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The Only Thing That Matters: Bringing the Power of the Customer into the Center of Your Business [Hardcover]

Karl Albrecht (Author)
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May 1992

Total Commitment to the Customer:
The Only Way to Succeed in the Supercompetitive 1990s

In The Only Thing That Matters Karl Albrecht challenges American business to a commitment that will transform it to its very core. Albrecht's plan goes beyond lip service and simple cosmetic approaches to show the way to a radical bottom-up, top-down, total company commitment to the customer. His blueprint for success encompasses and explains the five critical challenges facing every business:
  • Finding the "Invisible Truth" about your customer
  • Creating new, long-term rules for the Game
  • Winning the hearts, minds, and hands of your people
  • Making all systems, policies, and procedures customer-friendly
  • Keeping score and leading the way
--This text refers to the Paperback edition.


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About the Author

Karl Albrecht is a management consultant, speaker, researcher, and a prolific author. During his twenty-year career, he has established an impressive reputation for pioneering new ideas that contribute to great organizational and individual effectiveness. He has written seventeen books on various aspects of business including the bestselling Service America!, At America's Service, and Service Within. He is chariman of The TQS Group, Inc., a Chicago based consulting firm that implements his Total Quality Service approach to business performance. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

  • Hardcover: 240 pages
  • Publisher: Harpercollins; 1st edition (May 1992)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0887305415
  • ISBN-13: 978-0887305412
  • Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.1 x 1.1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 5.4 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,395,626 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Incredible book. Fabulous. To the point and practical., September 23, 2001
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I've read dozens of customer-centered business books. This is the best. Loaded with perceptive observations and practical tools. The subtitle says it all: "Bringing the Power of the Customer into the Center of Your Business".
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5.0 out of 5 stars First three chapters convinced me to buy the book!, July 29, 1998
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I borrowed the book from a colleague for a short plane trip. The first chapters seemed to sum up what I think our company direction should be. So I bought the book. I think this is a classic.
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