Where is Your Customer Experience Going?: Enhancing Customer Engagement through Journey Mapping
Sometimes, we are too close to something – a process, an idea, a product, or a service – to see it with accurate, objective clarity and perspective. This can be especially (and paradoxically) true when a notion leaps from our brains. We think we know what it looks, smells, and feels like as a customer…
Owning Peace of Mind – Everyone is Responsible for Customer Calm (Part 1 of 2)
Leadership guru Brian Tracy has been kind enough to endorse several of my books, and I have looked to him for wisdom throughout the years. One of my favorite quotes of Brian’s is, “Set peace of mind as your highest goal, and organize your life around it.” The older I get, the more I value…
The Art of pARTnership: Maximizing Win/Wins
I ran across this quote while researching a book that will be released in 2025 (more on that soon). The quote credited to Mother Teresa is: “I can do things you cannot; you can do things I cannot, and together, we can do great things.” Since the leaders I am writing about are exceptionally skilled…
It’s Not a Sprint – It’s a Marathon: Balancing/Strengthening/Resting for Peak Performance (Infographic)
In this week’s blog, I discussed about maximizing purposeful rest to drive sustained high performance. 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
It’s Not a Sprint – It’s a Marathon: Balancing/Strengthening/Resting for Peak Performance
I am currently under a deadline for a book about a major healthcare client (more on that soon). During my research, I ran across data showing a trend toward higher burnout rates across various fields, including a staggering 90% burnout rate for primary care providers. Given rising burnout and the adverse impact of burnout on…
Driving Customer Loyalty by Zigging When Others Zag (Infographic)
In this week’s blog, I discussed about zigging when other zag. 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
Navigating Growth and Innovation: Insights for Your Business (Infographic)
In this week’s blog, I discussed about navigating growth challenges for 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
Porter’s Five Forces and the Power of Customer Loyalty
Michael Porter’s “five forces analysis” is a strategic tool that’s been guiding business strategy for decades. When crafting my book Leading the Starbucks Way, I explored this framework through the lens of customer engagement and loyalty and will highlight my findings here. Porter’s Five Forces – A Quick Refresher For those unacquainted with Porter’s five…
Keeping Brand Promises – Delivering Experiences that Drive Referrals
The Importance of Authentic Branding in Business Your brand is more than your trade dress or marketing slogans. It’s what your people and customer think and say about you. In that broad context, here are a few things to consider as you review your business from the perspective of branding: 1) Brands Are Promises Kept…
Excellence in Operations: The Not-So-Secret Recipe for Repeat Business & Referrals
In my book, The New Gold Standard, I deeply dive into how operational excellence and process improvement lay the foundation for top-tier service, as exemplified by the ladies and gentlemen of the Ritz-Carlton. Let’s look at the spa in the Ritz-Carlton Dubai as an example. If you were to book a 45-minute massage at that…
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