Four Seasons & a fresh croissant!

When great teams collaborate, Magic Happens‼️

Steve Wynn, the founder of Wynn Resort & Casino,  once shared a story of his family’s vacation in Paris.

They were staying at Four Seasons and had ordered breakfast in bed. His daughter only ate half of a croissant, leaving the other half for later.

Wynn and his family left to explore Paris, and upon returning to the hotel room, the pastry was gone. His daughter was disappointed, assuming the housekeeping had got rid of it.

On the telephone, there was a message from the front desk. They said that housekeeping had removed the half croissant from the room, assuming that upon arrival, they would prefer a fresh pastry.

So the front desk contacted the kitchen to set aside a croissant, and room service was informed that upon request, they would need to deliver the pastry.

The level of teamwork and communication between different departments in the hotel was simply magical.

All participants understood the end result – customer satisfaction. And everyone accepted their role in making the experience fantastic.

The above shows that in order to achieve satisfaction on different levels within the organization, employees should be empowered to be creative, intuitive, thorough, and generous.

Today’s teams are different from those of the past.  They work as collectives, are more dispersed, digital & diverse.

When different teams work together (aided by technology) the ‘who’ part of the equation doesn’t seem to matter. All participants seem the understand the end result – customer delight!

Do share your own experiences and views on how companies can use technology to foster team collaboration and empower employees to be creative, intuitive and generous.

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