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    Let's be honest. Complaints are a reality of business. Every company, no matter how great, responsive, or caring, receives some number of complaints - email, phone calls, letters, blog posts, etc. It's inevitable; you can't keep all people happy all the time.

    Sometimes the complaint hurts. Sometimes it's personal. It especially hurts when you have a different opinion of the situation, when you realize you're dealing with perception. It's frustrating.

    So, what do you do?

    Here's my quick list:

    1. Listen. Let the person at the other end of complaint be heard. Often this is their need; they need to get the frustration they have heard by someone.

    2. Don't immediately respond. Pause, take a deep breath. If on the phone, resist the urge to yell back. If on email or other web-based communication tools, resist sending the nasty reply. You want to remain calm and in charge or your emotions. This isn't easy.

    3. Listen Again. Separate what the person is complaining about from what they are now requesting. Handling the complaint and the request are two separate issues.

    4. Escalate if necessary. You

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    Sometimes the complaint hurts. Sometimes it's personal. It especially hurts when you have a different opinion of the situation, when you realize you're dealing with perception. It's frustrating.

    So, what do you do?

    Here's my quick list:

    1. Listen. Let the person at the other end of complaint be heard. Often this is their need; they need to get the frustration they have heard by someone.

    2. Don't immediately respond. Pause, take a deep breath. If on the phone, resist the urge to yell back. If on email or other web-based communication tools, resist sending the nasty reply. You want to remain calm and in charge or your emotions. This isn't easy.

    3. Listen Again. Separate what the person is complaining about from what they are now requesting. Handling the complaint and the request are two separate issues.

    4. Escalate if necessary. Yo

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    So, what do you do?

    Here's my quick list:

    1. Listen. Let the person at the other end of complaint be heard. Often this is their need; they need to get the frustration they have heard by someone.

    2. Don't immediately respond. Pause, take a deep breath. If on the phone, resist the urge to yell back. If on email or other web-based communication tools, resist sending the nasty reply. You want to remain calm and in charge or your emotions. This isn't easy.

    3. Listen Again. Separate what the person is complaining about from what they are now requesting. Handling the complaint and the request are two separate issues.

    4. Escalate if necessary. Yo

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    't immediately respond. Pause, take a deep breath. If on the phone, resist the urge to yell back. If on email or other web-based communication tools, resist sending the nasty reply. You want to remain calm and in charge or your emotions. This isn't easy.

    3. Listen Again. Separate what the person is complaining about from what they are now requesting. Handling the complaint and the request are two separate issues.

    4. Escalate if necessary. Yo

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    motions. This isn't easy.

    3. Listen Again. Separate what the person is complaining about from what they are now requesting. Handling the complaint and the request are two separate issues.

    4. Escalate if necessary. Your business should already have in place a customer complaint escalation plan - a predetermined list of people to escalate to, internal procedures, and external expectations.

    5. Don't promise anything you can't deliver. In the eyes of the person complaining, you've already failed. Don't add fuel to the fire by promising something you can't deliver.

    6. If you need to research something or collaborate with others, say so. Similar to the tip above, don't guess at an answer, find an accurate one. Don't over commit yourself or others.

    7. Clearly understand what the person wants now. Without agreeing to a request, clarify what the complainant wants after they issue their complaint. Do they want a refund, exchange, retroactive discount, ancillary products, an apology, etc? You won't know what options you have until you know what the person complaining feels is appropriate compensation for the

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