Use the Carrot, Not the Stick

The Wall Street Journal recently posted an article titled “The Most Hated Way of Firing Someone Is More Popular Than Ever. It’s the Age of the PIP.” In this article, writer Lauren Weber describes the increasing use of Performance Improvement Plans (PIPs) across the corporate world. As she describes, “A…
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A Great Customer Experience Begins with a Great Employee Experience

For small business owners and managers, delivering an exceptional customer experience should be a top priority. But what if we told you that the real secret to a truly remarkable experience actually lies in your team’s experience? While it’s common sense to focus on customer-facing strategies, a great customer experience…
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Recruiting the Best: What We Look for in a Mystery Shopper

Becoming a mystery shopper offers you the unique opportunity to contribute to the success of small businesses around you while enjoying the perks of a flexible schedule, timely pay, and other benefits. At The Brandt Group, we are always on the lookout for individuals like you who embody the qualities…
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Bad Service Says More about Managers than Employees

Customer service reigns supreme, as we all know. It’s the core tenant of offering a great customer experience—the combination of all the interactions your customers have with your company. As such, it plays a crucial role in defining your brand’s overall perception. When we experience subpar customer service, our first…
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Use the 80/20 Rule to Guide Your Business

The 80/20 Rule is traditionally known as the Pareto Principle, named for Italian economist Vilfredo Pareto (1848–1923). Pareto discovered a recurring phenomenon that appeared in many aspects of life, from land ownership to broader economics: put simply, this principle states that 80% of results come from 20% of effort. This…
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