This has been a brutal few years for many contact centers. Supply chain problems and the Great Resignation have caused challenges on every aspect of...
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Quality standards that align with customer experience
Dee Hock, founder and former CEO of the credit card system that became VISA International, once said, “Simple, clear purpose and principles give rise to...
Read More >>>Justifying Your Customer Service Budget
There are several important aspects of how to justify your customer service budget. You’ll want to use analysis you’ve done on the cost of poor...
Read More >>>Create a Specific, Compelling Vision
A clear vision, well communicated and continually reinforced by you, is essential to engaging your employees, aligning objectives, and driving action. Vision can take many...
Read More >>>Build the right skills, knowledge, and leaders
When developing an effective customer service strategy, you will need to include how to build the right skills, knowledge, and leaders. I’ve found in many...
Read More >>>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....
Read More >>>Gathering Frequent Employee Feedback
The late Steve Jobs once famously stated, “It doesn’t make sense to hire smart people and tell them what to do; we hire smart people...
Read More >>>Want to improve customer service? Look at your processes
Customer service involves many variables. In this video, we’re going to look at customer service as a process. We’ll see where quality standards fit, and...
Read More >>>From Contact Center to “Insight Center”
Lutron, a global electronics company, is a major player in the Internet of things (Iot) and connected home markets. Products include control systems for lighting,...
Read More >>>Service Metrics for Accessibility and Quality
Accessibility and quality are closely related. Quality can’t happen unless our services are accessible, but quality also impacts accessibility. If you don’t handle interactions with...
Read More >>>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...
Read More >>>A Structured Approach to Customer Advocacy
Customer advocacy has the potential to strengthen your organization and transform customers into enthusiastic brand advocates. But you have to unleash it. Whether you’re developing...
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