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The Difference Between Client Service And Client Servility

By Charles H. Green, Contributing Editor

Most client-serving organizations I know make a pretty big deal about client service. For consulting, law, HR, IT, accounting, software, and salespeople in complex businesses – client service is right at the top of their list of virtues. And rightly so.

But, sometimes, things can get a little twisted.

What do you make of:

  • The administrative assistant who picks up the Officer's laundered shirts and delivers them to him at the airport at 9PM. Regularly.

  • The project manager who hauls the whole team in on Sunday to re-work the slide deck. Regularly.

  • The senior officer who drops in on the staff meeting to "send a message about how much leadership cares," but leaves early because "when the client calls, you know…" Regularly.


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