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Contact Center Planning: From Chaos to Customer-Focus

Contact Center Planning: From Chaos to Customer-Focus

Aug 28, 2025 | Call Center, Contact Center, Customer Service, Leadership, LinkedIn Learning, Multi-channel Support, Workforce Management

When I think of contact center planning, this definition from the International Customer Management Institute, ICMI, is the first thing that comes to mind. Contact center management is the art of having the right number of properly skilled people and supporting...
Customer Centricity Starts at the Top: Leadership’s Role in Fostering a CX-Driven Culture

Customer Centricity Starts at the Top: Leadership’s Role in Fostering a CX-Driven Culture

Aug 20, 2025 | Call Center, Contact Center, Customer Service, Leadership

I once had the opportunity to play golf with four NFL quarterbacks: Drew Brees, Carson Palmer, Chase Daniel and Drew Stanton. It was part of a high school fundraising auction that included a dozen lucky bidders. I don’t play golf often, and when I found out I’d won a...
Idea Starter: AI for Customer Service

Idea Starter: AI for Customer Service

Jul 29, 2025 | AI, Call Center, Contact Center, Customer Service, Leadership

When jumping into AI for customer service, many organizations inventory what they’re doing now and look for opportunities to automate. This “fixed pie” thinking can be limiting out of the gate. Those with the best service start first and foremost with customer needs...
Customer Advocacy: Internal or External…or Both?

Customer Advocacy: Internal or External…or Both?

Jun 26, 2025 | Customer Experience, Customer Relationships, Customer Service, Leadership, Organization and Culture

In recent years, customer advocacy has been a hot topic in marketing and customer service circles. But if you do a search on the term, you’ll find two very different definitions. One is an internal perspective: focusing the organization on what’s best for customers,...
The Aviator’s Guide to CX: Piloting Customer Experience

The Aviator’s Guide to CX: Piloting Customer Experience

Jun 20, 2025 | AI, Customer Experience, Leadership

I recently had the opportunity to join Nathan Bennett on CX-WISE for a conversation that blended two of my greatest passions: customer experience and aviation. As someone who’s spent decades working with organizations across industries—and who’s had the joy of flying...
Really Listening to Customers: Your Strategic Advantage

Really Listening to Customers: Your Strategic Advantage

Apr 24, 2025 | Call Center, Contact Center, Customer Experience, Customer Relationships, Customer Service, Customer Surveys, Leadership

This article was originally published earlier this month at ICMI. I get it. “Listen to customers” has become an oft-repeated cliché — and one that often seems to collide with daily reality. Customer feedback isn’t always positive, easy to hear or...
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