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Plenty of questions for SEPTA after customer experience falls short

May 30, 2023
by Stan Silverman with No Comment Articles

Providing a great customer experience needs to be part of the tone at the top expressed by the CEO and by the culture that senior leaders nurture within the SEPTA organization. SEPTA riders deserve no less.

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A lesson in narrowing the political divide in our country

May 22, 2023
by Stan Silverman with No Comment Articles

An email conversation with one of my readers narrowed the gap in our views because we listened to each other and acknowledged each other’s points even when we did not necessarily agree with them. We are all patriots. We need to talk to each other and not at each other about issues impacting our nation.

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What Steve Jobs can teach us about getting out of our comfort zone

May 15, 2023
by Stan Silverman with No Comment Articles

Quoting Steve Jobs, “I’ve never found anyone who has said no or hung up the phone when I called [to ask for help]. I just asked. … Most people never ask. And that’s what separates the people that do things from the people that just dream about them. You gotta act. And you gotta be willing to fail.”

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Will denial of a rail permit to haul liquified natural gas through Philadelphia kill the project?

May 8, 2023
by Stan Silverman with No Comment Articles

LNG released during a derailment is not only highly flammable, but also can be explosive, risking a catastrophe to people, property and the environment. There are over 1,000 train derailments each year. When the risk is small, but the result of a derailment could be catastrophic, you don’t take the risk.

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After ‘pity city’ comment, MillerKnoll CEO learns key lesson in how to deliver a message

May 1, 2023
by Stan Silverman Articles

A lesson for all leaders: Watch what you say and how you say it. It impacts how you are viewed by your employees, and what you say might wind up on social media for the world to see.

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Florida’s DeSantis vs. Disney: How will swing voters react to Reedy Creek action?

April 24, 2023
by Stan Silverman Articles

The GOP used to be the party of limited government interference in the affairs of individuals and companies. No longer. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, a possible Republican nominee for the presidency in 2024, is playing to the GOP’s base. Is DeSantis ignoring swing voters? Time will tell.

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Lessons from the drive to unionize Starbucks

April 17, 2023
by Stan Silverman Articles

Starbucks employee unionization efforts are a lesson for all companies. Listen to the concerns of your employees. Create an environment in which employees develop a feeling of ownership in what they do at the company. Do so before a movement to unionize occurs.

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We should all practice the human side of leadership

April 10, 2023
by Elliott Hughes Articles

Recognize that your employees are your most valuable asset. Quoting Sir Richard Branson, founder of Virgin Group, “Clients do not come first. Employees come first. If you take care of your employees, they will take care of the clients.” Branson also said, “Train people well enough so they can leave. Treat them well enough so they don’t want to.”

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When faced with a challenge, remember where your power comes from

April 3, 2023
by Stan Silverman Articles

When faced with challenges and adversity, remember Eric Little’s statement in the film Chariots of Fire, “So where does the power come from to see the race to its end? From within.” After you look into the deep, dark abyss, it becomes your finest hour, and you emerge stronger than before.

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Tech companies need to avoid en masse terminations

March 27, 2023
by Stan Silverman Articles

Don’t emulate Google and other tech companies. Avoid terminations en mass. Evaluate employee performance and the staffing needs of your company and make changes on an ongoing basis. Inform each employee who is about to be terminated individually. How you handle terminations is a reflection of you as a leader.

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Customer-facing employees must possess emotional intelligence

March 20, 2023
by Stan Silverman Articles

How will a front-line customer-facing employee react in a volatile situation with a customer? They will fall back on their experiences, emotional intelligence, common sense and good critical judgment to defuse the situation.

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Will Norfolk Southern board hold CEO Alan Shaw accountable for avoiding derailments?

March 13, 2023
by Stan Silverman Articles

It’s up to the boards and CEOs of railroads to change their mindsets and recognize that they need to be on a mission critical journey to eliminate derailments. Practically, zero derailments will not be achieved, but that needs to be the goal.

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  • Plenty of questions for SEPTA after customer experience falls short
  • A lesson in narrowing the political divide in our country
  • What Steve Jobs can teach us about getting out of our comfort zone
  • Will denial of a rail permit to haul liquified natural gas through Philadelphia kill the project?
  • After ‘pity city’ comment, MillerKnoll CEO learns key lesson in how to deliver a message
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