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Is a Lack of Proactive Thinking Hurting Your Business?

A man calls a golf course to add one more player to a foursome scheduled for 8:12 a.m., asking if he can just add a 5th to the group, or does he need to break them up into two groups. … Continue reading

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Walgreens Pharmacy’s Proactive Customer Service is a WOW

Customer Service is all about making our customers’ lives better… and one way to WOW them is to be proactive in our quest to serve them at the highest levels. Take, for example, the following simple nuance of customer service often overlooked by many … Continue reading

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No More Wasted Time! Be More Efficient Through Proactive and Critical Thinking

Who has time to waste these days waiting around for answers, doing things inefficiently, or trying multiple times to get one set of information? No one I know. During a recent telephone exchange, I was reminded of the power of proactive … Continue reading

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1-2-3′s: The Basic Principle

The 1-2-3’s of Doing More Than Appease is a principle based on three questions we must ask ourselves when any opportunity to serve arises: What can I do now? (This is what most of us perform whenever an opportunity to … Continue reading

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Proactive thinking – and action – save time and create WOW’s!

By thinking ahead and proactively taking action to help save time, eliminate phone tag, do a favor for someone, or just go over and above, we can create WOW’s for ourselves, our bosses, their associates… and many others. Play it through, think it out – and then take care of what’s needed before it’s requested! This is an incredible WOW! Continue reading

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