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W.A.I.T.

26 January, 2014 by James Lawther 4 Comments

listening skills

In his book To Sell is Human Dan Pink puts forward a simple idea.  Whatever your walk of life you sell things: My wife sells doing the dishes to me I am selling ideas to you You sell projects to sponsors Every day we try to coax, cajole and convince people to do something for us. […]

Filed Under: Blog, Employee Engagement, Tools & Techniques Tagged With: communication, Daniel Pink, do as I say, human nature, management style

Estimates and Anchors

23 January, 2014 by James Lawther 13 Comments

Nottingham Riviera

Sometimes you will be asked a question and you won’t know the answer… How many customers will call? How many products will you sell? How much will the project cost? Sometimes you have to start with an estimate. How do we estimate? Let me explain with a question: how many people live in my home […]

Filed Under: Blog, Operations Analysis, Tools & Techniques Tagged With: anchoring, assumptions, decisions, estimation

Do You Really Need Big Data?

19 January, 2014 by James Lawther 5 Comments

You think you need big data You need to understanding all those interactions and connections You need databases and decisioning tools and analysts and consultants You need to know what all those patterns are telling you You need the competitive advantage After all, knowledge is power, it is obvious, isn’t it? Maybe you could start […]

Filed Under: Blog, Operations Analysis, Tools & Techniques Tagged With: big data, data is not information, Dilbert, information technology

Six Musts if You Use Voice Response…

17 January, 2014 by James Lawther 10 Comments

It is a bit of a touchy subject Should you use a: Voice Response Unit VRU, Interactive Voice Response IVR, one of those damn electronic things (call it what you will) to answer your customer’s calls? The naysayers will have you believe they damage “moments of truth” and ruin the “customer experience”. The fans will tell you they are hugely […]

Filed Under: Blog, Process Improvement, Tools & Techniques Tagged With: best practice, communication, information technology, interactive voice response, service design

The Basics

12 January, 2014 by James Lawther 5 Comments

Distraction

If you run a corner store: You must open from 7 ’till 11 You should stock milk, bread, toothpaste… And you know to you will work Sundays If you run a fast food restaurant: The food must be filling The food should be tasty (enough) And you know to keep the toilets clean If you […]

Filed Under: Blog, Wild Cards Tagged With: focus, purpose, service improvement

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