The Power of Product Knowledge: Mastering the Basics
Years ago, while working on seasonal training for the retail team at Godiva, I found myself staring at a sentence I’d just written about the importance of “product knowledge.” My internal dialogue went like this: “Who doesn’t know that, Joseph? Everyone understands product knowledge is critical.” Feeling like I was stating the obvious, I decided…
Birds of Different Feathers SHOULD Flock Together: The Power of Strategic Partnerships for Sustainable Growth (Infographics)
In this week’s blog, I discussed about creating unexpected and mutually beneficial partnerships. 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
Strengthening Teams Through Recognition (Inforgraphic)
In this week’s blog, I discussed about strengthening your team through recognition. 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
The Power of Metrics: Knowing Beyond Subjectivity
“How do you know?” – a question I often ask as a consultant that carries immense value for business leaders. Quantifiable metrics are critical to continuous improvement, especially when it comes to understanding employee engagement levels or assessing customer loyalty. Imagine being asked to grade the quality of experiences you deliver to your core customer…
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.…
VUCA and YOU – How to Lead in Uncertain Times
Second in a Series This four-part series addresses strategies for managing the challenges of living in and leading through VUCA (Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, and Ambiguity). If you missed the first installment (which puts VUCA in a historical context and offers strategies for managing the V in VUCA – Volatility), you can find it here. This…
It’s Not What You Value | Team Member and Customer Experience Value
I’ve just previewed a recently released book titled Business Model Shifts – Six Ways to Create New Value for Customers. The authors who are associated with Business Model Inc. suggest that business leaders must shift their perspective from what creates value for their business to what creates value for their customers. According to the authors,…
Value Proposition & Customer-centricity | Explore & Commit
Hello Facebook & Apple – It’s about transparency and safety when it comes to value proposition and customer-centricity. Unless you have gone well beyond the “delete Facebook” movement and literally given up the Internet altogether (which would mean I am writing this to myself), you’ve certainly had a front row seat to the Facebook vs.…