Service failure the real reasons employees struggle with customer service and what you can do about it

What causes poor customer service? You might be surprised.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Toister, Jeff (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : AMACOM c2013.
Edición:1st edition
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009628695906719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; Introduction; PART I: UNDERSTANDING OBSTACLES TO OUTSTANDING CUSTOMER SERVICE; Chapter 1 Customer Service Doesn't Come Naturally: Hidden Obstacles to Serving Customers; The Service Consistency Challenge; The Customer Service Disconnect; Natural Obstacles to Service Greatness; PART II: OVERCOMING OBSTACLES TO OUTSTANDING CUSTOMER SERVICE; Chapter 2 The Customer Is NOT Always Right: Equipping Employees to Handle Challenging Customers; The Customer Is Often Wrong; Customers Have Varied Expectations; The Self-Sabotaging Customer; The Abusive Customer
  • Solution Summary: Overcoming Challenging CustomersChapter 3 They're Your Customers, Not Mine: Aligning Employees' Interests with Those of the Company; The Principal-Agent Problem; The Problem with Financial Incentives; The Unexpected Side of Employee Recognition; Customer Service Standards That Backfire; Solution Summary: Getting Employee Buy-in; Chapter 4 Your Employees Are Double Agents: Bridging the Gap Between Doing the Right Thing for the Customer and Following Company Policy; The Double Agent Problem; Weighing Risk vs. Reward; Getting Employees to Do the Dirty Work
  • Solution Summary: Avoiding the Creation of Double AgentsChapter 5 Mutually Assured Dissatisfaction: Getting Beyond Broken Systems That Cause Employee Disengagement; Broken Systems Lead to Disengaged Employees; Learned Helplessness Arises from Broken Systems; The Dangers of Employee Disengagement; Leaders Blind to Reality; Solution Summary: Avoiding Mutually Assured Dissatisfaction; Chapter 6 Conformity Is Contagious: Creating a Company Culture That Encourages Outstanding Customer Service; Social Pressure Influences Behavior; Culture Is What We Do
  • Solution Summary: Creating a Customer-Focused CultureChapter 7 Attention Is in Short Supply: Getting Employees to Notice What Customers Really Need; The Curse of Multitasking; Paying TOO Much Attention Isn't a Good Idea, Either; Listening to Customers Can Be Difficult; Solution Summary: Helping Employees Pay Better Attention; Chapter 8 What Role Will You Play Today? Emphasizing the Primary Responsibility to Delight Customers; When Tasks Define Our Roles; Extreme Role-Playing; Blind Obedience; Solution Summary: Helping Employees Establish the Right Roles
  • Chapter 9 The Problem with Empathy: Encouraging Employees to Empathize with Their CustomersThe Source of Empathy; Communicating on Different Levels; Self-Centered Behavior That Leads to Poor Service; Solution Summary: Helping Employees Demonstrate Empathy with Customers; Chapter 10 Emotional Roadblocks: Helping Employees Overcome Their Own Emotions; "Don't Take It Personally" Is Bad Advice; Emotions Are Contagious; The High Cost of Emotional Labor; Solution Summary: Helping Employees Overcome Emotional Roadblocks
  • Chapter 11 Casualties of Cost Consciousness: Seeing Customer Service as a Profit Generator Rather Than a Cost Center