The system most businesses use to check their work is after-the-fact, after the output has been completed or delivered. That's too late! When the customer finds the error and complains, it costs you 10 times more than if you had caught the error at the beginning of your process.
Prevention means taking the time upfront to look at your process and test to see if it is capable of delivering the promised output every time. This could be a meal, a tooth cleaning, an answered customer phone call, a paint job, etc. Prevention on a new process means brainstorming what are all the opportunities for error that could occur in the process and how could they be avoided.
Appraisal is just a fix and requires rework that costs time and money. Prevention pays in the long-term!
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Teri Yanovitch is a leading speaker, trainer and consultant on creating a culture of customer service within an organization. Her firm T.A.Yanovitch, Inc. provides a clear and proven process on how to create this culture of service and helps guide organizations to ensure their success. Through her presentations, workshops and training, Teri has assisted organizations from all industries to differentiate their business through the competitive edge of the customer experience.
Contact Teri at ty@retainloyalcustomers.com
Her highly acclaimed book Unleashing Excellence – The Complete Guide to " Ultimate Customer Service" has sold over 32,000 books and is recognized as a practical, hands-on approach to providing a seamless extraordinary service experience to retain customers and employees. Contact Teri at
ty@retainloyalcustomers.com for your next speaking engagement or for a copy of her book.
Showing posts with label quality improvement. Show all posts
Showing posts with label quality improvement. Show all posts
Jun 29, 2011
May 24, 2011
Price You Pay for Doing Things Wrong - Teri's Tip #45
Whenever something is not done right the first time, there is a price. To calculate that price, add up the time that was spent to talk to the customer when they brought it to your attention, add up the time it takes someone to resolve it, add up any new material or product replacement costs and .... make sure you calculate the time using the burdened rate of the employee's pay.
To take it one step further, calculate the number of times these things are done wrong in a week and multiply by 52 weeks for the annualized cost. You'll be amazed at how much even little errors cost your business! Don't stop there - now communicate this price to your employees so they are aware and then brainstorm together with them as to how to make sure things will always get done right the first time.
http://www.retainloyalcustomers.com/
Teri Yanovitch is a leading speaker, trainer and consultant on creating a culture of customer service within an organization. Her firm T.A.Yanovitch, Inc. provides a clear and proven process on how to create this culture of service and helps guide organizations to ensure their success. Through her presentations, workshops and training, Teri has assisted organizations from all industries to differentiate their business through the competitive edge of the customer experience.
Contact Teri at ty@retainloyalcustomers.com
Her highly acclaimed book Unleashing Excellence – The Complete Guide to “ Ultimate Customer Service” has sold over 32,000 books and is recognized as a practical, hands-on approach to providing a seamless extraordinary service experience to retain customers and employees. Contact Teri at ty@retainloyalcustomers.com for your next speaking engagement or for a copy of her book.
To take it one step further, calculate the number of times these things are done wrong in a week and multiply by 52 weeks for the annualized cost. You'll be amazed at how much even little errors cost your business! Don't stop there - now communicate this price to your employees so they are aware and then brainstorm together with them as to how to make sure things will always get done right the first time.
http://www.retainloyalcustomers.com/
Teri Yanovitch is a leading speaker, trainer and consultant on creating a culture of customer service within an organization. Her firm T.A.Yanovitch, Inc. provides a clear and proven process on how to create this culture of service and helps guide organizations to ensure their success. Through her presentations, workshops and training, Teri has assisted organizations from all industries to differentiate their business through the competitive edge of the customer experience.
Contact Teri at ty@retainloyalcustomers.com
Her highly acclaimed book Unleashing Excellence – The Complete Guide to “ Ultimate Customer Service” has sold over 32,000 books and is recognized as a practical, hands-on approach to providing a seamless extraordinary service experience to retain customers and employees. Contact Teri at ty@retainloyalcustomers.com for your next speaking engagement or for a copy of her book.
Jan 25, 2011
Blame Game - Teri's Tip #32
When things go wrong, what is the typical first question that is posed? "Who screwed up?" Pointing fingers is a big mistake. It only causes people to become defensive, protect their territory and take you longer to get at the root cause of what is causing the problem.
Therefore, when things go wrong, ask the question "what went wrong in the process?" 80% of the time, the problem is within the process and only 20% of the time is it a person who is at fault. What this creates is a culture of continuous improvement.
http://www.retainloyalcustomers.com/
Teri Yanovitch is a leading speaker, trainer and consultant on creating a culture of customer service within an organization. Her firm T.A.Yanovitch, Inc. provides a clear and proven process on how to create this culture of service and helps guide organizations to ensure their success. Through her presentations, workshops and training, Teri has assisted organizations from all industries to differentiate their business through the competitive edge of the customer experience.
Contact Teri at ty@retainloyalcustomers.com
Her highly acclaimed book Unleashing Excellence – The Complete Guide to “ Ultimate Customer Service” has sold over 32,000 books and is recognized as a practical, hands-on approach to providing a seamless extraordinary service experience to retain customers and employees. Contact Teri at ty@retainloyalcustomers.com for your next speaking engagement or for a copy of her book
Therefore, when things go wrong, ask the question "what went wrong in the process?" 80% of the time, the problem is within the process and only 20% of the time is it a person who is at fault. What this creates is a culture of continuous improvement.
http://www.retainloyalcustomers.com/
Teri Yanovitch is a leading speaker, trainer and consultant on creating a culture of customer service within an organization. Her firm T.A.Yanovitch, Inc. provides a clear and proven process on how to create this culture of service and helps guide organizations to ensure their success. Through her presentations, workshops and training, Teri has assisted organizations from all industries to differentiate their business through the competitive edge of the customer experience.
Contact Teri at ty@retainloyalcustomers.com
Her highly acclaimed book Unleashing Excellence – The Complete Guide to “ Ultimate Customer Service” has sold over 32,000 books and is recognized as a practical, hands-on approach to providing a seamless extraordinary service experience to retain customers and employees. Contact Teri at ty@retainloyalcustomers.com for your next speaking engagement or for a copy of her book
Oct 5, 2010
5 Well-Remembered Values
Philip Crosby, one of the leading gurus in quality improvement, took me to breakfast when he hired me in 1983 and during the meal gave me a gift. The gift was a wooden box with a Cross pen inserted. Engraved on the box was the word ADEPT. He explained the meaning of the acronym:
A is for Accuracy
D is for Discreet
E is for Enthusiasm
P is for Productive
T is for Thrifty.
He expected each of his employees to display these values. 25 years later, I remember them. Read more at:
http://teriyanovitch.blogspot.com/2010/10/phil-crosby-breakfast-of-values.html
Teri Yanovitch is a leading speaker, trainer and consultant on creating a culture of customer service within an organization. Her firm T.A.Yanovitch, Inc. provides a clear and proven process on how to create this culture of service and helps guide organizations to ensure their success. Through her presentations, workshops and training, Teri has assisted organizations from all industries to differentiate their business through the competitive edge of the customer experience.
Her highly acclaimed book Unleashing Excellence – The Complete Guide to Ultimate Customer Service has sold over 32,000 books and is recognized as a practical, hands-on approach to providing a seamless extraordinary service experience to retain customers and employees. Contact Teri at ty@retainloyalcustomers.com for your next speaking engagement or for a copy of her book. Her website is: http://www.retainloyalcustomers.com/
A is for Accuracy
D is for Discreet
E is for Enthusiasm
P is for Productive
T is for Thrifty.
He expected each of his employees to display these values. 25 years later, I remember them. Read more at:
http://teriyanovitch.blogspot.com/2010/10/phil-crosby-breakfast-of-values.html
Teri Yanovitch is a leading speaker, trainer and consultant on creating a culture of customer service within an organization. Her firm T.A.Yanovitch, Inc. provides a clear and proven process on how to create this culture of service and helps guide organizations to ensure their success. Through her presentations, workshops and training, Teri has assisted organizations from all industries to differentiate their business through the competitive edge of the customer experience.
Her highly acclaimed book Unleashing Excellence – The Complete Guide to Ultimate Customer Service has sold over 32,000 books and is recognized as a practical, hands-on approach to providing a seamless extraordinary service experience to retain customers and employees. Contact Teri at ty@retainloyalcustomers.com for your next speaking engagement or for a copy of her book. Her website is: http://www.retainloyalcustomers.com/
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