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This is Your Last Warning: How Committees Communicate (A Parable)

On a recent “wander and ponder” (e.g. hike) with the Boone Dog, we happened along this sign.

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Service Excellence Begins with One Important Attribute

As I travel the globe discussing the customer experience with companies and associations of all sizes, I am repeatedly asked one critical question: How do we create a culture of service excellence?  It’s a tough one to answer. In fact, … Continue reading

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No Visitors Allowed – A Haunting

The lovely bride and I moved from the mountains of Colorado to the vineyards of Eastern Washington about six months ago.  Our new home is located just west of Walla Walla on 20 acres surrounded by farm land.  It offers … Continue reading

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Twenty Things I’ve Learned in Twenty Years of Educating People

With all apologies to Esquire magazine for blatantly ripping off their idea, here are just a few of the hard earned lessons I’ve learned over the last 20 years; one for every year.

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Customer Experience: The Head and the Heart

It was a day that epitomizes why my lovely bride and I frequently travel to Healdsburg, a sleepy little village nestled in the middle of some of the greatest vineyards in the world.  We woke up in a cottage in … Continue reading

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The Customer Experience: Mumford and Sons Style

Walla Walla, Washington, the sleepy town near which my lovely bride and I moved a few months ago, generously lists its population at 30,000 people.  So, when a rock festival is scheduled to invade bringing 20,000 fans of Mumford and … Continue reading

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