I’ve found there are several common misconceptions that can hamper the development and use of...
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A clear vision, well communicated and continually reinforced by you, is essential to engaging your employees, aligning objectives, and driving action. I have colleagues who...
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As 2024 comes to a close, take some time to reflect on your customer service strategic direction. Is there a secret to ensuring that your...
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Elon Musk, the successful entrepreneur and CEO of Tesla, SpaceX and other companies, often highlights the importance of negative feedback: “You want to be extra...
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One of my newest LinkedIn Learning courses, Championing the Customer in Everything You Do, outlines...
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Epiphanies can come from the most unexpected sources. My wife Kirsten and I recently spent some time in the London area. It was to be...
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One of the most popular arrows in the quiver of a customer experience professional is the customer journey map. And for good reason…it’s a straightforward,...
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The impact of employee engagement is incredible. Engaged employees are four times more likely than non-engaged employees to go beyond what’s expected of them according...
Read More >>>Customer Advocacy: The Secret Sauce
There’s a scene in the movie Jobs, the biographical drama of Steve Jobs’ life, where he is shown fiddling with a portable CD player. It’s clumsy,...
Read More >>>Aligning Service with Vision and Mission
Too often, I’ll see a vision or mission statement on an entry wall, but then observe very different priorities in day-to-day operations. We put our...
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Delivering effective customer service is not a program, a back office function or an initiative – it’s a way of doing business that produces value...
Read More >>>Powerful Lessons in Innovation
Recently, I got to live out a lifelong dream of mine. The experience taught me some unexpected and powerful lessons on innovation and quality. The innovation...
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