Poor customer service is rare these days

Hotel ironing board with inspiring thoughts
The ironing board was a delightful “wow” moment.

 

Do we have the courage to act on limited knowledge and insufficient evidence?

That’s what speaking up against status quo requires. That, or ignorance.

Twice yesterday i was quietly stunned by two incredibly weird customer service experiences.

The Dollar Rent A Car representative at Chicago Midway told me i needed to fill up the gas tank within 10 miles of the airport and if i didn’t have a receipt as proof, i would be charged $10/gallon.

The Best Western Valparaiso front desk clerk asked for my credit card for incidentals. When i shared that i would not be making any charges, he revealed that it was really to cover themselves against any damages the guest might create.

It would seem both of them lied.

That is so weird to think that some companies have a culture encouraging this allowing this to happen.

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Controversial Disney internal politics shared

Spaceship Earth closeup
We visit several times a week during Summer.

 

Controversial Disney internal politics shared in this revealing Disney Magic Band story.

A health care executive asked me what i thought of the article.

My response?

These kinds of internal struggles happen in every organization and it is no different at Disney.

End of story.

The insight is that politics, notwithstanding, do not mean an organization can’t be vibrant.

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i wanted to change the world

Google art on elementary school white board
Years ago in our son’s elementary school classroom. Artist unknown.

 

i wanted to change the world.

Most American professionals have similar feelings.

Many Americans dream of their own entrepreneurial business.

So in 2014 i retired, to begin in earnest, as an entrepreneur.

It was something i wanted to do ‘someday’ (photo above).

This train of thought continues with “i always feel behind” at the next Blog

Being a leader is demanding

Middle school student and teacher
Both are the CEO of You, Inc.

 

Interesting thing about the leader at the very top. She has to believe in everything exponentially more convincingly than everyone else she leads.

This is a hard thing to ask any human to do.

And why most fail at it.

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