The Highest Level of Customer Service Leadership
Professor Jim Collins and his team of researchers for the book Good to Great identified what they call Level 5 Leadership. The greatest leaders are those who build an organization, team or department that continues to thrive after they’re gone. Collins’...
Championing the Customer in Everything You Do
My newest course on LinkedIn Learning is “Championing the Customer in Everything You Do.” It is intended for any role in the organization, at any level. I hope it will help identify how to deliver an experience that customers will remember and why each person,...
What Do Your Customers Want? 10 Expectations to Guide Your Service Strategy
Understanding what customers want is essential to building an effective customer service strategy. In turn, effective strategy will help you meet or exceed those expectations. Customer expectations evolve and sometimes that happens very quickly. The experiences that...
The Enablers: 3 Essentials for High-Quality Customer Service
Some managers assume that quality standards are primarily for individuals, those actually delivering the service. But don’t miss half the fun and half the value. Establish the right quality standards for your organization, and you’ll see great things...