Communication
Jun 8th, 2009 |
By Dan O'Neil
I’ve recently (well for a few months now) received some really poor customer service from a well known rentals by post company in the UK. I’m not going to go into the details here, nor am I going to name and shame – it’s not my style. I see this as an opportunity to learn [...]
Posted in Communication, business |
11 comments
Tags: Assumptions, Banging Your Head Against A Brick Wall, Challenges, coach, Conversation With Someone, Conversations, Customer Services Representatives, Desk, Email, Emails, Help Desks, Poor Customer Service, Proportion, Stock
Jun 2nd, 2009 |
By Dan O'Neil
Before I begin, I’d like to clear up the meaning of the word love in this post. I’m not talking about romantic love (i.e. between two consenting adults/people), I’m referring to the feeling that is present in us all when all negative emotions (e.g. fear, guilt) are removed.
I’ve always noticed that there are many times [...]
Posted in Communication, business |
5 comments
Tags: Business Transaction, Connection Is The Key, Consenting Adults, Contrived Experience, Doors, fear, Finding A Way, Guilt, judgement, Love Connection, Meaning Of The Word, Meaning Of The Word Love, Negative Emotions, People, Personal Recommendation, Relationship, Romantic Love, Thriving Business, Using The Word, Work With Clients
Feb 3rd, 2009 |
By Dan O'Neil
I’ve been a bit busy of late, looking for a new web hosting company and have finally gotten around to making the switch. This last few days has left me feeling intensely impatient! There’s one hour where the website will appear normally and then another hour when nothing comes up at all.
It reminded me [...]
Posted in Communication |
8 comments
Tags: Few Days, Greatest Mistakes, Tendency, Web Company, Web Hosting Company
Sep 1st, 2008 |
By Dan O'Neil
Travelling home this evening I was listening to the radio and the presenter came on and said… “It’s been the worst August in 49 years”. Now, I’m pretty sure he was referring to the weather here in the UK, but it’s a really great example of how easily you can be misundersood.
I found myself asking [...]
Posted in Communication |
18 comments
Tags: Abbreviations, Audience, Bickerton, Listening To The Radio, Sayings, Slow Children, Spite, Time Example, Travelling Home, weather, Wonderful Words, Yorkshire