Aligning Service with Vision and Mission
Too often, I’ll see a vision or mission statement on an entry wall, but then observe very different priorities in day-to-day operations. We put our customers first, but keep the time you spend with them to three minutes. Or we deliver world class service, but we sure...
Boosting the Strategic Value of Customer Interaction
Delivering effective customer service is not a program, a back office function or an initiative – it’s a way of doing business that produces value for customers and the organization. One of the most important leadership priorities in today’s uncertain economic...
Powerful Lessons in Innovation
Recently, I got to live out a lifelong dream of mine. The experience taught me some unexpected and powerful lessons on innovation and quality. The innovation that occurred in the life of the Spitfire was dramatic: over 24 variants produced in only 10 years! How...
Managing Customer Feedback in Real Time
Managing customer feedback includes both short and long term objectives. It involves responding to feedback as it occurs and collecting and analyzing feedback from many customers to look for recurring problems and opportunities. What does it take to respond to...