Another airline service has gone and done it.  They’ve taken customer service one step closer to worse or beyond.  Continental Airlines is the latest among the major American carriers to start charging for food during the flight.  The next logical question should be: why even have food on the plane anyway? The rapid decline in customer service from...

I am currently involved in a discussion with an old friend over what a business coach brings to a business.  The fundamental question is does the business coach act as a therapist at times.  The answer is a qualified yes.  Qualified because the business coach has been hired to help a team solve a specific issue, train new skills to beat the competition,...

I ran into an old colleague in the supermarket yesterday. (No, no one got hurt.)  We were discussing the current business climate and how our respective businesses are going.  His is in a breakout stage right now, which means he feels a bit overworked but happy.  He is working for a medical device company that does not make a unique product but has improved...

Customers have a never ending thirst that must be quenched on a continuous basis. They return to the same source of water that will quench the majority of their thirst because of familiarity and trust. Customers will desire for that source of water to be the answers or solutions to myriad of diverse needs. Yet, no business can fulfill every single need a...

Recently I was approached over the phone by a company that wanted me to purchase keyword advertisement for life.  The idea being that my company would have preferred ad placement when someone searches for specific keywords like business coaching, corporate coaching, etc.  That a few grand up front would have a longer ROI than the horror of pay-per-click when...