Make it Simpler & Less Cluttered
According to retired four-star general Colin Powell, “Great leaders are almost always great simplifiers, who can cut through argument, debate, and doubt to offer a solution everybody can understand.” I would argue extraordinary customer experience brands are also great simplifiers. This is the fifth and final post in a series titled “How to Deliver Memorable Experiences in…
Emotion Drives Memory | How to Deliver Memorable Experiences in a Pandemic and Post-Pandemic World
“Our memory is enhanced by the emotion attending the event. The more intense the feelings, the more accessible the memory.” Those words from Professor Robert Dykstra have profound relevance given the intensity of emotions experienced from early 2020 to the present day. A summary article on emotions and memory written for Psychology World notes: “Emotionally…
Stronger Through Adversity | Formally Listen Beyond the Words
Thank you for joining me for this series titled Stronger Through Adversity. The book by the same name is based on conversations I’ve had with more than 140 global leaders as they navigate through COVID-19. In my last post, I outlined how leaders who participated in the book reported enhanced formal and informal listening for all…
Make it Technology-Aided and Human-Powered: Deliver a Flourish of Humanity
Thank you for joining me for this series titled “Make it Technology-Aided and Human-Powered.” This series provides tools to help you position your customer and employee experience for relevance in a COVID-19 and post-COVID-19 world. This is the final installment in this series. In my last post, I focused on creating, at minimum, two customer journeys –…
Make it Technology-Aided and Human-Powered: Map the Hybrid Journey
Thank you for joining me for this series titled “Make it Technology-Aided and Human-Powered.” This series will provide tools to help you position your customer and employee experience for relevance in a COVID-19 and post-COVID-19 world. This installment is titled “Map the Hybrid Journey.” I now know how my mom felt when I lost my driver’s license…
Make it Technology-Aided and Human-Powered: Compassion in Action
Thank you for joining me for the second installment in the series “Make it Technology-Aided and Human-Powered.” This series provides tools to help you position your customer and employee experience for relevance in a COVID-19 and post-COVID-19 world. This installment is titled “Compassion in Action.” In my last post, I distinguished between compassion, empathy, and sympathy. I…
Make it Technology-Aided and Human-Powered: Be Compassionate
Thank you for joining me for this new series titled “Make it Technology-Aided and Human-Powered.” This series will provide tools to help you position your customer and employee experience for relevance in a COVID-19 and post-COVID-19 world. This installment is titled “Be Compassionate.” People are in love with technology these days, and well, they should be. It’s…
Better Than Normal | The Entrepreneurial New Days
This is the sixth and final installment in a series titled “Better Than Normal – Designing Transformative Experiences,” which will provide tools to help you position your employee and customer experience for relevance in a COVID-19 and post-COVID-19 world. Have you ever wanted to have a business do-over? In golf, we call it a mulligan. It’s…
Better Than Normal | The Empathic New Days
This is the fourth installment in a series titled “Better Than Normal – Designing Transformative Experiences,” which will provide tools to help you position your employee and customer experience for relevance in a COVID-19 and post-COVID-19 world. Before I dive into this week’s post, I’ll take a moment to explain my word choice for the title…
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