SELECTSHRED | HOW EFFECTIVE IS YOUR COMMUNICATION? – INDIANTOWN SHREDDING
Effective communication helps us understand each other better. As we improve our communication in business, just like in personal relationships, we are able to resolve conflicts, build trust and respect. The communication process is no different when dealing with your shredding service. Is it really only about how much? What is the lowest price? Should how low can you go be the greatest concern?
It was with pride that we furnished documents to a prospective customer who wanted to see our qualifications to prove what we claim to do. This matters! Why? Knowing who you are entrusting to handle your confidential information is your ultimate responsibility because it will never be enough to say that you used a third party without asking for the proper credentials. Would you entrust any important job in your home or company without meeting a company representative and requesting documentation about their work history?
Many businesses do not know what happens to their confidential information when the shredding company shows up. Is it shredded on-site (at your location) or is it taken to a remote facility for sorting, etc. Don’t maintain the status quo. Know where your confidential ends up. Ideally, your confidential documents should be shredded at your location and the shredded materials taken to a recycling facility. You should also receive a certificate of destruction after each service.
Communication is definitely a two-way street. It is also our obligation to inform you of what you should be looking for when you look for a shredding service. We are obligated to build a relationship wherein we can explain options that can significantly contribute to the security, efficiency, and profitability of your organization. Only in going beyond “just give me a number—your lowest price” can we develop this mutually beneficial relationship.
Encourage and build a strong communication relationship with your locally owned and operated mobile/on-site shredding company that is NAID AAA Certified. A NAID AAA Certified company adheres to strict standards in the document destruction industry. Develop a partnership and form a strong alliance in the ongoing effort to fight identity theft, safeguard confidential information, and protect individual privacy rights.
Richard Kinkead, Owner/President
Gloria Kinkead, Owner/Vice President
SelectShred, Inc.
T: (772) 463-3166
