To Sell Is Human: The Surprising Truth About Moving Others by Daniel H. Pink is a book that challenges the notion that sales is the domain of a select group of individuals with a specific set of skills. In fact, Pink argues that we are all in sales, as we spend a significant amount of our time trying to move others to our way of thinking, whether we are convincing our boss to give us a raise or persuading our children to clean their room.
"The Service Culture Handbook: A Step-by-Step Guide to Getting Your Employees Obsessed with Customer Service" by Jeff Toister is a practical guide for creating a customer-focused culture within an organisation. The book offers a range of tools and techniques for improving communication, setting service expectations, and building a team of customer service champions.
Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, and Al Switzler is a book about how to have productive and effective conversations when the stakes are high, emotions are strong, and opinions differ. The book provides readers with tools and techniques for handling challenging conversations in both personal and professional settings.
A Complaint Is a Gift: Recovering Customer Loyalty When Things Go Wrong by Janelle Barlow and Claus Moller is an insightful book that challenges the traditional view of customer complaints and presents a new perspective on how organisations can leverage complaints to build customer loyalty. The authors argue that complaints should be seen as valuable feedback and opportunities for improvement rather than as negative incidents to be avoided or ignored.
"The Stakeholder Strategy: Profiting from Collaborative Business Relationships" by Ann Svendsen is a comprehensive guide that emphasises the importance of building collaborative relationships with stakeholders to achieve business success. Svendsen argues that in today's complex and interconnected business environment, organisations must move beyond traditional transactional interactions and adopt a more strategic, partnership-oriented approach with their stakeholders.
Hug Your Haters: How to Embrace Complaints and Keep Your Customers by Jay Baer is a compelling book that explores the power of embracing customer complaints and turning them into opportunities to enhance customer loyalty and business success. Baer provides valuable insights, real-world examples, and actionable strategies to help organisations effectively handle customer feedback and create a culture of customer-centricity.