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
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 Be an Iconic Service Brand – Four Things You Must Master
Are you an iconic service brand? To help you answer that question, here are four essential elements to consider: 1) Relevance: To what degree do you give customers what they say they want? 2) Ease and Consistency: How well do you provide reliable products and frictionless service the first time, every time, and across all channels? 3) Speed:…
How to Profit from Employee and Customer Love – Staying on the Path Less Traveled (Infographic)
In this week’s blog, I discussed about how to increase team member and customer love 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.
How to Profit from Employee and Customer Love – Staying on the Path Less Traveled
If you are reading this week’s post in the US, Canada, Mexico, the United Kingdom, France, or Australia, you are likely celebrating Valentine’s day (for those in other parts of the world, Valentine’s Day is a celebration of love). Thus, I’m providing a post about loving your team members and customers. I’ve always believed: Business,…
Six Essentials to Actually Achieve Lasting Success
I am convinced that everyone is a leader. Some people are given formal leadership titles, while others informally lead without a title. Since leadership skills are applicable in all areas of our lives (and since customer experience success requires both formal and informal leaders at all levels of an organization), let’s explore a few essentials…
How to Actually Shock Customers – Give Them Authentic Attention (Infographic)
In this week’s blog, I discussed ways to ensure attentive care of those you serve. 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.
How to Actually Shock Customers – Give Them Authentic Attention
Invariably it’s happened to you. While seeking service (in-store, online, or on the phone), you encountered a distracted customer service representative. Worse yet, you’ve left the people you serve (customers, team members, vendors, friends, or family members) feeling the same. It happens when we convince ourselves that no one will know if we check a…
How to Deliver Customer Experience Excellence in 2023 – Invest in Artificial Intelligence
I predict that artificial intelligence (AI) will play an increasingly important role in customer experience (CX) success for 2023. In support of this prediction, I typed the following into a popular AI tool: “CX predictions for 2023.” Here are the unedited results generated by the algorithm: 1. Automated Chatbot Interactions: As AI becomes more advanced…
Being Present Means More than Presents – How to Absolutely Delight in Holiday Moments (Infographic)
In this week’s blog, I discussed about ways to ensure customer experience excellence during this most challenging time. 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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