The Magic of Empowerment
JUNE 2025
 

Imagine if every employee at your company were trained to say yes, to fix problems instantly, delight customers on the spot, and create raving fans. That’s the magic of empowerment in customer service.

Too often, employees are trained to follow rules and escalate issues. But real magic happens when frontline staff are trusted and trained to take initiative, even if it costs a few dollars. The result? Customers who fall in love with your brand stay loyal and tell their friends.

"Empowerment doesn’t mean million-dollar decisions. It’s the best $10 you’ll ever spend."

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  • Why most companies fail at empowerment
  • How Amazon gets it right (and reaps billions in return)
  • 3 fears that stop employees from acting—and how to overcome them
  • How to train your team to deliver WOW moments

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John Tschohl Father's Day Books

For Father's Day,  birthdays or anniversaries you want to celebrate, consider gifting them a book signed by John Tschohl. Choose from 8 Books. They can be electronic for only $9.99 or a hardcover plus shipping. If in the US, we can ship by Media Mail for only $3. The Russian books need to be purchased in Russia or the CIS countries book stores or directly from the publishers, Alpina or Synergy.

Achieving Excellence Through Customer Service is the bible of Customer Service. A must-read. Only $19.95. (Available in Spanish & Russian)
 
Relentless is an easy book to read. Discover the service leaders who are RELENTLESS. Only $27.00. (Available in Spanish & Russian)
 
Moving Up is designed to get people to believe in themselves and want to Move Up and make more money by being goal-driven, indispensable, and extraordinary. A great gift for someone you want to help succeed. Only $19.95
 
Empowerment is probably one of the most important books. The goal of every company should be to have over-happy customers. Only $19.95. (Available in Spanish & Russian)
 
We have volume prices for all orders over 10 books. Email john@servicequality.com for volume pricing or special orders.


John Tschohl Service Strategy Seminars

If you have a major event and would like to drive customer service and the customer experience, reach out to Carmen Velasco or myself. The strategy starts at the top. I can get your team really passionate about awesome customer service.

Every presentation is customized. I can do keynotes for 60-90 minutes, a full day, or a 2-day seminar. I do these Seminars in person or on Zoom. 

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If you want to use me for a keynote or 1-2 day seminar, contact our Channel Partners all over the world or:

Carmen Velasco, VP of Latin America & North America
Carmen@servicequality.com
Whats App 1-619-862-7694

John Tschohl
John@servicequality.com
Cell/Whats App 1-612-382-563


12 Online Learning Available For SQI Programs

If you love online learning, buy several of our programs starting in any order you want. You can buy as little or as much as you want, and you can go as fast or as slow as you want. Available 24/7.

View our online learning programs, including Empowerment: A Way of Life. The investment is only $97 a course, and in volume, prices are dramatically reduced. You can mix and match to get better pricing. For example, a firm with 100 employees could buy 5 programs and get the 500 pricing of only $50 a person. A 48.5% discount.
 
We also offer a Free Diploma with all our programs. Master of Customer Service and Graduate of Customer Service. Click here for more information.

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