Editorial Review | This is must reading for all individuals who want to capture the essence of customer service and the hearts of their employees. The additional reward will be improved operational performance.--Quint Studer, president, Baptist Hospital, Inc. "A totally inclusive book with example after example of how to prioritize your customer satisfaction actions that will give the greatest return on your investment. After using these helpful how-to's for the past year and experiencing the result, I highly recommAnd it. Total Customer Satisfaction works!" --John Schwartz, chief executive, Trinity Hospital/Advocate Health Care "A valuable tool for any health care leader dedicated to improving the quality of care and enhancing patient satisfaction. Combining theory and discussion with a practical 'action plan' format, Sherman challenges the reader to think about solutions, not just ideas." --Irwin Press, president, Press, Ganey Associates, Inc. "Whether you're a CEO, a caregiver, or simply someone who cares about the results of service initiatives, you'll find plenty of great ideas in this book." --Mark C. Clement, president and CEO, Holy Cross Hospital, and winner of the 1994 AHA Great Comebacks Award, the 1996 International Enterprise Award for Customer Satisfaction, and the 1998 Global Best Practices Award for Customer Service "This timely book drives the point home and provides a structure to help health care organizations go beyond just measuring; to move from listening to responding." --Jerry Seibert, president, Parkside Associates |
About the Author | RICHARD LEHMAN is the founderof RHL Capital, a registered investment advisor, and a part-time instructor of behavioral finance and options at UC Berkeley Extension. He is also the author of Far From Random, and publishes an investment newsletter called the Channelist. Lehman's financial career spans more than thirty years in product management, marketing, sales, and investment management beginning with an eleven-year stint on Wall Street with E.F. Hutton & Co., Thomson McKinnon Inc., and the New York Stock Exchange. LAWRENCE G. McMILLAN is the founder and President of McMillan Analysis Corporation. He authors the Daily Volume Alerts, a unique daily service that selects short-term stock trades by looking for unusual increases in equity option volume. McMillan manages option-oriented accounts for individual investors and also publishes the Option Strategist, a derivative products newsletter covering equity, index, and futures options. McMillan's web site, twice received a "Best of the Web" award from Forbes magazine. He is the coauthor, with Richard Lehman, of the first edition of this book and the author of McMillan on Options (Wiley) and Options as a Strategic Investment. |