How to Respond When a Customer Starts Crying 3r conversation control method 3r operating system crying customer customer experience customer service customer service training de-escalation difficult customers emotional regulation empathetic de-escalation myra golden soft tonality anchors the power of silence verbal cushions Jun 29, 2026

Most customer service training prepares you for anger. Almost none of it prepares you for tears. Everything changes the moment a customer stops shouting and starts crying. The script you were trained on goes quiet, and human biology takes the wheel. This is where empathetic de-escalation lives, in

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When You're About to Snap: How Leaders Use the 3R Method to Stay in Control emotional intelligence emotional regulation Jan 16, 2026

Picture this: you're in the middle of a heated email exchange with a client. Your jaw's clenched, your fingers are hovering over the keyboard, and you're crafting a response that's going to set the record straight once and for all. Sound familiar? Here's what I've learned after teaching de-escalatio...

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Emotional Regulation Isn’t Just for Customer Calls — It’s for the Holidays Too emotional intelligence emotional regulation Nov 21, 2025

This is the week when many of us step out of our routines.
Some people travel.
Some host. (This year I'm hosting Thanksgiving for the first time in a long while.)
Some recharge.
Some brace themselves.

And whether we’re talking about a packed airport, a busy store, a family gathering, or a tense cus...

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