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Principle #1: Quality Must Be Based on Customer Needs and Expectations

Dec 3, 2020 | Call Center, Contact Center, Customer Experience, Customer Relationships, Customer Service, Quality Management

The need to identify and address customer expectations stems from a widely accepted principle: improvements in customer experience lead to increased customer loyalty, better business results and a stronger brand reputation. Consider the old adage about building the...

A Strategic Framework for Managing Customer Feedback

Nov 24, 2020 | Call Center, Contact Center, Customer Experience, Customer Relationships, Customer Service, Leadership, LinkedIn Learning

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 manage customer feedback. Together, these steps make up a powerful approach that can drive...

Improving Quality and Performance in Customer Experience

Nov 20, 2020 | Call Center, Contact Center, Customer Experience, Customer Relationships, Customer Service, Leadership, Quality Management

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 themes have emerged from these management advances—principles that are guiding current...

The Leadership Secret to Effective Coaching

Nov 11, 2020 | Call Center, Contact Center, Customer Service, Leadership, Organization and Culture, Quality Management

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 performance standards as opportunities to empower your employees to coach themselves. Learn more about how...

Build Customer Expectations into Plans and Direction

Nov 6, 2020 | Call Center, Contact Center, Customer Access Strategy, Customer Experience, Customer Relationships, Customer Service

Anticipating customer expectations is essential to developing effective customer service. In fact, customer expectations ultimately define what good service means. Truly understanding your customers can help you stand out in an environment that evolves every day. So,...