Wednesday, September 5, 2018
By Nancy Friedman, Customer Service Keynote Speaker; President, Telephone Doctor Customer Service Training
DEFINITION: CHANGE; to make different
Why is this word so scary to people?
The word change is a scary word to some employees. It’s about as welcome as getting an electric shock.
Mainly, I believe, it’s because when we hear the word ‘change’ we aren’t sure of what’s going to happen.
* We’ll be making some ‘changes’ around here.
* This company is going through some ‘changes.’
* Even ‘change’ management is scary.
And when I tell my husband, “I’m changing the furniture in the family room." it creates havoc in our house. “Don’t change anything,." he says.
Employees particularly get worried when they hear the word ‘change.’ What if you could make the word better?
We can! Simply replace the word ‘change’ with a more positive, rewarding word – IMPROVEMENT!
* We’ll be making some improvements in this department.
* Our company is going through some improvement.
* Dick, I’m going to make some improvements in the family room.
Who would deny an improvement?
Sound much less scary wouldn’t you say? Try it today. Insert ‘improvement’ when you want to use ‘change’ and see the difference.
Thank you.
Nancy
The following two tabs change content below.Nancy Friedman, customer service keynote speaker, is president of Telephone Doctor Customer Service Training and a featured speaker at franchise, association, and corporate meetings around the world. A popular TV guest, she appeared on Oprah, The Today Show, CNN, FOX News, Good Morning America and CBS This Morning, as well as hundreds of other radio, television and print outlets around the world, including the Wall Street Journal, and USA Today. The author of 9 books on her chosen topics, Nancy helps corporate America improve their communications with their customers & co-workers.
You can see her 9 books here.For more information, log on to Nancy Friedman's website
www.nancyfriedman.com or call (314) 291-1012. Oh yeah you can email her at
nancyf@telephonedoctor.com. Nancy is a recent recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Hall of Fame Award - St. Louis Small Business Monthly