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SERVICE INTEGRITY – COMMIT TO EXCELLENCE



To me integrity means a commitment, always and without compromise, to the highest possible standards and always delivering reliable quality service to my clients and to my students.

We all need to be reminded from time to time, so why not make a resolution today to recommit to your business and your salon services?

I think it is important to remember that our clients are not our ‘friends’ although we treat them with warmth. After many years we sometimes come to regard clients as friends as doing nail services is such an intimate relationship, but always remember that as long as a person is paying us to perform a skilled service, they expect us to deliver it.

I love the mantra … “Everything matters, every time”. It is never OK to deliver a service that is less than great. When you are going through a ‘bad’ day (even if a client is sympathetic to your problems) it is not their job to make excuses for you or to listen to excuses from you.

Paying close attention to the following may help you to focus on your commitment:

Precision Servicing – always be on time for your clients. If your client arrives late, never keep the next client, who has arrived on time, waiting. If there has been a reason for some unavoidable delay then compensate the client who has waited with a gift, of a product or service.

Attitude – your attitude towards your clients should always be as spotless as your workstation and your work must be flawless. This attitude is what all clients should expect every time they sit at your table.

Perfect cuticle care – at every appointment

Excellent nail shaping and finishing -- every time at every appointment

Ask -- Always ask your clients, using specific questions, to ensure they love the details of their service, nail shape and style.

Always keep tabs on the lasting quality of their enhancements between services using their Client Record Card.

Be prepared to change the prescription of their service with other choices should the client’s expectations not be met.

Excellence – maintain the excellence of your service by always using quality products and systems. It makes no sense at all to compromise your reputation and your business by using lesser grade products or by ‘cherry picking’ and mixing different products from different manufacturers; clients do not deserve that.

Why don’t we all commit today to providing a quality service for our clients and to over deliver on that promise at every appointment every time!!





 
Fantastic words Gigi - some of the resolutions could be adapted to various aspects of our life!
 
I agree 100%, fantastic words so inspiring, WOW great thread!!

Sue x
 
Perfectly put............it is what I expect from someone providing me with a service too. If I don't get it, I vote with my feet.
 
ASK.....I forget to do this with regulars....I presume they want the same each time and just do it. I really should be asking if they want the same...they might be thinking of going oval for a change.
 
Perfectly put............it is what I expect from someone providing me with a service too. If I don't get it, I vote with my feet.

Well that is a big problem with folks in Britain because they do that and then you never hear from them again and you have no feedback as to why they left!

Always good to ask and to give a client the opportunity to make a change or to make a complaint even.

All the time it is a good mentality to treat the clients we are most familiar with, the same as if they had walked through our door the very first time. It is possible to get too familiar with clients ... they encourage it so I'm not blaming but the mantra is a good one above to keep us all on track.

It really is not an easy task keeping a business buoyant. Those Client Record cards are SO important .. especially the addresses. If a client hasn't returned in 4-5 weeks then send them a card and ask why not? Look how successful it is for Weight Watchers!! You miss a meeting or 2 and wham you get a reminder from them. It works believe me. Even if a client is having a break from nails at least you know WHY she left and when you next offer a promotion you can send a note to let her know. You'd be surprised (if you are not doing it) how many return to you and are grateful for your service.

A great business does not start and end at the nail desk. So much to think about to keep a business successful. You could spend all your time doing it and not have time to work behind the table doing nails!!
 
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Absolutely brilliant :D with the latest goings on in my salon that is exactly what I resolute to do - I am going to give my clients the best service everytime and not take them for granted as I need them more than ever during these changable times.
 
ASK.....I forget to do this with regulars....I presume they want the same each time and just do it. I really should be asking if they want the same...they might be thinking of going oval for a change.

Me too Angie, I do forget to check with long-standing regulars.......
 
SERVICE INTEGRITY – COMMIT TO EXCELLENCE



To me integrity means a commitment, always and without compromise, to the highest possible standards and always delivering reliable quality service to my clients and to my students.

We all need to be reminded from time to time, so why not make a resolution today to recommit to your business and your salon services?

I think it is important to remember that our clients are not our ‘friends’ although we treat them with warmth. After many years we sometimes come to regard clients as friends as doing nail services is such an intimate relationship, but always remember that as long as a person is paying us to perform a skilled service, they expect us to deliver it.

I love the mantra … “Everything matters, every time”. It is never OK to deliver a service that is less than great. When you are going through a ‘bad’ day (even if a client is sympathetic to your problems) it is not their job to make excuses for you or to listen to excuses from you.

Paying close attention to the following may help you to focus on your commitment:

Precision Servicing – always be on time for your clients. If your client arrives late, never keep the next client, who has arrived on time, waiting. If there has been a reason for some unavoidable delay then compensate the client who has waited with a gift, of a product or service.

Attitude – your attitude towards your clients should always be as spotless as your workstation and your work must be flawless. This attitude is what all clients should expect every time they sit at your table.

Perfect cuticle care – at every appointment

Excellent nail shaping and finishing -- every time at every appointment

Ask -- Always ask your clients, using specific questions, to ensure they love the details of their service, nail shape and style.

Always keep tabs on the lasting quality of their enhancements between services using their Client Record Card.

Be prepared to change the prescription of their service with other choices should the client’s expectations not be met.

Excellence – maintain the excellence of your service by always using quality products and systems. It makes no sense at all to compromise your reputation and your business by using lesser grade products or by ‘cherry picking’ and mixing different products from different manufacturers; clients do not deserve that.

Why don’t we all commit today to providing a quality service for our clients and to over deliver on that promise at every appointment every time!!

Crikey!! I just got my first ever brochures from vista print too! Are you going to copywright this... :) Think some of it might find it's way into my next lot of brochures!!! Just need some clients to go with them.

No, seriously... very inspiring.
 
What a fantastic thread...so inspiring!
 
Me too Angie, I do forget to check with long-standing regulars.......

You are not the only one believe me ... "familiarity breeds contempt " they say or if not contempt in this case it does breed apathy. Frankly, when you see a client on such a regular and personal basis, it is very easy to slip into a familiar routine (for both of you).

It doesn't hurt to get back into the 'service provider mode' so that you reconnect to the professional side of the table again and that your client sees you as the professional and not as the friend/confidant that we can so easily become.
 
Crikey!! I just got my first ever brochures from vista print too! Are you going to copywright this... :) Think some of it might find it's way into my next lot of brochures!!! Just need some clients to go with them.

No, seriously... very inspiring.

It is copywright!! I might send it to one of the magazines though but feel free to quote anything from it if you wish.
 

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