Surprisingly Kind [Infographic] | Starting a Movement for Customer Experience and Beyond
I learned long ago that when multiple forces in the universe point in the same direction, you should probably pay attention. So, this is what has captured my attention these days – it’s a kindness movement. We are calling the movement “surprisingly kind,” and it’s a term that I heard used for the first time…
Everything Matters When It Comes to First Impressions [Infographic]
In my first of two books about Starbucks titled The Starbucks Experience, I posited a customer experience principle I referred to as “everything matters.” That concept prompted an Orlando Sentinel reviewer to offer a tongue in cheek criticism by noting “everything matters – that narrows it down, doesn’t it?” Certainly, no leader can drive perfection…
Everything Matters When It Comes to First Impressions | Mastering Your Customer’s Arrival Experience
In my first of two books about Starbucks titled The Starbucks Experience, I posited a customer experience principle I referred to as “everything matters.” That concept prompted an Orlando Sentinel reviewer to offer a tongue in cheek criticism by noting “everything matters – that narrows it down, doesn’t it?” In The Starbucks Experience, I used…
Leveraging Trends to Drive Business Success through Customer Experience [Infographic]
In last week’s post, I shared my appreciation for global customer experience research conducted by PwC. That post prompted me to think about all the organizations that invest time, money, and energy to capture insights that help us deliver improved customer experiences. I see my job as curating much of that research and sharing it…
Leveraging Trends to Drive Business Success through Customer Experience
In last week’s post, I shared my appreciation for global customer experience research conducted by PwC. That post prompted me to think about all the organizations that invest time, money, and energy to capture insights that help us deliver improved customer experiences. I see my job as curating much of that research and sharing it…
How to Deliver Memorable Customer Experiences in a World Without Walls [Infographic]
If you happen to check-in on my blog posts regularly or read my books, you probably know I’m a fan of customer experience research conducted by PwC. For example, in my recent book The Airbnb Way – 5 Leadership Lessons for Igniting Growth through Loyalty, Community, and Belonging, PwC kindly gave me permission to use…
How to Deliver Memorable Customer Experiences in a World Without Walls | 2020 and Beyond
If you happen to check-in on my blog posts regularly or read my books, you probably know I’m a fan of customer experience research conducted by PwC. For example, in my recent book The Airbnb Way – 5 Leadership Lessons for Igniting Growth through Loyalty, Community, and Belonging, PwC kindly gave me permission to use…
Looking Back, Letting Go, and Moving Forward [Infographic]
As I was readying for a new year of blog posts, I looked back to past articles and decided to expand on a prioritization theme that I touched on as the calendar moved from 2017 to 2018. I personally look forward to a balanced year providing keynotes, workshops, and strategic consultation to leaders like yourself.…
Prioritization – Looking Back, Letting Go, and Moving Forward
As I was readying for a new year of blog posts, I looked back to past articles and decided to expand on a prioritization theme that I touched on as the calendar moved from 2017 to 2018. With two more years perspective, I am increasingly convinced that the proliferation of choice (for consumers and business…