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FEATURE









 SERVICE


 KEY

 is














 Ultimately, every community
 manager’s responsibility is to
 keep the residents happy.










 ommunity managers   will bring any company’s   Since we deal with people’s
 have a tough task at   customer experience up to   homes, it’s essential to train
 their hands, which   a truly five-star level! Here   employees with necessary
 C is to keep all the   are four strategies my team   traits like empathy and
 residents in the community   and me constantly borrow.   warmth. Accept the fact ‘you
 they are managing happy.   Exceptional customer service   can’t make everyone happy’:
 It is a daunting challenge   starts with empowering   always focus on the 85% of
 given the fact that each   employees: Empower   customers who are happy. It’s
 resident has his or her   frontline employees to make
 own likes and dislikes   Sameer Kulkarni  decisions, pro-actively fix   very often businesses put all
 and community managers   Executive Director   customer problems, why   their energy in attempting to
 – Group Property
 should be prepared to deal   Management, Dubai   wait for management   convert the 15% that are not
 with all types of people and   Properties Group  approvals.” He adds that it   happy. Focus on your happy
 issues. Sameer Kulkarni,   customers…….make them
 is important to communicate
 Executive Director – Group   “Empower   pro-actively. “Most   happier!” he concludes.
 Property Management, Dubai   frontline   residents understand: in the   The happiness level in
 Properties Group says, “In   community management   a community is linked to
 today’s fast evolving home   employees   business, things happen,   how well the community is
 ownership environment, I   to make   managed and how effectively
 look toward the hospitality   decisions,   lifts breakdown, water pipes   and quickly community
 industry for inspiration.   pro-actively   burst. Most residents are   managers resolve issues. Dubai,
 Customer service and   fix customer   very understanding. Just   in general, has many well
 communication are two   problems,   take steps to communicate   managed communities, which
 fundamental ingredients   why wait for   with them pro-actively,
 we have to borrow from   management   rather than let them discover   are manaaged by top property
 the sector. These elements   approvals.”  the problem. Develop   management companies headed
 customer-friendly traits:   by experienced professionals.
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