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How to implement a TQM System
Quality Management | Small Business Management | Strategic Planning | Vision/Mission

12 Steps to Implementing a Total Quality Management System

ByPatricia Lotich, MBA May 7, 2025May 7, 2025

Total Quality Management (TQM) is about taking care of customers. Successful organizations have figured out that customer satisfaction directly impacts the bottom line. You need a structured, systematic process to…

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Example Employee Performance Goals
Human Resources

Sample Employee Performance Goals

ByPatricia Lotich, MBA May 22, 2024May 22, 2024

We all get the premise that in order to make money, we need to create a quality product or service that someone will pay for. Employee performance goals help organizations…

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how to implement organizational change
Quality Management | Small Business Management

8 Steps to Implementing Organizational Change

ByPatricia Lotich, MBA November 30, 2022December 4, 2023

Change is a word that generates uneasiness and sometimes fear in most of us. However, successful organizations understand that when they are doing things the same way with poor results,…

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what you should never say to a paying customer
Small Business Management

7 Things You Should Never Say To Retail Customers

ByPatricia Lotich, MBA November 16, 2022December 4, 2023

Small businesses are the foundation of our economy. Showing support to these hard-working business owners is what those of us who understand small businesses do. As I was out and…

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What Are The 5 Levels of Customer Satisfaction?
Customer Service | Small Business Management | Strategic Planning

What Are The 5 Levels of Customer Satisfaction?

ByPatricia Lotich, MBA February 16, 2022December 5, 2023

As a business owner, the first thing you will learn is that you need customers to pay the bills. Without them, a business would cease to exist. After you gain…

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How to deal with customer complaints
Customer Service | Quality Management | Small Business Management

10 Tips for Dealing with Customer Complaints

ByPatricia Lotich, MBA October 7, 2021December 5, 2023

Anyone who has a business has had the experience of dealing with customer complaints. While listening to a complaining customer is not something most people enjoy, a complaining customer can…

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Customer Service

Do You Pay Attention To The Questions Your Customers Ask?

ByPatricia Lotich, MBA September 1, 2021December 5, 2023

Customers pay the bills and are the reason we exist. Many organizations miss opportunities by not paying attention to simple requests that customers make. There are many tools available to…

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Why you should welcome customer complaints
Customer Service | Quality Management | Small Business Management | Strategic Planning

5 Reasons You Should Welcome Customer Complaints!

ByPatricia Lotich, MBA August 11, 2021December 5, 2023

Let’s be real. No one likes complainers. We work hard and try to do our best, but sometimes, our best efforts fail to please our customers. In these moments of…

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customer comment card example
Customer Service | Quality Management | Small Business Management

Free Customer Comment Card Template

ByPatricia Lotich, MBA July 21, 2021December 5, 2023

Businesses rise and fall based on their ability to understand the experience and expectations of their customers. This is why so many businesses use customer comment cards to get immediate…

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