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Discovering the Soul of Service
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Discovering the Soul of Service

The Nine Drivers of Sustainable Business Success

Free Press, 1999 Mehr


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7

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Recommendation

Leonard L. Berry takes an in-depth look at how service can sustain the success of a business in this detailed, footnoted exploration that includes plenty of interviews and examples from the business world. Written authoritatively, yet conversationally, this book outshines similar works because of its thoroughness. Far from a quick-fix, self-help business guide, the book is thoughtful and doesn’t rely on the obvious. getAbstract recommends it to managers and leaders in all businesses, particularly if your competitive edge rests on pleasing your customers.

Take-Aways

  • Service separates one competitor from another.
  • Human values are the most important factors in the success of a service business.
  • Sustaining success is contingent upon strategic focus, excellent execution, control of your own destiny and trust-based relationships.

About the Author

Leonard L. Berry  holds the J.C. Penney Chair of Retailing Studies, and is professor of marketing and director of the Center for Retailing Studies at Texas A&M University. A former national president of the American Marketing Association, he is the author of eight other books, including On Great Service He is a board member of CompUSA, Hastings Entertainment, Lowe’s Companies, Inc. and the Council of Better Business Bureaus.


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    E. R. getAbstract 1 decade ago
    Dear Patricia - Thanks very much for your thorough, informed response to this abstract. If you want to read a couple of other book summaries that relate to customer service - and in the hotel industry specifically, you might like The New Gold Standard about the Ritz-Carlon chain and The Power of We by Jonathan Tisch of the Loew's hotels. (E. Rauzin, Managing Editor, getAbstract)

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