Difficult Customers

Whether you're in the trenches or the boardroom, you're going to encounter demanding, dissatisfied, and disagreeable customers. Are your people (and you) prepared to deal with them? Ignore a valid complaint and you could be the next viral sensation for all the wrong reasons. But give in to every demand and you may be consumed with the often petty complaints of your worst customers and wind up pandering to them with freebies, discounts, and special attention.

The 10 strategies in this book will build your confidence and competence, so that the next time you're struggling with a grumpy, cranky, whiney SOB, you won't have to just stand there wondering, "How can I sell to this jerk?" With the can't-miss strategies you'll find in How to Deal with Difficult Customers, you'll turn that sourpuss into a sweetheart, close the deal in no time, and find yourself eager to take on the next tough customer.

Let's face it: We all know people who are irrational. No matter how hard you try to reason with them, it never works. So what's the solution? How do you talk to someone who's out of control? What can you do with a boss who bullies, a spouse who yells, or a friend who frequently bursts into tears? In his book Just Listen, Mark Goulston shared his best-selling formula for getting through to the resistant people in your life. Now he brings his communication magic to the most difficult group of all - the downright irrational.

Workplaces are filled with all types of people, and some of them can be very difficult to get along with. By understanding difficult people and their behaviors, a savvy individual can resolve the awkward and problematic situations they create. Dealing with Difficult People looks at difficult behavior - what drives it and how to cope with it by managing aggression, avoiding awkward situations, and keeping calm. This third edition provides tools and techniques for dealing with difficult customers, difficult people in the digital sphere, and difficult bosses.

Difficult Encounters is a self-improvement book that describes an innovative technique using the ASK for PARDON stepwise approach for managing difficult encounters and taking care of dissatisfied patients in the healthcare sector. The book provides powerful skills that lead to productive and successful encounters with patients using a new engaging and humane approach that is applicable in emotionally charged and high-stakes encounters. In this book you will learn how to build bridges with your patients and develop successful relationships. The book will also help you develop an effective ...

The comprehensive guide to customer service for the 21st century. Even the most successful companies need their customers happy and coming back for more. Whether you’re just starting your business and want to lock up great customer service procedures or you’re an established company looking to revamp your customer service to answer new market needs, this is the resource for you.

In many workplaces today, workplace conflict is an escalating issue. The shift to remote work and hybrid teams has left many people longing for deeper human connection. On top of this, add a younger generation clamoring for more feedback and impatient for change, steady advances in technology that can feel threatening to job security, or people reexamining priorities and quietly quitting. Take the increase in anxiety, stress, and depression, mix in the loss of human relationships, and you get less tolerance and understanding leading, ultimately, to more unresolved workplace conflict.

In the demanding field of customer service, encountering difficult or abusive customers is an inevitable challenge. Alexandra Cahill's "How to Handle Abusive Customers" serves as a comprehensive guide, offering a wealth of practical strategies to effectively navigate these challenging interactions. This book is an invaluable resource for customer service representatives, retail workers, call center employees, and anyone who regularly engages with customers.

Are you one of the 16 million Americans working as a sales professional? Are you a small business owner, consultant, doctor, lawyer, or other business professional who must sell your services and promote your credibility to succeed? If so, you need practical, easy-to-apply information on the art of effective selling and sales communication—whether selling to difficult customers or selling to interested, decisive buyers. In From Contact to Contract, you’ll learn to master specific steps that help you: Structure your sales conversation to keep it moving toward your sales goal Use ...