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Culture is Contagious

ShepHyken

We were discussing how important it is to “bake” customer service into the culture. It’s leadership’s job to define the customer service vision, ensure it’s communicated, and be the role models demonstrating how customers and employees are to be treated. And don’t think customers won’t notice.

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The Culture Challenge

ShepHyken

Culture is one of the most important parts of customer service and customer experience. I’ve written numerous articles about this and have included a chapter on this topic in my latest book, I’ll Be Back: How to Get Customers to Come Back Again and Again , which by the way, is finally out.

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Bad Customer Service Isn’t the Problem. A Bad Culture Is the Problem

ShepHyken

A bad culture is the problem. The culture of any organization is defined by leadership. Leaders must work on the culture they want employees and customers to experience. It all comes down to the person at the top of the organization deciding to create a culture that drives a positive service experience.

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The need for excellent customer service training

Peter Lavers

Amongst all the hype of customer experience, AI, chatbots and real-time personalisation, don’t forget that staff still need excellent customer service training – no matter how successful your company is right now! When customer support representatives start at a company, they usually get a bit of training upfront.

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Customer Service Training: When you’re done… you’re not done!

ShepHyken

So, I took a few minutes to talk to several people about how they were trained. I asked them what kind of customer service training they received from the companies they worked for. She delivered great service, however, her fellow employees didn’t seem to operate at her level. The retail salesperson was sharp.

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Leadership Sets the Tone of the Culture

ShepHyken

As part of his onboarding process, Bob was put through customer service training. He learned about how to treat the company’s customers with dignity and respect. Shep Hyken is a customer service expert, keynote speaker, and New York Times bestselling business author. So, we’ll just refer to him as Bob.

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The Critical Role Of Customer Service Training In Successful Customer Engagement

Magellan Solutions

To keep the customers satisfied, you must first create a great corporate culture. And finally, to ensure a meaningful customer engagement, you must first teach and expose your employees the ins and outs of customer service. Start with the basics — customer service training. How would you this?