Customer Focus

Customer Focus

Our local chain grocery store has a new initiative to cut waiting times in the check-out lines. Throughout the store, hanging posters feature photos (of real employees, presumably) proclaiming their commitment to faster customer service. At the front of the store,...
What Customers Want

What Customers Want

In my last post, I wrote that the easiest way to figure out what customers want is to start with what you want. The Golden Rule is a great starting place for leaders who want to improve their focus on customers. Use your own experiences as a customer to help you get...
We’re All Customers

We’re All Customers

We’re all customers. I am a customer of our local bank, our not-so-local mortgage company. As a parent, I am a customer of our daughter’s school. I’m a customer of our utility companies, our insurance company, our waste removal company, our...