When jumping into artificial intelligence, many organizations inventory what they’re doing now and look for opportunities to automate. This fixed-pie thinking can be limiting out...
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A CX Goal: Universal Participation in Product and Service Innovation
The world is changing, customer expectations are evolving so innovation is the heartbeat of customer...
Read More >>>Customer Experience Transformation: Failure Is Not an Option
“75% of customer experience initiatives fail!” That’s a sensational headline. And one, even with a modest search of cases and literature, you’ll see often (in...
Read More >>>Don’t Guess at Staffing: Proven Methods for Your Contact Center
How many people do you need to handle the customer workload on a Monday morning...
Read More >>>Future-Proof Your AI-Powered Customer Service
AI is dramatically transforming customer service. The opportunities – and risks – are unprecedented. As we leap into the future, literally by the day, how do...
Read More >>>Stories from the Field: Aligning Service and Mission
Do all of the services your customers experience align with your organization’s vision and mission? I’m sometimes baffled to hear plodding phone menus, “Press 1...
Read More >>>Goals, Successes, Failures, and the Evolving Consumer Movement
Brad Sugars is one of the world’s most recognized business coaches… and he asks awesome...
Read More >>>Use Metrics and Analysis to Drive Innovation
Metrics are not just there to report past activity. They can and should be used to help identify priorities and initiatives that will drive improvements....
Read More >>>What Is Good Service? Customer Perceptions Keep Changing
The experiences that customers have with any organization—not just yours or others in your industry—shape their perceptions. So you’ve got to continually revisit what good...
Read More >>>Building Trust and Empowerment with Customer-Focused Coaching
Athletes often describe their best coaches as mentors and supporters that pushed them to be their best. Unfortunately,...
Read More >>>Engaging Your Team: Leadership Principles for Lasting Success
Organizations are made up of people with myriad personalities, backgrounds and skills. Success depends on...
Read More >>>Counting What Counts: Pitfalls of Service Metrics in Customer Service
In the 1960s, as mainframe computers were entering the business world and inspiring much awe, sociologist William...
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