Cell phone use by janitorial employees?
A Portland janitorial service manager deals with the frustrating plague of techno-addiction. What is YOUR policy on cell phones and their usage in the field? Steve gives his preferred guidelines.
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“What happens IF…?”
The single most important “working safety” rule is a simple one-size-fits-all question…
What message do you “telegraph” to your employees?
The next time you think you can put one over on your people with fast talk and elaborate excuses, think again.
The “I say … they do” myth (Part 2)
Regardless if you are speaking to senior managers, secretaries, technicians, or sales reps, they all need these 3 common elements when we ask them to do something new.
Mike Lamunyon: “I was ready to have a nervous breakdown before SFS!”
Mike reminisces on the growth of his restoration business and how Jon-Don and the SFS program have been his “Partners for Success”…
Why can’t customer service always be this easy?
Everyone knows Big Billy has always been addicted to the coffee at Starbucks. Now his latest Starbucks experience has turned him into a raving fan. Future SFS attendees be warned …
Create Customer Cheerleaders by making friends with their children …
The health and well-being of the home owner’s family is a huge motivation to have their carpets cleaned. So how should you (and your employees) treat the little ones in the house? Here are some great ways to put the kids (and their parents) at ease while you are cleaning the carpets …
Did you know your carpet cleaning technicians are “addicts”?
You would never knowingly hire a heroin addict, would you? And yet you are allowing another equally insidious addiction to continue without trying to stamp it out. Steve shares one sure-fire (but very painful) “tough love” approach …
Facing the challenge of hiring your first tech? (Part 12)
You’re not alone. John and Meg Burdick are working their way through expanding their cleaning business. Share their thrills (and challenges) in “Meg’s Story”…