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SEVEN (7) BIGGEST LESSONS LEARNED FROM CUSTOMERS

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In marketing, customers play greater role in purchasing of goods and services. You need to understand your target market, what they think of your business and your product or service. Your target market may be one or more market segments or sub-sets of your market, made up of people or organizations sharing one or more characteristics that cause them to demand similar products or services . Here are some biggest lessons learnt from customers. Reign Supreme Every customer sees himself as the only customer and expects to receive premium , on-demand & priority services. Customers continually expect frontline reps to break policies, to prioritize their needs over those of other customers, and to essentially do whatever they ask because they see themselves as kings . “There is only one king with no competitor”  —  Nārada Muni Customers got Options A customer has more options than ever. This trend has prompted most companies to switch from being product centric to...

Seven (7) Simple Ways To Earn Self Respect

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In our general life, it is imperative that the people with whom you work, relate and non-relati ves respect you but respect is never a given rather, it must always be earned. Your team might respect your work habits, your intelligence in decisions, your choices etc. in many ways such as your speech, presentation, how we treat ourselves and how we allow others to treat us. Self-respect is a fundamental for a great life . If we lack self-respect, we will be insecure and strive to be someone we are not. The only way to have self-respect is to earn it, by continuing to do the next right thing. If you can earn their respect as a person, then you’ve really won the game. Here are some tips that can help you earn self-respect.     First Respect Yourself Don’t hope for respect from people around you. Some people will respect you, others won’t, and you can’t control the kind of people you expect to respect you. Focus on feeling good about yourself and what ...

Create Your Career Strategy In Ten (10) Steps

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Making a decision on what you want to do in the future can often be difficult. Career strategy simply means developing series of actions that you will take each day on your career goals in order to achieve them. You need to decide where you want to take your career, what the options available are, and how you can make an informed decision on the right career path for you. How do you attain your career goals? This is to develop or come out with career strategies in a manner as discussed below. Assess Yourself Developing a career strategy starts with assessing yourself to know your strengths and weaknesses. Before you can start to explore the right areas, you need to focus on yourself. Also, you need to know the things you are really passionate about, your interests, your hobbies, your career preferences, your career aspirations. You need to consider; what your strengths and weaknesses are? What motivates you in the workplace? Assessing yourself is a combination of what yo...

GETTING SMART WITH PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL GOALS

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We all aim for professional as well as personal development in life. For the simple reason that we want the best of both worlds. Human resources goals and focus on recognition of human capital as the resource that drives organizational success.   Personal goals are more life-related like love, discipline, faith, strength, self-confidence etc. These are subjective. You cannot measure these. For example; being a good person, helping someone, falling in love, travelling etc. Personal goals are more about the journey of self-discovery, companionship, compassion, freedom etc. More specific human resources goals are the inclusion of HR leaders in overall business decision-making and the ability to demonstrate that investment in HR activities and strategy has a tremendous impact on the company’s bottom line. Here are some Personal and Professional goals you can consider. Personal Goals Goals Intended for the Family Some goals are directed toward the family and future. So...

BE A CURIOUS LEARNER

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In the fields of neuropsychology, personal development and education, learning is one of the most important mental functions of humans, animals and artificial cognitive systems . Learning relies on the acquisition of different types of knowledge supported by perceived information and it is the goal of teaching and education.   Mezirow (1994) defines learning “…as the social process of construing and appropriating a new or revised interpretation of the meaning of one’s experience as a guide to action” Basically, some resources are invested in our lives as well as our learning; our money, time and energy . Books are bought to be read which helps enhances our skills to understanding what is read. Encouraging Practice In order to be skillful, since you are eager to learn, there’s a method. It is very simple:  you must practice . Practicing a lot requires the sacrificing of your time and leisure, provided you’re also pushing your limits – will make you be...