Now
that is a question that people have been attempting to answer forever. I have
spent the majority of my career trying to move service more towards science
than the art. The answer to that statement is, it all depends on the type of
service being delivered. For instance, a preventative maintenance is much
closer to science as it is clearly defined regarding what actions need to be
taken for a desired result. When you look at unscheduled activity, or service
calls, levels of troubleshooting are heavily weighted towards being an
art. Service calls take finesse,
intuition, experience, knowledge, and attitude all blended together to come up
with sometimes magical solutions.
When I
think about a really good service person, regardless of industry, they are
people who have a series of traits that are very consistent. From my experience
these traits include curiosity, a deep hunger for understanding, the ability to
experiment and have the confidence to make mistakes, solid domain
understanding, and as importantly; an understanding of what delivering service
really means. Some of these traits certainly can be taught but many are
instinctual. When you meet an authentic service person they will do anything to
find a solution. So, in this day and age
of evaporating skilled and qualified labor, when you find your authentic
service person with a blend of both art and science, hold on tightly.
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