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Things are not always what they seem. This fact is at the heart of my newsletter, Perceptions & Realities, which provides real-life experiences, along with guidelines and recommendations, on how to deliver superior service and build win-win relationships.

Click on the links in the tables below to access issues of Perceptions & Realities. For additional articles, click on any of the following cartoons.

I'd be happy to notify you when I've posted new newsletters or articles. If you'd like to be notified, send me an and let me know. (Rest assured: I won't give your name out without your permission.)

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Issue Featuring articles on:
12-2 personal development, managing expectations, communication, managing change
Articles Galore customer satisfaction, consulting skills, managing customer expectations, listening, feedback-gathering, SLAs
12-1service orientation, feedback gathering, problem solving, business savvy
Special
Edition
managing expectations, attitudes, managing change, relationship building, listening, management, communication

Issue Featuring articles on:
11-4 service orientation, managing change, communication, listening
11-3 customer service, teamwork, managing expectations, management
11-2 client relations, feedback gathering, communication, managing change
11-1 customer service, communication, usability, information gathering

Issue Featuring articles on:
Special
Holiday
Issue
customer service, relationship building, communication, customer support, managing expectations, planning, managing change, critical thinking
10-4 customer satisfaction, listening, productivity, interpretations
10-3 service orientation, communication, feedback gathering, service tracking
10-2 communication, service level agreements, customer satisfaction, customer support
10-1 communication, customer satisfaction, customer requirements, managing expectations

Issue Featuring articles on:
9-5 communication, measurement, management meetings
9-4 customer service, conflict management, attitudes, service level agreements
9-3 communication, feedback gathering, measurement, managing expectations
9-2 sales savvy, communication, managing change, managing expectations
9-1 survey savvy, managing change, critical thinking, communication, productivity

Issue Featuring articles on:
8-6 persuasion skills, managing expectations, service strategies, service level agreements, staffing
8-5 sales strategies, presentation skills, survey savvy, managing change
8-4 information gathering, listening, managing expectations, customer service, service strategies
8-3 client relations, feedback gathering, measurement, project management
8-2 perception management, information gathering, responsiveness, customer service, persuasion skills
8-1 relationship building, survey savvy, communication, service level agreements


Additional resources:

    Additional articles on managing customer expectations, enhancing teamwork, improving your consulting skills, establishing SLAs, and more

    An excerpt on communicating during times of change from my book, Communication Gaps and How to Close Them

    Information on my book, Managing Expectations: Working with People Who Want More, Better, Faster, Sooner, NOW!

    An excerpt from my handbook, How to Establish Service Level Agreements

    A description of my seminars

    A list of my presentations

Please contact me at 781-986-8148 or by to talk about any of these topics -- or any others, for that matter. Or call just to chat. I'd enjoy hearing from you.

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