Monthly Archives: June 2010

Book Review – Switch

I like to read (a lot) and the mix of books tends to vary, depending on whatever attracts me at the time.  I keep a mix going, usually have at least two progressing (some on the Kindle, some from the library). 

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The Value of Patience

I’m not altogether certain I was patient much as a child, perhaps I was but just don’t recall but I suspect that I wasn’t.  Patience as an adult hasn’t always been a strong point either but I am finally getting better at it.  Last year, I declared that I was going to embark on the journey of being healthier.  I finally had the surgery on my deviated septum, so I could breathe better.  From there, I started modifying my eating habits.  Already good, I made them better.  No fast food, no junk food, no soda, no prepared food (that’s right – no cans, no boxes, nothing previously frozen).   That was both harder and easier than I thought it would be.  My husband is a marvelous cook and he has chosen to make the journey with me, so that has helped a lot!

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The Power of Listening

I recently had the opportunity to speak at a summit meeting for a SaaS firm in the area called Appfolio  One of the great questions that came up during the Q&A was this (forgive the paraphrasing): “What is one of the most powerful things you can do to improve your customer experience?”  My answer:  active listening

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A confessed customer experience geek

I recently had the opportunity to listen to Robert Stephens, of Geek Squad fame, and I was fascinated with one particular image he shared, which I immediately and shamelessly appropriated.   I loved hearing him speak and then he showed a Venn diagram (shown below) and really won me over.  Yes, I do enjoy a really good Venn diagram.  Come on, be honest who doesn’t love them?

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