The Success of Your Business Depends on a Single Question: How Do You Respond?
Through the years, I’ve made a simplistic observation about leaders of exceptional customer experience companies. They tend to view team members and customers much like philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau did when he noted, “People in their natural state are basically good.” By contrast, less successful customer experience leaders tend to see people like philosopher Thomas Hobbes…
Customer Experience (CX) Day – Celebrating the Power of Partnership
About 18 months ago, Dr. Joseph Hopkins, President of Campbellsville University, contacted me to discuss elevating servant leadership and, more specifically, to explore how we might partner to develop service excellence curricula and programs. President Joseph Hopkins After some due diligence, I am glad I said “yes” to being a visiting assistant professor of service…
Defying Expectations – The Power of Vision, Purpose, and Dedication (Infographic)
In this week’s blog, I discussed about inspiring your team through vision, purpose, and dedication. For more information on the topic, please refer to the blog. Otherwise, this infographic visually summarizes the blog’s content. To learn more about our team, please visit josephmichelli.com. To speak to me about your CX journey, please go to josephmichelli.com/contact
Walking Your Talk: Cultivating Authentic Customer Service (Part 2 of 2) (Infographic)
In this week’s blog, I discussed about cultivating authentic customer service. For more information on the topic, please refer to the blog. Otherwise, this infographic visually summarizes the blog’s content. To learn more about our team, please visit josephmichelli.com. To speak to me about your CX journey, please go to josephmichelli.com/contact
Autonomy and Guidelines – The Art of Front-Line Empowerment (Infographic)
In this week’s blog, I discussed about empowering your team. For more information on the topic, please refer to the blog. Otherwise, this infographic visually summarizes the blog’s content. To learn more about our team, please visit josephmichelli.com. To speak to me about your CX journey, please go to josephmichelli.com/contact
Autonomy and Guidelines – The Art of Front-Line Empowerment
Why do people leave employers? An outstanding customer experience professional shared, “I didn’t want to leave the company, but I didn’t have the authority to make things right for customers, and escalated issues didn’t get resolved.” Her experience highlights a significant issue in customer service management: the need for more empowerment for front-line employees. A…
Southwest Airlines’ Transformative Customer Experience Differentiation: Insights from Bill Tierney VP of Customer & Digital Experience (Infographic)
In this week’s blog, I discussed about transforming your customer experience. For more information on the topic, please refer to the blog. Otherwise, this infographic visually summarizes the blog’s content. To learn more about our team, please visit josephmichelli.com. To speak to me about your CX journey, please go to josephmichelli.com/contact
Navigating Growth and Innovation: Insights for Your Business (Infographic)
In this week’s blog, I discussed about navigating growth challenges for your business. For more information on the topic, please refer to the blog. Otherwise, this infographic visually summarizes the blog’s content. To learn more about our team, please visit josephmichelli.com. To speak to me about your CX journey, please go to josephmichelli.com/contact
Injecting Fun into Your Business Culture: A Lesson from Zappos
Online retailer and Amazon subsidiary Zappos practices random acts of fun and weirdness, demonstrating that workplace play can significantly boost creativity, productivity, and employee morale. In the spirit of that fun, and based on my book about them (The Zappos Experience), I created a short animated clip on “work made fun – gets done.“ For…
Cultivating Passion and Purpose: The Power of Rituals in Business
Many leaders constantly manage daily challenges or spend a lot of time “putting out recurring fires.” Others find a way to manage daily operational challenges with minimal effort – leaving ample time to ignite a passion for products, services, and customer experiences across their organization. In my book, Leading the Starbucks Way, I explore how…
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