The Psychology of Queues
Queues are a fact of life—especially now, given staffing shortages and growing workloads in many organizations. All contact centers—even emergency services—queue customers some of the time. Answering every contact immediately would take as many staff as inbound...
Managing Customer Feedback: A Self-Assessment
Every organization receives feedback from customers, but some manage it far more effectively. Where does your organization stand? How effective is your approach? This video, from my LinkedIn Learning course “Customer Service: Managing Customer...
The Customer Experience Sixpack
Just as there are six flight characteristics essential to pilots (which they refer to as the “sixpack”), there are six dynamics essential to customer experience leaders. We’re not talking about drinks or abs—these are the six underlying and most basic dynamics at...
Justifying Operational Budgets
When considering important aspects of justifying operational budgets— the funding you’ll need quarter after quarter, year after year — I recommend you use a toolkit of five ways to value returns on good customer experiences, and five types of costs that result from...