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Treat Everyone Like a Customer Even if he is 13 Years Old

All my 8th grader really wants for Christmas is an iPhone 4. So, I took him to my cellular provider the other day to see if they could help us.…

Duane BaileyDecember 14, 2010

London trip, I used a story about pants (or trousers) to illustrate the differences in language in my storytelling for leaders keynote to acevo

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Change Your Pants – A Funny Story that Inspired 250 Execs

In March of 2009, I met Seb Elsworth of the Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations (ACEVO). It was about 4 pm at a reception at the Great Ideas…

Ira KoretskyApril 14, 2010

fedex home delivery truck with smiling driver, arms crossed, in a comfortable and natural pose, outstanding customer success story

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Do What Robert Would Do – Customer Service Story

Here’s an “I-never-thought-it-would-happen-to-me” customer service story. My old Dell PC needs to be put out to pasture. When I open my many and diverse applications, the PC gets slower and…

Ira KoretskyApril 15, 2009

story example of strategic planning at royal dutch shell - picture of shell gas station

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Storytelling and Strategic Planning, Guest Jamie Notter

Let me start by saying that I hate strategic planning, and so do many of the people who do it every one to three years. The number one complaint about…

Guest AuthorNovember 5, 2008

Executive Boardroom, where Paul shares a horrible experience his boss, His message today, "Treat Everyone with Respect"

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Get Me Some #$%^& Coffee – Paul’s Story

This is a story, actually a horrible story that helped define a young man's actions for decades. Today, Paul's message, "Treat Everyone with Respect." Here's his story. In 1984, I…

Ira KoretskyAugust 23, 2008

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Don’t Judge a Book by its Tattoo, Story

Ron Rosenberg, colleague and friend, has a nice weekly newsletter called "Tricks & Tales." The sub-message for his newsletter is "Stories on Life and Business to Baffle, Entertain, and Amaze."…

Guest AuthorJanuary 30, 2008

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Mere Mortal or Superhero? – Guest, Diogenes Ruiz

While at a networking event, I was handed a card with a super hero on it. I looked at it for a long time before looking back at the person.…

Guest AuthorNovember 8, 2005

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Treat Everyone Like a Customer Even if he is 13 Years Old

Change Your Pants – A Funny Story that Inspired 250 Execs

Do What Robert Would Do – Customer Service Story

Storytelling and Strategic Planning, Guest Jamie Notter

Get Me Some #$%^& Coffee – Paul’s Story

Don’t Judge a Book by its Tattoo, Story

Mere Mortal or Superhero? – Guest, Diogenes Ruiz

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Treat Everyone Like a Customer Even if he is 13 Years Old

Change Your Pants – A Funny Story that Inspired 250 Execs

Do What Robert Would Do – Customer Service Story

Storytelling and Strategic Planning, Guest Jamie Notter

Get Me Some #$%^& Coffee – Paul’s Story

Don’t Judge a Book by its Tattoo, Story

Mere Mortal or Superhero? – Guest, Diogenes Ruiz

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