Myra Golden

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

Questions are a double-edged sword for customer service professionals. You have to ask questions to get to the root of the problem, log issues, and in general, to help customers. Years ago, when I managed a small call center, I realized that my team had to ask our customers seven questions.

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Myra Golden

JUNE 25, 2018

Too many hiring managers focus on candidates’ work history when filling customer service roles. They get excited when they read that the candidate has six-plus years working in customer service. But past work in customer service is not a reliable indicator of future success in serving your customers.

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Comm100

AUGUST 1, 2018

This article highlights that customer service is not reserved for those on the frontline and is only a complete process when all levels take part. Customer service is evolving rapidly, call center agents reading from the same script are no longer the definition of good customer service.

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Myra Golden

APRIL 5, 2023

When managing phone calls, signposting can make all the difference between a smooth and efficient conversation and a frustrating and confusing one. It’s a crucial skill for anyone who frequently takes calls, such as customer service representatives, salespeople, or receptionists.

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Myra Golden

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

When I managed a call center, I would regularly pick up donuts or pastries. I was getting coffee and breakfast for my team because they’ve worked so hard to complete a project that I am over the moon excited about: My newly upgraded Customer Service eLearning suite. Thanks so much for calling us today.

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Myra Golden

DECEMBER 9, 2016

A free module from my customer service online training. I began thinking about and conceptualizing this training during a drive home from Arkansas where I had just delivered a presentation to a group of 60 new managers in a corporate mentoring program for the world headquarters of Sam’s Club.

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Myra Golden

DECEMBER 17, 2015

You know your customer service is not where it needs to be. You know your agents aren’t delivering the level of service your customers expect and deserve. There are 2 reasons why your agents are failing at the customer experience. They aren’t establishing rapport with customers. And this is a big one.

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Michelli Experience

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

While I can go on and on about Ed’s visionary leadership, ability to inspire teams to greatness, top-drawer guest experience delivery and his ability to manage in a crisis, I want to talk about Ed Mady’s signed baseballs. Ok, where is this going? Rather, we tend to remember flagship moments: the peaks, the pits, and the transitions.

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Myra Golden

DECEMBER 9, 2016

A free module from my customer service online training. I began thinking about and conceptualizing this training during a drive home from Arkansas where I had just delivered a presentation to a group of 60 new managers in a corporate mentoring program for the world headquarters of Sam’s Club.

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Storyminers

DECEMBER 22, 2017

Implementing the insight from research into your Customer Experience strategy and acting accordingly is a different story. And those organizations that do, often manage the process of getting staff to manage customer related issues manually. Whatever it may be, the common denominator doesn’t always mean it’s right.

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Myra Golden

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

N o matter what your product or service is or what business you’re in, your employees will have to deal with difficult customers. So that’s why I’m sharing these tactics… to show you a fast and easy new way your employees can create calm and regain control with difficult customers. Interestingly, call volume was not up.

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Myra Golden

JULY 12, 2019

I remember managing a contact center and having an employee say to me , “Tammy does the exact same thing, yet the supervisor doesn’t take off points for her. I had my supervisors meet with me on a regular basis to check, adjust, or determine by comparison with each other the standards set forth by our call center.

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Myra Golden

APRIL 2, 2020

I managed a global call center during the Y2K fear, and my company spent a full twelve months contingency planning for everything that could potentially fail when the calendar flipped over to the new millennium. It’s fantastic that we can all support customers remotely. In 1999 everybody was worried about Y2K.

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Myra Golden

DECEMBER 19, 2016

When I managed a small call center in Tulsa, I was always looking for creative ways to motivate my employees. One of the tips in the book was called Post-It Note Therapy. The next morning I had an out of office meeting and I didn’t make it into the call center until early in the afternoon. Then I went home.

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Storyminers

JULY 11, 2016

Why not focus on the efficiency of the call center instead of delivering better customer outcomes? I had the opportunity to peek at the future when I attended the CRM 2016 event produced by SAPInsider at the Las Vegas Convention Center in March as an analyst (no fee, no favors). Business profitability first.

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Myra Golden

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

N o matter what your product or service is or what business you’re in, your employees will have to deal with difficult customers. So that’s why I’m sharing these tactics… to show you a fast and easy new way your employees can create calm and regain control with difficult customers. Interestingly, call volume was not up.

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Myra Golden

JANUARY 23, 2017

I remember managing a contact center and having an employee say to me , “Tammy does the exact same thing, yet the supervisor doesn’t take off points for her. I may not have the bubbly tone like Tammy, but I’m good with customers.” Plus, Bonus Take-away Video: Managing to Eliminate Unacceptable Employee Performance.

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Storyminers

JULY 29, 2016

As that can be a tall order, we have created a proprietary model called “Customer Loyalty 3.0” Utilizing ratings and reviews as a B2C brand is a valuable business and marketing solution and is also an incredibly important means of boosting customer satisfaction. Managing Director, Brand Dignity. Maciej Fita. Adam Toporek.

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Stella Connect

JANUARY 4, 2022

Customer service coaching refers to the practice of ongoing communication between the agent and their manager to hone in on how to improve on specific skills, achieve specific goals, and develop their craft so they can handle even the most difficult customer interactions. Coach your service team strategically.

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Myra Golden

JANUARY 23, 2017

I remember managing a contact center and having an employee say to me , “Tammy does the exact same thing, yet the supervisor doesn’t take off points for her. I may not have the bubbly tone like Tammy, but I’m good with customers.” Plus, Bonus Take-away Video: Managing to Eliminate Unacceptable Employee Performance.

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Myra Golden

JUNE 2, 2016

Myra Golden Customer Service Training Highlight. Verbal Aikido: A non-agressive, highly effective strategy for handling difficult customers. Thanks to the Internet and social media, customers are more savvy now than ever before. This means the customer service professional must develop a response plan.

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Myra Golden

DECEMBER 17, 2018

For more than 20 years, through my workshops, I’ve worked with customer service professionals just like you who struggle with how to say things to customers that they don’t want to hear. Here are Three Simple (But Important) Things To Remember About Giving Bad News To Customers. Never cause a sense of helplessness.

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Myra Golden

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

Customers are still upset. But they accept the employee’s word without escalating in aggression or asking to talk to a manager. Muttering “because,” giving a reason, and then topping the explanation with a sense of urgency gets customers to agree by a double-digit percentage increase.

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Myra Golden

JUNE 2, 2016

Three Unique Professional Development Events for Customer Service Professionals. How to Handle Difficult Customers Using Verbal Aikido. 5 Aikido Principles for Creating Calm, Defusing Anger and Moving to Closure with Difficult Customers. Creating calm with difficult customers is not a matter of using aggressive tactics.

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Myra Golden

JUNE 2, 2016

Three Unique Professional Development Events for Customer Service Professionals. How to Handle Difficult Customers Using Verbal Aikido. 5 Aikido Principles for Creating Calm, Defusing Anger and Moving to Closure with Difficult Customers. Creating calm with difficult customers is not a matter of using aggressive tactics.

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Stella Connect

APRIL 17, 2018

If you’re in a call center performance management role, you’ve probably invested a lot of time and energy in your customer service training and coaching programs. You’re determined to build a team of brand experts who can connect with customers, resolve issues, and drive sales with ease.

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Myra Golden

JANUARY 17, 2017

The goal was to motivate customer service employees to deliver a better customer experience by monitoring calls and giving feedback on calls. The manager carefully crafted a monitoring form, which would be used to measure everything from listening skills to friendliness, to empathy.

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Stella Connect

JUNE 5, 2017

EVP and Chief Customer Officer, Frontier Communications. We’ve seen it in case after case: the transformative effect agent-level feedback has on contact center morale, management, performance, hiring, and retention. An Outside in Customer Experience Strategy for a Brave New World (Closing Keynote). Celika Caldwell.

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Myra Golden

JANUARY 17, 2017

The goal was to motivate customer service employees to deliver a better customer experience by monitoring calls and giving feedback on calls. The manager carefully crafted a monitoring form, which would be used to measure everything from listening skills to friendliness, to empathy.

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Myra Golden

JANUARY 25, 2017

This is such an important training because it addresses head-on the 4 biggest challenges supervisors and managers face with monitoring and coaching customer service employee: How to design the most effective monitoring form. Plus, Bonus Take-away Video: Managing to Eliminate Unacceptable Employee Performance.

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Myra Golden

JANUARY 25, 2017

This is such an important training because it addresses head-on the 4 biggest challenges supervisors and managers face with monitoring and coaching customer service employee: How to design the most effective monitoring form. Plus, Bonus Take-away Video: Managing to Eliminate Unacceptable Employee Performance.

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SurveySensum

JULY 14, 2020

Meet the Top 150 Global Customer Experience Thought Leaders and Influencers of 2020. Adam Toporek – Customer Service Expert, Keynote Speaker, Trainer, Strategic Advisor . Annette Franz – Customer Experience Consultant, Keynote Speaker, Author . LinkedIn : [link]. Website : [link].

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Myra Golden

APRIL 17, 2017

Don’t allow customer service employees to spend more than 80% of their time on the phones. Most contact center agents spend most all of their workday seated in front of their computers, headsets on, taking calls or waiting for calls. I created a task force of 4 customer service agents.

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Stella Connect

APRIL 17, 2018

If you’re in a contact center performance management role, you’ve probably invested a lot of time and energy in your customer service training and customer service coaching programs. You’re determined to build a team of brand experts who can connect with customers, resolve issues, and drive sales with ease.

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Myra Golden

APRIL 8, 2019

I got my first management title when I was twenty-six years old. Nobody said my new management job would be easy. Nobody said my new management job would be easy. Managing a person old enough to be my mother, was just one of the challenges I faced in that job. My first management job was Global Head of Consumer Affairs.

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Myra Golden

MARCH 18, 2020

One night I stood less than two feet away from an angry customer who slapped my co-worker during a Blue-light Special. Years later, as a call center manager, challenging customers and frequent escalations forced me to search for reliable approaches to delivering bad news and de-escalating intense interactions.

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Myra Golden

DECEMBER 29, 2016

Bolen, Project Manager. 10-person pass to Myra’s Customer Service eLearning Suite of 10 courses (a $999 value!). Enrollment for up to 10 people in Myra’s Customer Service eLearning suite , so you can give your employees Myra’s very best training at their own pace. ” Kristy L.

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