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Cutting Corners: The Importance of Doing It Right The First Time

Cutting Corners: The Importance of Doing It Right The First Time

by Paul Rutter | Company Culture, Customer Experience, Customer Service

“If you don’t have time to do it right, when will you have the time to do it over?” ~ Coach John Wooden Growing up, my brother, sister and I all had “weekend chores” around the house we had to complete before we could go and play with our friends. It might be...
Keep It At Bay: How To Handle Frustration With Your Team

Keep It At Bay: How To Handle Frustration With Your Team

by Paul Rutter | Company Culture, Internal Customer

“Expectation is the mother of all frustration.” ~ Antonio Banderas I love the game show Jeopardy. I’m always learning something new, but it’s a bit disheartening to see how little I know compared to the real contestants. With that in mind, let’s play Jeopardy! In the...
Stealing Someone’s Thunder: Why Giving Credit is Essential

Stealing Someone’s Thunder: Why Giving Credit is Essential

by Paul Rutter | Company Culture, Internal Customer

“It is amazing what you can accomplish when you do not care who gets the credit.” ~Harry S. Truman You and your team worked hard on that last project.  You spent many hours after work, and even came in on the weekends to get it finished on time and under budget.  You...
Don’t Miss The Boat: Keeping Everyone On The Same Page of the Employee Manual

Don’t Miss The Boat: Keeping Everyone On The Same Page of the Employee Manual

by Paul Rutter | Company Culture

“If you hire people just because they can do a job, they’ll work for your money. But if you hire people who believe what you believe, they’ll work for you with blood and sweat and tears.” ~ Simon Sinek Barbara, a new employee, was doing a fine job.  She...
Heard it Through The Grapevine: How Office Gossip Kills a Team

Heard it Through The Grapevine: How Office Gossip Kills a Team

by Paul Rutter | Company Culture

“Some say our national pastime is baseball. Not me. It’s gossip.” ~ Erma Bombeck (The names in this post have been changed to protect the innocent). “Hey Mary, listen to this…I heard from Bob that Jim spoke to Heather who supposedly overheard Patty telling the new guy...
Best of Both Worlds: How to be Loved by Your Staff and Your Customers

Best of Both Worlds: How to be Loved by Your Staff and Your Customers

by Paul Rutter | Company Culture, External Customer

“Dealing with people is probably the biggest problem you face, especially if you are in business. Yes, and that is also true if you are a housewife, architect or engineer.” ~Dale Carnegie, Best Selling Author The last thing a company wants to do is neglect...
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