Reputation on the line . . .

Reputation on the line . . .

Well, if there’s anything to make anyone feel a little bit older, it’s the sooner than expected arrival of the latest installment of the Rugby World Cup. Without giving away my age, I can vividly remember trooping along to Lancaster Park in Christchurch,...
Cafe owners’ reputation garners unwanted attention

Cafe owners’ reputation garners unwanted attention

Hospitality is a hard industry to work in. The customer is always right and customers are pickiest about what they eat, where  they stay, and how they are treated in the process. I’ve worked in hospitality, many years ago, and I can still remember being summoned...
Boeing has a lot to do to restore trust

Boeing has a lot to do to restore trust

For decades, Boeing has been a leading light in the aviation industry, with a focus on technological advancement,, efficiency and safety. But in the past six months it has struck a potentially devastating issue with one of its aeroplanes after two fatal crashes that...
Great businesses deserve great customers

Great businesses deserve great customers

I was talking to a business owner the other day, and he was telling me about a recent experience where he had sighted a job and gave a customer a verbal quote. This ‘lead’ had come from a jobs board site and he costed the job and gave an estimate, that he...