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Started by : sameer kamble, IT Manager, indsoft systems   12 10 2010 18:41:02 +0000
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How To Deal With An Angry Client

It happens on a regular basis! Angry customers are expressing their frustrations by aiming their complaints at staff members.
If this happens to you, then don’t despair. You are not the first to be concerned by raised voices and maybe even a threat of violent behaviour. Stay calm and devise a plan to face such situations.


You know this situation: you pick up the phone and it’s an angry client. Calls like that can spoil your day - or week!
Clients’ temper flair-ups can come up in meetings, through angry e-mails or memos.
This experience is enough to drive you crazy if you are not careful. Angry and difficult customers are a major cause of workplace stress, and they eat up huge amounts of your time and the resources of your organization.

 
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1 Let them vent.
2 Hear him out, understand grievance, redress the grievance
3 IS A LEARNING to IMPROVE YOURSELF
4 Dont argue, favour them for a while
5 You have to be empathatic
6 Listen, Understand and redress their grievance
7 Keep patience and be positive
8 WHEN YOU R ANGRY DO NOT LET YOUR HEARTS GET DISTANT, DO NOT SAY WORDS THAT DISTANCE EACH OTHER.
9 Here him out, Understand grievance,redress the gievance
10 soft way only
11 SILENT HEARING IS THE BEST WAY TO HANDLE THE ISSUE
12 Put max efforts to make them down
13 Listen and understand the problem area and then solve it
14 Understand then redress the problem instead of being upset by him
15 Assume that the Customer has a Right to be Angry
16 . Listen to Emotion without Emotion
17 Take your time and analyze the facts

Let them vent.

idea posted by sameer kamble IT Manager, indsoft systems

Understand that most angry customers aren't angry with you personally, but rather with the situation in which they currently find themselves. They may be frustrated and, until you hear them out, you have no idea

Part of being good at customer service is letting the customer feel that he has the floor. Let him tell you the entire story. Take notes if it is long or involved. Only after the customer has felt like he has said his peace should you attempt to solve his problem. Make sure you are actively listening to what he is saying and what he is not saying. Sometimes you can tell more about what would satisfy a customer by paying attention to what your customer didn't say or by the nonverbal cues your customer gives out -than you can by the words he chooses.

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YES ,its the right way to allow the client to express his problem and while conversation plan to reply after the clients version is fully clear to you.

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We should allow the customer to fully explain the situation from his point of view and subsequently we should look at steps to solve the problem. This will ensure that the customer viewpoint has been fully considered before arriving at the proposed solution. Thanks for the referral, Sameer....

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by Rathin Deb, Freelance Retail Consultant  | 12 13 2010 07:31:11 +0000

Yes Sameer I agree with you and at the same time he or she can become one of your regular customer provided all the problems are sorted out at one go.

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Hear him out, understand grievance, redress the grievance

idea posted by kanukurthy sudershanrao Operations Manager, Andhra Bank
There are certain points which are important for the angry customer to come to you in the first place. 1. The customer has been getting reasonably good service and he is not getting it now. 2. He believes that expressing his grievance to a higher authority may get the grievance redressed. 3. He believes that the organisation has been good in its field and the service has deteriorated due to non understanding of his grievance by the concerned due to lack of knowledge or indifference and he is still interested in continuing his business with the organisation. keeping in mind the above points will help in hearing him out with due attention, which will make you understand the grievance. Once the grievance is understood properly redressing the grievance will be very simple.
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This is the correct way to handle angry customers.

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by Deepika , Module Lead, Wipro Technologies  | 12 11 2010 12:03:12 +0000

Argument is never solution to a problem. If a customer is frustrated, its a better option to hear him first and Explain the cause and the circumstances for the issue.

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Agree with Mr Sudershanrao

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IS A LEARNING to IMPROVE YOURSELF

idea posted by Akhilesh S Joshi India Coordinator
When you hear a raised voice of your clients full of grievances, immediately apologize for the inconvenience caused to him due to your failure in rendering him the desired services, regardless of contracted or not. Just Listening to him and keeping mum may be one of the solution but you got to respond to his questions and reciprocate for his grievances. This is the time when you can switch on cooling him with your assurances and promises. May be additional cost involved in satisfying him, you must not leave any stone unturned to do that. Earliest is the best and punctuality 'will' register the person himself in your permanent clients base. Here, the point is to learn that this individual may take up some other senior position in different org. and that's the place from where he would oblige for the above act of yours. Your punctuality and full filling promises, the person is never bound to forget in his lifetime. BUT, all above you must learn a lesson that you should be very punctual, sincere to your client coz he has paid you and hired you to serve him. He is always at upper hand to let you bend and seek his desired needs. You should also learn that satisfactory service to your client would benefit you in long run. in past decade there used to be some stickers available on roadside written as : "ग्राहक हमारा भगवान है" and you must follow that.
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Agree Mr.Akhilesh S.J

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Dont argue, favour them for a while

idea posted by Anand Sharma Monitoring the research funded by DIT, Department of Information Technology
After the persons anger level gets down u can keep your view.
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You have to be empathatic

idea posted by Sarwan Singh Freelancer, Management & Strategy Consulting
The best way: Put yourself in his or her place & try to think why the client is behaving in a nasty manner. Your response will be better.
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Listen, Understand and redress their grievance

idea posted by anuradha Education Coordinator, A to Z Technologies
It is not the option to let them vent. Understand him, listen what he want and resolve it to the best of your ability.
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Keep patience and be positive

idea posted by Virag Shah Confidential
We always have to keep patience while any clients are angry. i agree that hear carefully. But patience and positiveness also very much important. in field many executives are facing various attitude of clients daily. But one thing should remember that never scared from client or never we should angry towards client. Always try to keep patience and make mind positive of client. Because many factors are responsible behind client angry.....
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WHEN YOU R ANGRY DO NOT LET YOUR HEARTS GET DISTANT, DO NOT SAY WORDS THAT DISTANCE EACH OTHER.

idea posted by Manoj Kumar Sr: Manager - QA, ARCHETYPE GROUP, INDIA

Please read the story below A saint asked his disciples,

'Why do we shout in anger? Why do people shout at each other when they are upset?' Disciples thought for a while, one of them said, 'Because we lose our calm, we shout for that.' 'But, why to shout when the other person is just next to you?' asked the saint. 'Isn't it possible to speak to him or her with a soft voice? Why do you shout at a person when you're angry?' Disciples gave some other answers but none satisfied the saint. Finally he explained,' When two people are angry at each other, their hearts distance a lot.. To cover that distance they must shout to be able to hear each other. The angrier they are, the stronger they will have to shout to hear each other through that great distance.' Then the saint asked, 'What happens when two people fall in love? They don't shout at each other but talk softly, why? Because their hearts are very close. The distance between them is very small...' The saint continued, 'When they love each other even more, what happens? They do not speak, only whisper and they get even closer to each other in their love. Finally they even need not whisper, they only look at each other and that's all. That is how close two people are when they love each other.'

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Here him out, Understand grievance,redress the gievance

idea posted by Namrata Chauhan IT recruiter, Pinaki Consultant
I think this is the best way to deal with a angry client because these are the people who give the far better business if they satisfied
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soft way only

idea posted by monika computers providing IT services, Vohra Industries
it is more easy to deal with angry clients than soft clients
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SILENT HEARING IS THE BEST WAY TO HANDLE THE ISSUE

idea posted by Paul Sureshkumar Manager, Selvan Marketing

First we have to listen carefully and then act fast to give a suitable remedy withing the limit of your concern. Nowadays, the consumer awareness is much aggressive and fast, hence, we have to convince the customer and arrange suitable alteration. Every product, should have the Sales after service, then it will be successful. Few years back, one doctor came to my shop and get one costly watch and then after few months, the same was found not working. He came to our shop and shouted with my boys and then I came and softly handle the doctor and now he became my family friend.(for the past 10 years our family members are very thick friends)

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Put max efforts to make them down

idea posted by Ramaraju Network Admin/System Admin, Genpact
Try to understand the situation and tell them in cool,right manner
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Listen and understand the problem area and then solve it

idea posted by Shridhar Chandru Business Developement Manager, ERP Consulting Company
I must agree with Ramaraju on this issue and then give sufficient time to the client to take out all the frustration and in this course of time the problem area can be identified so that the issue can be resolved.
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Understand then redress the problem instead of being upset by him

idea posted by anuradha Education Coordinator, A to Z Technologies
Hear them out and understand what he is saying this will minimise the anger.
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Assume that the Customer has a Right to be Angry

idea posted by priya recuriting and counselling, professional training consultancy

Nobody makes mistakes on purpose, but they do happen. If you are working in a call center, behind a counter or in any capacity that directly interfaces with customers then you are going to encounter an irate customer at some time. The most common response is to evaluate the merit of the complaint while your are listening to it. Try to curb that common response and replace it with the assumption that the customer has a right to be angry, even before you know the details.

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. Listen to Emotion without Emotion

idea posted by priya recuriting and counselling, professional training consultancy

Listen to the inflections and emphasis that the customer places on specific topics to identify the emotional catalyst. Listen to the emotion as well as the words. This will help you to identify the specific item or items that need primary attention. Resolving a technical issue may be only partially effective if it does not also address the customer emotional concerns. It may not be possible to completely resolve the emotional distress, but it is appropriate to acknowledge it.

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Take your time and analyze the facts

idea posted by Neerav Galathia Sales Engineer, Aerzen Machines (India) Pvt. Ltd.
We should think before directly reacting to the clients ideology. Think of consequences and then react.
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