Successful leaders put their efforts into creating an environment in which their team members’ intrinsic motivators can flourish. However, rewards and incentives, which are extrinsic...
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Principle #6: Improvements Must Be Ongoing
You face many choices when deciding where and how to improve the customer experience. And possibilities multiply when analyzing customer data from sources that range...
Read More >>>Creating Customer Advocates
Connecting with advocates doesn’t happen by accident. You need a plan, and a person or a team who’s responsible. And they should be collaborating with...
Read More >>>Principle #5: Customer Service Initiatives Can Lead to Significant Strategic Value
Customer service initiatives have enormous potential to improve customer experience and boost strategic value. For...
Read More >>>Three Overarching Levels of Value in Customer Service
As you begin to explore the value and ROI of customer service, I encourage you to ask your team, “How does customer service create value?”...
Read More >>>Principle #4: Fix Root Causes to Make Lasting Improvements
Have you ever been part of this conversation: “I thought we fixed that problem! Why are talking about it again?” Chances are, a symptom was...
Read More >>>Customer Service Strategy: Avoid Common Pitfalls
Herb Kelleher, co-founder and former CEO of Southwest Airlines, once said, “We have a strategic plan. It’s called doing things.” He makes a great point....
Read More >>>Principle #3: The Process Is Where the Leverage Is
The third principle in this series, Improving Quality and Performance in Customer Experience, focuses our attention on the bigger picture – the processes within an...
Read More >>>Standards for the Service Operation: Quality and Value
Establishing the right quality standards for your organization is essential to delivering efficient and effective service. In my LinkedIn Learning course “Quality Standards in Customer...
Read More >>>Root Cause Analysis in Customer Service
When you encounter a problematic aspect of service or customer experience, the first step is to identify root causes. Typically, several possibilities surface and they...
Read More >>>A Strategic Framework for Managing Customer Feedback
Whether your organization’s a print shop with three employees, a government agency with 3,000, or a multinational company with 300,000, six steps are required to...
Read More >>>Improving Quality and Performance in Customer Experience
Today’s generation of quality, performance, and customer experience initiatives is building on a rich history. Naturally, new ideas and methods will follow. But some core...
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