"The Service Culture Handbook: A Step-by-Step Guide to Getting Your Employees Obsessed with Customer Service" by Jeff Toister is a practical guide for creating a customer-focused culture within an organisation. The book offers a range of tools and techniques for improving communication, setting service expectations, and building a team of customer service champions.
Be Our Guest: Perfecting the Art of Customer Service by The Disney Institute takes readers on a journey into the world of Disney's renowned customer service culture. Drawing from Disney's extensive experience in creating magical experiences for guests, the book shares valuable insights and practical strategies for delivering exceptional customer service.
"Never Lose a Customer Again: Turn Any Sale into Lifelong Loyalty in 100 Days" by Joey Coleman is a compelling guide that underscores the significance of the initial post-sale phase in fostering long-term customer loyalty. The book is based on Coleman’s extensive experience and research, highlighting how businesses can transform new customers into lifelong advocates by focusing on their early interactions.
Who: The A Method for Hiring by Geoff Smart and Randy Street provides a systematic and practical approach to hiring top talent. The authors introduce the A Method, a step-by-step process designed to help organisations make effective hiring decisions and build high-performing teams.
"On Grief and Grieving: Finding the Meaning of Grief Through the Five Stages of Loss" by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross and David Kessler is a seminal work that explores the complex and multifaceted experience of grief. Drawing on their extensive experience working with terminally ill patients and their families, Kübler-Ross and Kessler outline a framework for understanding the emotional journey of grief through the lens of five stages: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance.
"The Coaching Habit: Say Less, Ask More & Change the Way You Lead Forever" by Michael Bungay Stanier is a practical guide to coaching that emphasizes the importance of asking powerful questions and listening deeply. The author provides a set of seven essential coaching questions that can be used in a variety of coaching situations to help explore goals and achieve results.