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 1 Comment- Add comment | Back to Praise & Grumble Written on 03-Feb-2010 by servsci

I just came across this matrix which could be applied to problems with customer facing staff:

The Problem What's Needed Solution
Can't do it Aptitude Better selection
Don't know what to do Information Better communication
Don't know how to do it Knowledge and skills Better training
Don't want to do it Motivation Incentives - pain or gain

You could easily replace "Aptitude" with "Attitude", a positive one that is. Which brings me to my quote dilemma on Twitter above. Thanks to member of this blog Kevin Fields for informing me it was Henry Ford who said "Whether you think you can or you think you can't, either way, you're probably right". Pure genius (Henry, not Kevin. Kevin just Googled it!)

Source of Matrix - http://www.profitablehospitality.com

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  • written on 03-Feb-2010

    Fieldsy says:

    That one word - attitude - is the solution to the whole matrix. If staff have the right attitude they'll overcome all of the other issues.

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