Metrics are not just there to report past activity. They can and should be used to help identify priorities and initiatives that will drive improvements....
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What Is Good Service? Customer Perceptions Keep Changing
The experiences that customers have with any organization—not just yours or others in your industry—shape their perceptions. So you’ve got to continually revisit what good...
Read More >>>Building Trust and Empowerment with Customer-Focused Coaching
Athletes often describe their best coaches as mentors and supporters that pushed them to be their best. Unfortunately,...
Read More >>>Engaging Your Team: Leadership Principles for Lasting Success
Organizations are made up of people with myriad personalities, backgrounds and skills. Success depends on...
Read More >>>Counting What Counts: Pitfalls of Service Metrics in Customer Service
In the 1960s, as mainframe computers were entering the business world and inspiring much awe, sociologist William...
Read More >>>The World Needs CX Leaders
Customer experience leadership has never before been more important than it is right now. There are many reasons, but let me mention four that rise...
Read More >>>Engaging with Customers Who Are Brand Promoters
Customers who are active promoters are demonstrative and outgoing about your brand. They’re eager sharers. They converse with you and appreciate and expect recognition in return. They convince others...
Read More >>>An Introduction to Customer Access Strategy
A Customer Access Strategy is a well-documented, overall plan that guides your contact center. It helps to think of it as a blueprint for your...
Read More >>>Acting on Feedback: 8 Criteria to Determine What Actions to Take
When talking about their feedback system, Emily Weiss, founder and CEO of the fast-growing beauty company,...
Read More >>>How Generative AI Will Transform Contact Centers and Shape Your Career
The following are excerpts from the transcript of Brad’s recent keynote address to Contact Center...
Read More >>>From Troubadour to Catalyst: How Stories Drive Change in Customer Experience
In the Middle Ages, storytellers, often called troubadours, were honored members of royal courts. They...
Read More >>>The Power of Meaningful Work in Customer Service
For years, a well-known company had high turnover in their customer service department. Customer ratings were low and employees jumped at any chance to move to other jobs. This...
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