A Humbling Lesson in Customer Experience
One of my first jobs was working for a company that provided business communications systems—telephone and computer systems. My usual task was to run cable. So, I spent a lot of time underneath the floors of corporations and hospitals and other buildings. Much of my...
The best way to improve employee engagement
When you peel back the layers of any customer-centric organization, you’ll find a culture of honoring employees, encouraging their insight, and engaging them every step of the way. Customer experience is built on a foundation of employee engagement. I don’t know of...
Customer Experience ROI: Risks of Inaction
One of the most important things you can do as a customer experience leader is to illustrate the returns on improvements—or the costs and risks of doing nothing. My recommendation is to build a “toolkit” (repertoire) of methods you draw from. There are two categories...
Everyone has a role in customer experience innovation
The world is changing, and customer expectations are evolving. So, innovation is the heartbeat of customer experience. But how do you innovate? Innovation, the late Peter Drucker points out in his landmark book, The Discipline of Innovation, is the “effort to create...