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Read business author Bob Sutton’s post about United Airlines losing his friend’s 10-year-old child. Then read the comments on the post. And then read the friend’s original complaint letter to United Airlines. See if your blood doesn’t boil.

(Read here)

It’s a great lesson in exactly how noxious a company culture can get. (Not to mention a lesson in how social media can amplify instances of bad customer service.)

United is clearly in a place where you don’t want to be as a company.

  • Crushed by market forces
  • Apathetic employees
  • Confused management
  • Distrustful customers

Steer clear, if you can.

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How Noxious Can a Company Culture Get?

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How Noxious Can a Company Culture Get?

Read business author Bob Sutton’s post about United Airlines losing his friend’s 10-year-old child. Then read the comments on the post. And then read the friend’s original complaint letter to United Airlines. See if your blood doesn’t boil.

(Read here)

It’s a great lesson in exactly how noxious a company culture can get. (Not to mention a lesson in how social media can amplify instances of bad customer service.)

United is clearly in a place where you don’t want to be as a company.

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  • Crushed by market forces
  • Apathetic employees
  • Confused management
  • Distrustful customers

Steer clear, if you can.

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Bob Wesley, owner of Robert C. Wesley Jewelers in Scottsdale, Ariz., was a third-generation jeweler. When it was time to enjoy life on the other side of the counter, he weighed his options. His lease was nearing renewal time and with no succession plan, he decided it was time to call Wilkerson. There was plenty of inventory to sell and at first, says Wesley, he thought he might try to manage a sale himself. But he’s glad he didn’t. “There’s no way I could have done this as well as Wilkerson,” he says. Wilkerson took responsibility for the entire event, with every detail — from advertising to accounting — done, dusted and managed by the Wilkerson team. “It’s the complete package,” he says of the Wilkerson method of helping jewelers to easily go on to the next phase of their lives. “There’s no way any retailer can duplicate what they’ve done.”

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