Customer Experience

Fueling Process and Technological Change | How to Drive Delight the Mercedes-Benz Way

This is the fourth in the five-part series, “How to Drive Delight the Mercedes-Benz Way.” In my book, Driven to Delight: Delivering World-Class Customer Experience the Mercedes-Benz Way, I detail how Mercedes-Benz leaders transformed their customer experience through a clearly defined set of strategic objectives. One of the target areas pursued by leaders was to fuel process and technological change…

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Training for Delight | How to Drive Delight the Mercedes-Benz Way

This is the third in the five-post series, “How to Drive Delight the Mercedes-Benz Way.” In my book, Driven to Delight: Delivering World-Class Customer Experience the Mercedes-Benz Way, I detail how Mercedes-Benz leaders transformed their customer experience through a clearly defined set of strategic objectives. One of the target areas pursued by these leaders was to ensure every employee at…

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Examining and Elevating Every Touchpoint | How to Drive Delight the Mercedes-Benz Way

This is the second in the five-post series, “How to Drive Delight the Mercedes-Benz Way.” In my book, Driven to Delight: Delivering World-Class Customer Experience the Mercedes-Benz Way, I detail how Mercedes-Benz leaders transformed their customer experience through a clearly defined set of strategic objectives. One of their focus areas was exploration and improvement of customer interactions; particularly, at high-value…

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From Promises to Commitments | How to Drive Delight the Mercedes-Benz Way

For context and based on requests, I’m in the process of presenting key concepts from my ten McGraw-Hill customer experience and leadership books. This is the first in the five-post series, “How to Drive Delight the Mercedes-Benz Way.” In my book, Driven to Delight: Delivering World-Class Customer Experience the Mercedes-Benz Way, I outlined leadership and customer experience strategies that catapulted Mercedes-Benz USA…

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Cherish and Challenge Your Legacy | How to Deliver World-Class Customer Experiences – Leading the Starbucks Way

This is the final post in a 5-post series about my book Leading the Starbucks Way: 5 Principles to Connect with Your Customers, Your Products, and Your People. In the context of Cherish and Challenge Your Legacy, I asked, then CEO of Starbucks, Howard Schultz what he wanted his legacy to be. He responded, “I want to…

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Mobilize the Connection | How to Deliver World-Class Customer Experiences – Leading the Starbucks Way

This is the fourth in a 5-post series and we’re continuing on through the business concepts in my book Leading the Starbucks Way: 5 Principles to Connect with Your Customers, Your Products, and Your People. In the context of my principle, Mobilize the Connection, I talked with, then CEO of Starbucks, Howard Schultz about digital transformation. He…

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Reach for Common Ground | How to Deliver World-Class Customer Experiences – Leading the Starbucks Way

This is the third in a 5-post series, How to Deliver World-Class Customer Experiences – Leading the Starbucks Way, as we continue through the business concepts in my book Leading the Starbucks Way: 5 Principles to Connect with Your Customers, Your Products, and Your People. In the context of my principle, Reach for Common Ground, I highlight…

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Love to be Loved | How to Deliver World-Class Customer Experiences – Leading the Starbucks Way

This is the second in a 5-post series, “How to Deliver World-Class Customer Experiences – Leading the Starbucks Way.” In this installment, we continue to explore business concepts in my book Leading the Starbucks Way: 5 Principles to Connect with Your Customers, Your Products, and Your People. When sitting across from Howard Schultz (the former CEO…

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Savor and Elevate | How to Deliver World-Class Customer Experiences – Leading the Starbucks Way

For context and based on requests, I’m in the process of presenting key concepts from my ten McGraw-Hill customer experience and leadership books. This is the first in a five-post series, “How to Deliver World-Class Customer Experiences – Leading the Starbucks Way.”   The story of Starbucks’ meteoric growth during the 1990s and early 2000s is well…

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Success Requires Community Engagement | Customer Experience Excellence – The Airbnb Way

This is the final post in my series titled – “Customer Experience Excellence – The Airbnb Way.” This week we continue to journey through key concepts found in my 10 leadership books, as we finish our quick review of my book titled The Airbnb Way – 5 Leadership Lessons for Igniting Growth through Loyalty, Community, and Belonging. Throughout this series, we’ve explored…

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