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How to Make More Money

Success

I grew up in a small town in Montana, in an economically depressed Irish mining town. I grew up with nothing, but I grew up with total abundance. She brought them into the living room, set up the tent and threw everything inside, including us kids. I grew up with nothing, but I grew up with total abundance.

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Be Positive About Your Customer Service Issues

Professional Assistant Blog

Then you finally do reach a live person and you are so fed up with all of the time wasted, that you start fuming towards the person on the other end of the phone. Imagine how much more receptive the customer service representative would be if you tried to deal with your issue in a more positive manner. How would you feel?

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Disengaged Employees are the Silent Killer

Energage

They gossip around the watercooler. They show up to work. Most of all, disengaged employees cost your organization countless dollars in lost productivity, quality, and poor customer service. Sure, there are the vocal – maybe even disgruntled – employees who stand out in the crowd. They wish they were anywhere but at work.

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How to Lose a Customer and a Few More!

Professional Assistant Blog

Providing excellent customer service is crucial. Passing the buck to another co-worker or department can result in customer frustration and might end in a spin off of negative results. They most likely will stop using your product/service, but also, they would end up telling their friends.

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Is Using Social Media at Work a Good Idea?

On The Job

Further, studies show that employees allowed to use social media on the jobs help drive profitability, improve customer service – and contrary to employer fears – may help workers do their jobs better. Cavalli points out that social media interaction isn’t always about discussing a new movie or dishing the latest gossip.

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Ep 241: Elena Navarro on Corporate Culture, Toxic Workplaces, and Maintaining Confidentiality

LEADERASSISTANT.COM

She has always shown up as herself and for that she can proudly say her success has been built through complete authenticity. 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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Is The EA Role Right For You?

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

You are reliable, trustworthy, and don’t gossip. You have a customer service attitude with the sophistication, grace, and diplomacy of royalty. So, know what your unique selling point is and play that area up, regardless of which field you choose! You are already the social director of your group of friends or sorority.

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