Surrounded by Idiots by Thomas Erikson is a book about understanding different communication and behavioural styles, and how to communicate effectively with people who have different styles than your own. Erikson presents his ideas using the DISC model, which categorizes people into four different communication styles: Dominant, Influencing, Steady, and Conscientious.
"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.
Customer Service in an Instant: 60 Ways to Win Customers and Keep Them Coming Back by Karen Leland is a practical guide for customer service professionals looking to improve their customer service skills. The book provides 60 quick, practical tips for handling difficult customers in a variety of situations.
Customer Centricity: Focus on the Right Customers for Strategic Advantage by Peter Fader is a comprehensive guide to understanding and leveraging customer data to drive business success. Fader argues that the traditional approach to customer service, which treats all customers as equal, is outdated and ineffective. Instead, he advocates for a customer-centric approach that focuses on identifying and targeting the most valuable customers to drive revenue growth.
Customer success is an emerging field that is rapidly gaining traction as more and more businesses recognise the importance of retaining customers and fostering long-term relationships. In the book "Customer Success: How Innovative Companies Are Reducing Churn and Growing Recurring Revenue," authors Nick Mehta, Dan Steinman, and Lincoln Murphy provide a comprehensive guide to this exciting new field, offering insights and strategies for companies looking to reduce churn and build long-term customer relationships.