gaining the competitive edge in guest service

Gaining The Competitive Edge In Guest Service!National Restaurant

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How To Get The Most Out Of The Session?

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Eliminate the N.O.I.S.E

•Never compromise

•Ownership

•Incent the right behaviors

•Stay focused on the goal

•Evaluate efforts regularly

Who Does It The Best?

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Audience Participation

Service

Hospitality

What Is It That They All Have In Common?

• Emphasize employee loyalty– Benefits and perks– Training

• Have excellent Guest Complaint or Service Recovery programs

• Focus on Continuous Improvement

• Connect to the Service Profit Chain– Take care of your people and they will take care

of your Guest who will take care of the Company

What role does the employee play?

Source: http://www.gallup.com/consulting/17575/humansigma.aspx

Based on research spanning 10 million employees and 10 million customers around the globe, the HumanSigma® approach combines a proven method for assessing the health of the employee-customer encounter with a disciplined process for improving it.

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What Does The Guest Think?

Source: http://www.theultimatequestion.com/theultimatequestion/home.aspSource: http://www.netpromoter.com/calculate/nps.php

How likely is it that you would recommend this company to a

friend or colleague?

% of Promoters - % of Detractors = Net Promoter Score (NPS)

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Where Does It Start?

Which Comes First?


















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Who is eliminating the N.O.I.S.E.?

Eliminate the N.O.I.S.E

•Never compromise

•Ownership

•Incent the right behaviors

•Stay focused on the goal

•Evaluate efforts regularly

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