Service Recovery: How to Apologize and Build Strong Customer Relationships
The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company is renowned for exceptional guest experiences. In my book I share my work with leaders at this iconic service brand and how those leaders ensure consistently elevated service levels. I also note that NO business (not even the Ritz-Carlton) can deliver FLAWLESS experiences. Since service breakdowns are inevitable, let’s look at…
Remember and Amaze: Colossal and Affirming Lessons from a Starbucks Barista
In my books, The Starbucks Experience and Leading the Starbucks Way, I’ve shared many lessons from frontline team members (referred to as partners at Starbucks). While leadership approaches to customer experience are critical, I’ve found that some of the most powerful insights on creating customer loyalty come from those in the trenches with customers daily.…
4 Key Strategies for Business Success: Adopt Product, Service, Customer, or Adaptive Approaches
There are many ways to make money, but all involve choosing and executing an effective strategy. Let’s look at four common business approaches: Product-focused strategy emphasizes having the best product at the best price. Companies that follow this approach aim to reduce costs to make products more competitive rather than investing in improving their service.…
The Power of Gratitude: 4 Ways to Transcend Words and Build Customer Loyalty
Gratitude is essential to any healthy relationship, whether it’s between family members, friends, or your business and customers. While saying “thank you” is a good start, genuine gratitude requires more than words. A sincere expression of gratitude involves demonstrating that you truly value the other person. So, what specific actions can you take to show…
Customer Experience Excellence – How to Leverage Human Intelligence to Enhance AI (Infographic)
In this week’s blog, I discussed about how to leverage human intelligence to enhance AI. 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.
What is VUCA & How do YOU Thrive in Volatile Times? (Infographic)
In this week’s blog, I discussed about ways to emerge stronger when faced with Volatilty. 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.
What is VUCA & How do YOU Thrive in Volatile Times?
VUCA Defined In their 1985 book “Leaders -The Strategies for Taking Charge,” economists Warren Bennis and Burt Nanus coined the term VUCA (Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, and Ambiguity). In the 1990s, VUCA was used as a US War College framework to guide scenario planning related to post-Cold War military tactics. VUCA – a Model for 21st-Century…
Employees Aren’t Happy – Here are 5 Ways to Reverse the Trend (Infographic)
In this week’s blog, I discussed about driving employee engagement. 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.
Employees Aren’t Happy – Here are 5 Ways to Reverse the Trend
Gallup recently released its 2023 US Employee Engagement results. How do I say this delicately? They aren’t good. After a decade of rising employee satisfaction and emotional engagement, the last two years have shown marked declines. I think of employee engagement this way: Highly engaged team members are like owners. They demonstrate extra discretionary effort…
How to Create WOW – Five Ingredients for Customer Delight (Infographic)
In this week’s blog, I discussed about ways to drive delight in 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.
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