Beyond Philosophy

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Whenever the subject of employee satisfaction and engagement arises, it is often difficult to differentiate between them. If you believe that “a satisfied employee IS an engaged employee.” These employees start their work day, they perform their job at acceptable levels, and they go home.

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Beyond Philosophy

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

All organizations are on a journey from being Naive to Natural in the way they focus on the Customer, passing through each of four stages: Naïve, Transactional, Enlightened, and Natural. Naïve companies are the least customer-focused and Natural companies are the most customer-focused.

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Beyond Philosophy

OCTOBER 20, 2014

My second book, “ Revolutionize your Customer Experience ” revealed new research that showed all organizations are on a journey from being Naive to Natural’ in the way they focus on the Customer. What Your People Need to be More Customer Focused. Define your desired Employee experience.

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Beyond Philosophy

DECEMBER 20, 2016

In the consumer world, satisfaction has only incidental proven connection to customer experience and behavior, and engagement has similar challenges for employees (and customers). The same can be said of engagement, which is simply too limited as applied to both customer and employee behavior.

Leadership 60

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Beyond Philosophy

DECEMBER 26, 2017

Most organizations do not fully understand, or leverage, the key linkages and relationships between customer experience and employee experience/behavior. Enterprises typically focus on employee satisfaction or engagement, in the belief that high levels in either area will directly drive customer loyalty.

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Beyond Philosophy

OCTOBER 21, 2014

My second book, “ Revolutionize your Customer Experience ” revealed new research that showed all organizations are on a journey from being Naive to Natural’ in the way they focus on the Customer. What Your People Need to be More Customer Focused. Define your desired Employee experience.

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Beyond Philosophy

OCTOBER 21, 2014

My second book, “ Revolutionize your Customer Experience ” revealed new research that showed all organizations are on a journey from being Naive to Natural’ in the way they focus on the Customer. What Your People Need to be More Customer Focused. Define your desired Employee experience.

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Customer Guru

AUGUST 8, 2018

Annette Franz is the Founder and CEO of CX Journey Inc, a boutique consulting firm specializing in helping clients achieve customer experience strategies via customer understanding. Arie is a Customer Strategy, Customer Lifecycle Management, Customer Insight, and Innovation Consultant.

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Beyond Philosophy

APRIL 15, 2019

She helps leaders and teams make subtle shifts to create breakthrough success for customers. Her clients have won industry awards, raised customer satisfaction scores, and increased employee engagement. then it will reflect in your employee’s behavior towards customers. To listen in , please click here.

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Beyond Philosophy

OCTOBER 24, 2014

Downie said that the focus is often on getting all the objective parts right but not focusing on the emotional parts of the experience. Since we know over 50% of the Customer Experience is emotional, he would start with a Customer focus as his basis for design, with a particular emphasis on the interaction with the Customer.

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Beyond Philosophy

SEPTEMBER 17, 2015

I talk a lot about Customer-centricity of organizations. We use a model called Naïve to Natural that measures how an organization is oriented toward Customers, with the Naïve not having a Customer focus and the Natural having the most Customer focus. This is why training and employee engagement are so key to its success.

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Beyond Philosophy

JANUARY 31, 2018

Companies are fond of saying that employees are their most powerful resource, and in many ways – especially their influence on customer loyalty – that’s been well proven. Most organizations do not fully understand, or leverage, the key linkages and relationships between customer experience and employee experience/behavior.

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One Millimeter Mindset

MARCH 18, 2019

Or are you actively engaged? Are non-technical colleagues engaged or, like you, do they return the favor and tune out? Consider the impact on the quality of customer-focused outcomes which might be created, if these barriers no longer existed. Subscribe to my blog. Why is that? Then, take these next steps….

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Beyond Philosophy

MAY 31, 2016

Today, there’s a lot of discussion among corporate strategists, and even senior HR folks, about “putting employees first”. Whenever this is surfaced, it’s useful to ask some relevant questions with regard to ultimate enterprise value, particularly the employee experience vis-à-vis the customer experience.

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Beyond Philosophy

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

Career Development : In this stage, the employee matures in his/her role in the organization. The challenges in this stage are employee engagement and retention. Termination : In this final stage, sometimes referred to as “transition,” the employee leaves the organization.

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delighted

DECEMBER 14, 2020

A customer experience strategy comprises the plans you put in place to provide positive experiences across each customer touchpoint and the purposeful ways to measure those experiences. What is your customer experience end goal? Make room for prioritizing the employee experience.

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Integrity Solutions

OCTOBER 27, 2021

In fact, exceptional customer service is more than a functional role; it’s a purpose, rooted in a culture and an understanding of what it means to be truly customer-focused. According to a recent study, 69% of employees say they work harder when they’re appreciated. Above all, though, put your people first.

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Beyond Philosophy

OCTOBER 8, 2014

Competition is great for Customer Experience. The more options there are for mobile payments, the less tolerant Customers are for providers that lack Customer-focus, forcing all the providers to improve their Customer Experience. Do you think the split will be good or bad for Paypal?

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Net Promoter Score Customer Centricity Social Media CEM 110

Michel Falcon Experience

OCTOBER 23, 2014

Back when I was hustling to become a customer experience consultant and keynote speaker, I spent 1000′s of hours researching how companies become leaders in customer experience. I examined companies like Starbucks and Zappos in awe of how they grew to become a world-renowned, customer focused organization.

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2015 Competitive Advantage Employee Experience Customer Retention 154

CX Journey

APRIL 5, 2017

It was published on their blog on June 7, 2016. Are you following the 10 Commandments of Customer Experiences? The topic of my session was The 7 Deadly Sins of Customer Experience. With the topic of today's blog post, I seem to be on a bit of a spiritual customer experience journey.

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One Millimeter Mindset

MAY 23, 2019

Lead a more employee- and customer-focused workforce. Engage me to present one of my Storytelling for STEM Professionals and Left Brain Thinkers speaking programs, workshops or moderated facilitation services. Subscribe to my blog. Share your email address in the red box in the right column of this blog.

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Beyond Philosophy

DECEMBER 5, 2017

First, it demands a belief that emotions are the most significant influence (over 50%) of the outcome of a Customer Experience. Second, it involves a commitment to a customer focus. Moreover, the employers appear to do nothing to relieve their employees. Follow Colin Shaw on Twitter @ColinShaw_CX. 13 November 2017.

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Natalie Petouhof

AUGUST 15, 2022

But having patience can greatly impact whether employees become engaged and support the transformation.”. Too often leaders with their eyes on the prize just don’t realize employees are left struggling to catch up, which leads to delays in adoption because their psychological and motivational needs haven’t been met.

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West Monroe

JANUARY 30, 2019

In the third and last installment of our blog series about customer experience (CX) transformation, we discuss the most difficult, costly, and risk-laden phase, Enact. This should be a customer-focused, balanced scorecard to help organizations understand the totality of benefits delivered through CX.

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Customer Experience Government Roadmap Return on Investment 40

Beyond Philosophy

OCTOBER 8, 2014

Competition is great for Customer Experience. The more options there are for mobile payments, the less tolerant Customers are for providers that lack Customer-focus, forcing all the providers to improve their Customer Experience. Mobile Payments Are the Future. Follow Colin Shaw on Twitter @ColinShaw_CX.

Net Promoter Score 60

Net Promoter Score Customer Centricity Social Media Leadership 60

Beyond Philosophy

OCTOBER 8, 2014

Competition is great for Customer Experience. The more options there are for mobile payments, the less tolerant Customers are for providers that lack Customer-focus, forcing all the providers to improve their Customer Experience. Mobile Payments Are the Future. Follow Colin Shaw on Twitter @ColinShaw_CX.

Net Promoter Score 60

Net Promoter Score Customer Centricity Social Media Leadership 60

Customer Guru

AUGUST 21, 2018

DiJulius is a best-selling author of three books, a renowned keynote speaker, and an international customer experience consultant. John is an “Ex-Disney Guy” and Customer Experience Coach. Lior is a thought-leader, author, and speaker and has expertise in customer experience and employee engagement.

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One Millimeter Mindset

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Some of our most difficult customers also are the most rewarding. I’ve assembled this list of customer retention blogs I’ve written since the beginning of the year. Reviving the Value of Association Membership Experience [link]. A Potent Human Capital Strategy needs a Potent Customer Retention Strategy [link].

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Michelli Experience

APRIL 27, 2016

As a professional speaker, I envisioned possible stage benefits from learning improvisational comedy skills but I hadn’t appreciated the benefits that improv training would provide me in my role as a leader or as a consultant charged with helping organizations increase the quality of experiences they provided to their customers.

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Comm100

JUNE 19, 2018

Hearing the philosophies that power world-class companies to deliver exceptional customer experiences is incredibly inspiring, and can drive you to adjust the same philosophies that affect your processes. At Disney, one of the most important parts of having a strong customer focus is having a common purpose and a clear brand promise.

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Customers Rock!

MAY 5, 2011

This book has actually been a long time in the making – not so much from the perspective of how long it took to write it (see The Story below) but from the perspective that I have had this book in mind since before I began this blog in December of 2006. In fact, one of the reasons I started Customers Rock!

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Beyond Philosophy

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

What wasn’t so completely understood at the time is that that this level of employee commitment and personal investment also positively impacted the employee experience. Customer experience pros can argue back-and-forth about whether a vendor can create deep emotions such as bonding and love in a customer.

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Wootric

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

She has experience in both helping companies understand their employees and customers and identifying what drives retention, satisfaction, engagement, and the overall experience – so that, together, they can design a better experience for all constituents. Clare Muscutt. Colin Shaw. Joey Coleman.

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CX Accelerator

OCTOBER 7, 2019

The customer experience begins with your staff and their employee experience. When employees know about CX and care about it, they are well positioned to deliver a positive, memorable customer experience. What is the employee experience (EX)? Back To CX Accelerator Blog

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CX Accelerator

OCTOBER 7, 2019

The customer experience begins with your staff and their employee experience. When employees know about CX and care about it, they are well positioned to deliver a positive, memorable customer experience. What is the employee experience (EX)? Engage non-customer-facing roles.

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Customer Experience Contact Center Return on Investment Employee Experience 182

CX Accelerator

OCTOBER 7, 2019

The customer experience begins with your staff and their employee experience. When employees know about CX and care about it, they are well positioned to deliver a positive, memorable customer experience. What is the employee experience (EX)? Engage non-customer-facing roles.

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Customer Experience Contact Center Return on Investment Employee Experience 182

VDS

JULY 22, 2020

And be sure to capture lessons learned and let this unprecedented time serve as a launching pad to improve your business, policies, and of course, the employee and customer experiences. And, close any necessary gaps in the plan regarding the employee and customer experiences.

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