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... apply for the job. Disney is OK with that. Actually, Disney is more than OK - they're delighted. They want to hire people who are not only willing to do the Disney job, but who also are willing to do it the Disney way. The first training every Disney employee receives - from CEO to street sweeper - is in customer service. Learning how to bake cookies, sweep sidewalks, or operate attractions is always secondary to customer service. In fact, technical skills augment customer service skills instead of vice versa. I know of no agency that spends time and/or money sending producers to customer service training. Why would we do a thing like that? Now that's an interesting question. In an agency, new service staff are usually directed to the largest stack ... expect more and better service with each visit. Our job seems pretty easy in comparison. Our agencies sit in the same locations for decades with the same staff, same customers, same companies, and virtually the same product. Yet we lose customers due to poor service. How does Disney do it? I believe Disney and similar firms do what they do because they integrate customer service into their operation. For example, look at their hiring practices: Before Disney even considers hiring someone, the prospective employee must go through an elaborate screening process, agree to certain grooming and conduct restrictions, and sit through presentations on customer service philosophy and the Disney corporate culture. The majority of people who go through the pre-employment screening process never actually apply for the job. Disney is OK with that. ...

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... area. Evacuation procedures should be practiced. A fire and evacuation drill will help identify of any flaws in your plan and help employees to be better focused in an emergency situation. As you develop your evacuation drill keep the following points in mind: Fire & Evacuation Drills I. Identify Special Team Members A. Fire Control Team Members Extinguish minor fires Supervise and document the drill B. Fire Deputies Sweep areas of the building Record employees not participating in a drill Record inappropriate actions (panic, use of elevators, etc.) Verify evacuation and record the last known location of any unaccounted personnel Document evacuation time II. Special considerations A. Establish Gathering Areas General area(s ) Grouping (by departments? by areas?) B. Make special considerations for physically challenged employees. C. ... BOMBS by Douglas Henderson Bomb threats and actual detonations have become an all-too-frequent problem for American business. This article discusses: Responses to a Bomb Threat Evacuation Plans It's not enough to describe bomb-related procedures in you business continuation plan. Before a real emergency, you must communicate the plans to the right individuals. When a bomb threat is received, it's important that the proper procedures have been communicated to the operators answering incoming telephone calls. It's also essential to have a bomb threat checklist conveniently located at the operator's station. The checklist will greatly assist the operator by identifying the correct actions/responses and serving as a convenient form for the recording of important information. Employee Safety and Survival Plan must include evacuation procedures. Adding floor plans that identify the location of evacuation routes, fire extinguishers, etc. ...

... Content Package Categories Popular Recent All Back Are You Ready for Insurance Dot Com?10/26/2018 12:00:00 AM by CompleteMarkets Editor , Edward Curry This content has not been rated yet. The insurance agency system is experiencing an explosion of new ideas and techniques as well as a changing insurance environment. Agencies must look for new ways to take advantage of the new market forces sweeping through the industry and society. One of the most important opportunity areas is the Internet. The potential for Internet growth is enormous. Unfortunately, many in the industry are fearful and confused about the Internet. Someone who wasn't is Gordon Harden, an agent in Ownings Mills, MD. Gordon is a leading expert on Internet insurance marketing. He realized early on that computers would play an increasingly ... part in day-to-day agency operations. He saw the need to change his agency's direction in response to the shift in the way customers do business with agents and insurance companies. The old marketing methods-door-to-door canvassing, direct mail, and telemarketing-just weren't working as well as before. The more Gordon used the Internet, the more certain he became that this was where he'd find the prospects to make his agency grow. He seriously researched the Internet, hardware, and software-and the ways these technologies could be used together to operate his agency. He found the Internet to be a great icebreaker with hard-to-reach prospects. Once he establishes contact, most prospects and customers he finds through the Internet are more than willing to talk about insurance face to face. Using the Internet allows Gordon to: Continuously increase new business writings ...

... Popular Recent All Back Selling The Charitable Policy 4/30/2013 10:40:04 PM by CompleteMarkets Editor This content has not been rated yet. SELLING THE CHARITABLE POLICY Want an easy, effective way to enable people to do what they want to do-help their favorite charities and the community? Agents also help themselves and the agency. Like many successful routines, it's so straightforward, it sweeps people off their feet! Here's how it works: When anyone in the agency writes a Life insurance application, while compiling the paperwork (or even before then, during casual conversation), get the name of the client's favorite charity or cause. Everybody has one. It might be medical, educational, religious, cultural, scientific, environmental . . . there's a full range. For ... favorite charity. People can do amazing things when they want to. For most Americans, a certain charity holds a special spot in their hearts. Many might hesitate and say, I'd like to donate a policy, but money is kind of tight now. You might respond, It's your choice, of course, but money is very tight for charities, too. Some are being forced to close operations. Let's finish this other paperwork and you can let me know later. There are many variations on this theme. For example, dividends from an existing or new policy can be assigned to a charity. Paid additions can be donated. An old policy or one which is being replaced can be provided. The gift need not be a new policy in order to be useful and tax-deductible. HOW ...

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... . Accept the fact that sometimes the deal fails. If Senior can't make the mix of personalities work, something has to give-the hoped-for retirement date, the guarantee for Junior, or the services of the highly-valued, unrelated associate. If you're going to try a perpetuation plan that sandwiches an unrelated generation of management between two generations of family, two things are crucial: candid communication and guidance. Don't sweep things under the rug to protect someone's feelings. Get the help of one or more experienced advisers who'll give objective input on crucial issues of economics and management capability. Login or Register (for FREE) to gain access to thousands of other great articles. Need more reasons to join? Need insurance for you, your business or your family? Get quality appointments - Save yourself a whole lot ... who don't have plenty of experience, patience, and empathy. Here are some insights my firm has gleaned from its experiences: Under a successful arrangement in which Junior is the known successor, the unrelated associate usually doesn't assume true ownership control. The associate might be a stockholder or partner and/or have a phantom stock benefit, and might for a time serve as president or CEO with substantial operating authority. Senior keeps the controlling interest, although retired or semi-retired, and later transfers it to Junior in a planned transition. Such an arrangement isn't a piece of cake, but with the right people and plenty of forthright communication, it frequently works. A greater challenge arises if Junior has no career goals yet. Senior contracts to sell a controlling interest to the valued, unrelated perpetuator, ...

... . Accept the fact that sometimes the deal fails. If Senior can't make the mix of personalities work, something has to give-the hoped-for retirement date, the guarantee for Junior, or the services of the highly-valued, unrelated associate. If you're going to try a perpetuation plan that sandwiches an unrelated generation of management between two generations of family, two things are crucial: candid communication and guidance. Don't sweep things under the rug to protect someone's feelings. Get the help of one or more experienced advisers who'll give objective input on crucial issues of economics and management capability. Login or Register (for FREE) to gain access to thousands of other great articles. Need more reasons to join? Need insurance for you, your business or your family? Get quality appointments - Save yourself a whole lot ... who don't have plenty of experience, patience, and empathy. Here are some insights my firm has gleaned from its experiences: Under a successful arrangement in which Junior is the known successor, the unrelated associate usually doesn't assume true ownership control. The associate might be a stockholder or partner and/or have a phantom stock benefit, and might for a time serve as president or CEO with substantial operating authority. Senior keeps the controlling interest, although retired or semi-retired, and later transfers it to Junior in a planned transition. Such an arrangement isn't a piece of cake, but with the right people and plenty of forthright communication, it frequently works. A greater challenge arises if Junior has no career goals yet. Senior contracts to sell a controlling interest to the valued, unrelated perpetuator, ...