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What Are Your Canaries in the Coal Mine?

November 29, 2012 Jeff Kober Leave a comment

In earlier days of coal mining, there was a concern about ventilation. Methane and carbon monoxide gases were a poison…

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Trick or Treat at Home Depot

October 15, 2012 Jeff Kober

A tradition growing up in my home, and later with my kids, was carving pumpkins. This exercise in creativity had…

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Why People Work at Disney: The Disney Difference

August 2, 2012 Jeff Kober

Why would you want to work at Disney if Universal or SeaWorld was paying you more per hour to work…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Benefits, Psychic Income, Walt Disney Company

Nordstrom: The Shoe Fits When It Comes To Great Service

July 19, 2012 Jeff Kober

Many people know Nordstrom as being one of the best customer-savvy deliverers in the country. And many of those same…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: ASTD, Benchmark, Customer Service, Nordstrom

I’m Loving It! Behind the Scenes at McDonald’s Hamburger University

July 12, 2012 Jeff Kober 1 Comment

Last year, McDonald’s Hamburger University celebrated its 50th anniversary. In 1961, the first Hamburger University met in a basement of a…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Benchmark, Corporate University, McDonalds, Training & Development, Values

The Dash To Create A Great Culture

June 29, 2012 Jeff Kober 1 Comment

Red Frog Events is not your ordinary company. In fact, they pride themselves in providing unique experiences, and in having…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Employee Engagement, Red Frog, Teamwork

CLEAR for TSA PreCheck?

May 29, 2012 Jeff Kober

A few weeks ago, Mark David Jones and I went to visit a client together. Whenever Mark travels, he uses…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Customer Service, Government, Waiting in Line

It’s the Real Thing

April 23, 2012 Jeff Kober

That was the slogan for Coca-Cola back in 1969. And it appears to still be the motto today. Take a…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Benchmark, Brand, Chick-fil-A, Coca-Cola, Dan T. Cathy, Muhtar Kent, Promise, Walk in the Shoes of Your Customer

Fatal Benchmarking Mistakes

April 16, 2012 Jeff Kober 1 Comment

Much has been said of benchmarking – the act of looking to best-in-class companies and measuring yourself against their methods.…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Benchmark, Change, improvement

What is Government’s Core Vision?

April 3, 2012 Jeff Kober 1 Comment

One of the biggest challenges the public sector faces (and most other organizations for that matter) is getting its people…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Core Vision, Public Sector

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