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…
The “Art” of pARTnership – How to Amplify Your Success (Infographic)
In this week’s blog, I discussed about forging beneficial strategic 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.
How to Be an Iconic Service Brand – Four Things You Must Master (Infographic)
In this week’s blog, I discussed about ways to elevate service excellence. 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
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…
Pause, Reflect and Learn – How Looking Back Actually Helps You Surge Forward (Infographic)
In this week’s blog, I discussed how to drive learning agility in your organization. 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.
Being Present Means More than Presents – How to Absolutely Delight in Holiday Moments
Every year around this time, I re-read Unplug the Christmas Machine: A Complete Guide to Putting Love and Joy Back into the Season. I first came across the book 30 years ago when I gave speeches on how to manage holiday stress. In the book, Jo Robinson and Jean Staeheli focused on four main themes:…
You Need to Deliver Extraordinary Customer Experiences – Now More Than Ever (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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