How To Apologize

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There is an art to delivering a sincere and effective apology. Whether the issue is related to a security breach, customer service, management, or personal relationships, a true apology can go a long way towards recovering from what might be an otherwise destroyed relationship. I think it’s safe to say most of us have experienced poor customer service interactions or less than sincere “scripted” responses to problems. Failure to take responsibility and address concerns in a professional, consistent, and honest manner is the fastest way to lose business, customers, and friends…

Succeed: Business and Personal in 2010

The beginning of a new year always seems to bring with it resolutions, goals, new planning, and strategic visionary strategies conceptualized to foster synergized evangelism and actualize forward-focused proactive memes in the hyper-personalized link economy of freemiums. And delight the customers. Smell the synergy. Just kidding. Kind of. I am actually starting to put together [...]

Citrus For Your Next Difficult Negotiation?

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According to research in the journal Psychological Science, smells associated with “clean” like citrus may make people more agreeable and generous. Working with a difficult customer or on some challenging negotiations? See what happens when there is a bowl of citrus fruit in the room. Hard to do with conference calls, although you could always [...]