Shep Hyken

National Customer Service Week is coming up soon. Every year it is the first full week in October.

The word dramatic is a great word. When you use it to describe changes you make to improve customer service, it has a positive meaning.

It's never fun to share bad news with a customer. Many people are scared to be the bearer of bad news.

Sometimes you find life lessons in unexpected places.

One of our faithful Shepard Letter subscribers emailed me a story.

"Smile and the world smiles with you." That is part of a longer quote attributed to Stanley Gordon West.

I first came across this idea in the book Moments of Truth by Jan Carlzon, which I consider one of the most important books written on customer service.

In a recent Shepard Letter, I wrote about the concept of giving recognition to the people who deserve it.