What Makes You Tick? Using a “Nuclear” Framework For Improvement Do you ever wonder why when it comes to making changes in our lives we tend to fail more than we succeed? It’s a reality for us as individuals as well as organizations of all shapes and sizes. To counter this,
Luxury in the modern medical practice can be those seemingly little things. And when fees increase, so does demand.
Now that we are just past the airline debacle that Southwest delivered for Christmas, some are wondering if the airline – my favorite – will survive. The disruption at the “most wonderful time of the year” affected millions of people, from employees to travelers and their families they could not spend
The business card is dead. Long live the business card! Much has been written about the decline and obsolescence of the traditional business card. Who needs to carry business cards when you can share contact information wirelessly between devices? The trend towards going paperless with this traditional business interaction seemed to
Reviews Are The Norm I find it amazing how reviews have become a norm in our consumer lives. Remember how we used to lean on Siskel & Ebert for movie reviews? Or how we would read the restaurant critic’s opinion of a new eating venue in the local paper? That
Is Remote Work Good or Bad for Society? As a consultant and public speaker, most of my professional career has been spent working remotely. As the pandemic took hold and office buildings were deserted, corporate employees discovered that working from home can be far more efficient and less stressful. Having long
That sweet spot for the pricing of your services may be higher than you think. Is Starbucks charging too much? One market-researcher-turned-neuroscientist says the opposite is true. His studies – which measured EEG brainwave response to different pricing scenarios for a cup of coffee – showed that people were willing
From Switzerland to Turkey and Across the US In describing how the Experience Economy works, coffee is an easy way to show how the value of a cup of coffee increases when you move from agriculture to manufacturing to service and to the ubiquitous “coffee drinking experience” that now commands
Time is money. When you value your patients’ time as much as their money, you significantly improve their experience.
Understanding the difference between customer service and customer experience can make allthe difference in how you approach your patients. Three aspects that help turn ordinaryservice into extraordinary service: making it personal, relevant and meaningful for thecustomer. A recent Twitter post about a dog named Gus illustrates this difference. Away on
