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Customer Service Through Social Media: The game has changed

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Harry is with Useful Social Media , and I will be presenting at their New York Conference on Social Media and Customer Service next week. Plus, Harry interviewed me about my book, The Hidden Power of Your Customers: Four Keys to Growing Your Business Through Existing Customers. But are companies getting it?

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Hard Skills vs. Soft Skills: What’s the Difference and Which Do I Need to Build?

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For instance, customer service, sales and human resources, while having technical aspects, are more likely to require emotional intelligence to succeed. Read the best personal development books. Careers in graphic design or content writing likewise require an emphasis on related hard skills. Ask peers for performance feedback.

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What Is Professional Development? We Unpack the Essentials

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It encompasses a broad spectrum of activities including online courses, mentorships and even top personal development books to assist you on your journey. But it can also offer traction for a career change, such as when a solopreneur takes on the soft skills required for presentations or sales. The opportunities are limitless.

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Book Review: The Customer Service Survival Kit

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The Customer Service Survival Kit was written by Richard S. Gallagher, a practicing psychotherapist and the author of many customer service books who has trained over 20,000 people on how to handle the most daunting situations with customers while improving their confidence and an organization’s customer relations.

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Ep 253: Amaia Arruabarrena – Former Executive Assistant to the CEO of ezCater

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In this episode of The Leader Assistant Podcast, Amaia shares her fascinating story about her pursuit of becoming a doctor, finding a customer service job at ezCater on Craigslist, becoming EA to the CEO, and how her experience as a c-suite assistant prepared her for her director role.

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Ep 239: Lucy Brazier – Author of The Modern-Day Assistant

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In this episode, Lucy talks about her new book, the Global Skills Matrix for administrative assistants, and much more. ezCater’s simple-to-use platform provides a network of over 100,000 restaurants nationwide, business-grade reliability, food spend management tools, and 24/7 support from their highly trained customer service team.

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Ep 234: Sarah Abbott – Executive Assistant to the CEO of Utz Brands

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She has over a decade of administrative experience and lots of customer service stories! ––– THE LEADER ASSISTANT PODCAST IS PRESENTED BY EZCATER ezCater is the nation’s most trusted provider of corporate food solutions — the best way for companies to order food for daily employee lunches, meetings, and events of any size or budget.