In the most engaged teams I’ve seen, there are solid coaching principles at work. But the ultimate leadership secret is to approach training, coaching and...
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Keep Your Strategy Current
When a strategy goes out of date, decisions become fragmented and results begin to suffer. Effective leaders know how to develop strategies that don’t go...
Read More >>>Your Organization’s Personality
Motorcycle company Harley Davidson has incredibly loyal customers. Riders join clubs and wear Harley clothes, and some even have Harley tattoos. Many CEOs and chief...
Read More >>>Customer Advocacy: Harnessing Service and Operations
It’s a smart move and highly recommended for any organization to instill the principles of customer advocacy in the customer service and operations functions. Unfortunately...
Read More >>>Empowering Your Customer Service Team
Many organizations want to do the right thing for customers, but too often put a multi-layered, time-eroding approval process in place to get there. By...
Read More >>>The Stay Interview: A Powerful Retention Tool
The best contact centers continually work on the root causes of turnover. There are many common causes of turnover, such as insufficient development opportunities, pace...
Read More >>>Understanding What Motivates Your Team
I’m going to say something that may be a surprise. You will not, now or ever, be able to motivate your team. It’s not going...
Read More >>>Using Strategy to Guide Decisions and Direction
Organizations that consistently use their strategies to help guide decisions tend to go from strength to strength. They make better decisions and then have a...
Read More >>>Make Your Customer Access Strategy Uniquely Yours
What access channels should be opened up? What’s the nature of service you intend to provide? Beyond applying sound management principles, these decisions are yours...
Read More >>>How to Balance Service and Cost in the Contact Center
Back in December, I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Jeff Toister, a customer service consultant based in San Diego. The interview touched on...
Read More >>>Knowing Your Customers
How do you know what a customer needs? If you mention customer advocacy and pose that question many executives will say, “Well they tell us,...
Read More >>>Developing – or Reconsidering – Your Service Strategy
In these unprecedented times, you may find yourself rethinking your organization’s strategy for serving your...
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