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Inside Strategic Coach: Connecting Entrepreneurs With What Really Matters

Why Your Business Strategy Should Include Exceptional Hospitality

Jul 25, 2023
Business coaches discuss the importance of hospitality and treating customers like human beings. They emphasize the value of personal connection, being interested rather than just interesting, and showing genuine appreciation for clients. They highlight how technology can diminish the sense of connection and the need to up one's hospitality game to stand out from the competition. The speakers also stress the significance of making personal connections, showing interest, and forming genuine connections with others in a technology-driven world.
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Quick takeaways

  • True hospitality goes beyond customer service by making people feel at home and recognizing them as individuals.
  • Being genuinely interested in others and creating personal connections is a competitive advantage in a technology-driven world.

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The Distinction between Customer Service and Hospitality

In this podcast, Dan Sullivan discusses the difference between customer service and hospitality. He shares his personal experience at a resort where the service felt impersonal, lacking any sense of connection or recognition. According to Dan, customer service has become a minimum standard that people expect, but true hospitality goes beyond that. He highlights the importance of making people feel at home, recognizing them as individuals, and showing a genuine interest in their lives. Dan compares exceptional hospitality at hotels like the Four Seasons and Ritz to the lackluster service he experienced. He emphasizes the power of personal connection and remembering details about customers, noting that being interested in others is a key aspect of providing genuine hospitality.

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