Stories from the Field: Aligning Service and Mission
Do all of the services your customers experience align with your organization’s vision and mission? I’m sometimes baffled to hear plodding phone menus, “Press 1 for this and 2 for that.” And I don’t get service policies that are...
Goals, Successes, Failures, and the Evolving Consumer Movement
Brad Sugars is one of the world’s most recognized business coaches… and he asks awesome questions! It was a privilege to be part of his podcast. We discussed goals, successes, failures, staying up to speed, and the evolving consumer movement. My interview with Brad...
Use Metrics and Analysis to Drive Innovation
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. You will get a sense of how many opportunities you have for deepening relationships with customers and serving...
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 service means. For customer experience leaders, this can seem like a daunting challenge....