requires spending
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| little nervous. The flight attendant
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| | near term money for longer term goals.
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| arrived and, in the most perfect tone of
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| | The organization makes sure its staff and
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| voice (combining humor and boundary
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| | systems have the competence to act on the
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| setting) said, "Are you trying to break
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| | attitude, and that people are actually
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| my airplane?" The man immediately
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| | empowered to use their competence.
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| stopped and allowed her to take care of
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| | Furthermore, the interaction effect of
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| his suitcase. Not wanting to miss an
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| | the convergence of these factors is
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| opportunity at friendly jousting with
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| | highly self-reinforcing. Working in such
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| such an obviously talented person, I
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| | an environment cultivates an even more
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| said, "Excuse me, but are your planes
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| | positive attitude. Employees are
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| that easy to break?" She smiled and
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| | motivated from within. Company morale is
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| retorted, "Don't worry honey. They give
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| | high. Companies that inculcate and
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| us lots of duct tape. You can use duct
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| | empower their employees usually raise the
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| tape for everything." (short pause) They
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| | bar of competence to higher and higher
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| even use it at the Miss America Pageant."
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| | levels. Companies that would be examples
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| Now THAT is competence in handling
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| | of this are Disney World Theme Parks,
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| people.On a more macro level, it is
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| | Costco, and Enterprise rental car (see my
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| important that the systems and procedures
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| | article on comparing and contrasting
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| of a company are competently designed to
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| | recent experiences with Enterprise and
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| provide the exceptional service.
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| | Sears)If customer service levels are not
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| Netflix is an example of an incredibly
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| | at the desired goals, the A.C.E.S.
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| competent system for renting DVDs. You
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| | analysis provides a rapid way to zero in
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| do not have to leave your house. They
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| | on the problem. You can ask yourself,
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| come in the mail they are returned in the
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| | "Where am I on this chart most of the
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| mail. If there is any problem, you
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| | time?" Do I need to update my competence
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| simply contact Netflix on-line and it is
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| | in something? Have i gotten so focused
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| taken care of (at their expense). The
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| | on making the sale to make money that I
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| system is designed so that the incentive
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| | am no longer focusing on the customer
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| to get the most for your money actually
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| | relationship? Do I feel dis-empowered to
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| supports the efficient returning of the
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| | provide great service. The manager or
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| DVDs.The final component of A.C.E.S. is
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| | leader can ask, "Where is my sales force
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| Empowerment. Generally this is a
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| | most of the time?" What has changed in
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| structural issue within the company.
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| | the ACES model that accounts for the drop
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| Employees must be empowered in terms of
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| | in customer service in the XYZ
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| proper training as well as actual power
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| | department? Is there a change in the
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| to solve problems. The main question to
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| | market place so that people are no longer
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| answer here is, in what ways are
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| | competent? Is there a new manager that
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| employees able to resolve problems on the
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| | is dis-empowering people? Did we have a
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| spot so that the customer feels like his
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| | huge turnover of people so that now 34%
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| or her needs come first (Dr Bob's 2nd law
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| | of the department has not had the company
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| of exceptional customer service). Any
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| | training? Do we talk about an attitude of
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| employee at the Ritz Carlton is empowered
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| | taking excellent care of our customers,
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| to spend up to $2500 to solve a guest's
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| | but fail to take excellent care of our
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| problems. The result is that a guest
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| | employees so the corporate attitude of
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| feels like he or she is a queen.As shown
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| | excellence of customer service is not
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| in the diagram on the right, there three
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| | manifested in its employment practices?
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| possible situations where a person or
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| | Customer Service is not rocket science.
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| company has only one quality. There are
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| | But, it is not necessarily easy to
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| three possible intersections of two
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| | execute at high levels. It takes courage
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| qualities, and one point where all three
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| | and honesty to look at where you are.
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| qualities intersect. The single quality
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| | And, once you know where the problem is
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| points are self-explanatory. So, I will
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| | you are halfway to a solution.Dr Robert
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| not describe them here. At intersection 1
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| | Schwarz is a consultant coach and
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| we have a good attitude plus competence,
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| | speaker. He is passionate about
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| but not empowerment. Here an employee
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| | improving the performance of individuals
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| knows how to do something and has a great
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| | and companies. His mission is to sponsor
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| attitude, but somehow is not empowered to
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| | and promote the creative potential and
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| do it. This situation can exist when
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| | generative powers of individuals and
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| there is a poor manager in charge of
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| | organizations to maximize sustainable
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| competent, motivated people. It is often
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| | performance and well-being. CEOs,
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| depicted in movies of the hero who wants
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| | managers, business owners and line
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| to do it, can do it, but is prevented
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| | workers who are inspired perform better.
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| from doing it by the system. In real
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| | Organizations and individuals that
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| life, this is the situation we have all
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| | perform up to their true potential in
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| faced when a service person says, "You
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| | providing value and service to others are
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| are completely right, this is not fair,
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| | more fulfilled and more profitable.With
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| but the computer system will not let me
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| | 24 years of experience as a businessman,
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| fix your problem for you." If it is a
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| | psychologist, consultant and coach
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| chronic problem, people in position 1
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| | working with thousands of people, Bob
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| generally become demoralized. Another
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| | brings a wealth of experience in
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| scenario is more personal. An employee
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| | improving human performance. His
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| may not be assertive (self-empowered)
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| | trainings are full of energy, humor and
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| enough or willing to take an appropriate
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| | thought provoking content for immediate
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| risk, even if he or she really does have
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| | use and long-term sustainable growth. He
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| the competence and authority to do
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| | presents trainings internationally on
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| so.Position 2 is a situation where an
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| | topics including, leadership, creativity
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| employee has a great attitude and the
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| | and gender communication differences,
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| system actually does empower him or her,
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| | customer service, advanced approaches to
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| but the employee is not sufficiently
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| | stress management and work life balance
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| competent. My recent tech support call to
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| | to government agencies, businesses, and
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| Dell is a good example. The tech had a
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| | associations.
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| wonderfully pleasant attitude and was
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