Read This Later

Read This Later

Overcome the digital information overload with a simple formula If you’re like me, you – with the best of intentions – save snippets from the web, have far too many browser tabs open, use @savetonotion hacks, or have a robust “Read This Later” backlog. ...
Open-Ended Solutions

Open-Ended Solutions

How we frame the question opens up the conversation with our client How we – as the expert – frame our opening statements sets the stage for the interaction with the client. If you’ve ever walked into a retail store and were greeted with, “Let me know if...

The Diminishing Return of Tasks

At what point does a long list of tasks become counterproductive? In economics, there is a concept called the point of diminishing returns. My Econ teacher explained it using the classroom as an example: if the 30 students were tasked with placing 60 chairs and 15...

Amazing Customer Interactions

We have the opportunity to create memorable, shareable moments through our customer interactions.Sometimes called ‘transactional messages’, some customer interactions are often relegated to the bottom of the To Do list. Think reminder notices, policies, receipts, or...

Drip by drip

Where are we building trustI recently purchased a license for some online software. It was really on a whim. After reading the reviews, one thing over-shadowed the actual software: the lessons. Over and over, the customers cited the creator’s email lessons as the best...

When It Gets Tough, Conversations For The Win

Let’s talk…I call them “crunchy conversations.”They can be awkward. Or uncertain. Or direct. They’re certainly not comfortable. But they should never be avoided.In times of uncertainty, change, difficulty, or the fog, your team and partners crave direction and...