Servant Leadership in Crisis Management
Since crises are the ultimate test of leadership, I reached out to over 140 leaders during the pandemic and culled their actionable insights into my book Stronger Through Adversity. Servant leaders shared countless lessons on navigating uncertainty while inspiring trust and resilience. Let’s look at a few: Lessons for Leaders: Thriving Amid Crisis Communicate Frequently.…
Building Trust as the Foundation for Customer Loyalty
In the world of customer relationships, trust is delicate and invaluable. It serves as the bedrock of loyalty, ensuring customers return due to the quality of your products or services and because they believe in the integrity and reliability of your brand. Trust is cultivated through consistent actions, transparency, and accountability. Lessons for Leaders: Cultivating…
The Art of Listening: Elevating Customer and Employee Experiences
In leadership and customer experience, listening is often overlooked and incredibly impactful. Truly listening—without distraction, judgment, or a rush to respond—is a cornerstone of meaningful relationships and lasting loyalty. Lessons for Leaders: Listening as a Leadership and CX Tool Focus Fully on the Speaker. Whether it’s an employee or a customer, give your undivided attention.…
Why Amazon One Medical Shows Us That All Business Is Personal
Amazon One Medical stands apart in a crowded healthcare industry known for inefficiency and impersonality by providing personalized, tech-enabled service. This approach produces outstanding clinical outcomes and offers a model for any leader or organization aiming to build loyalty and generate referrals. Because Amazon One Medical attracts exceptional clinical talent and supports them with purpose-built…
Sustainable Growth: Balancing Expansion and Excellence (Infographic)
In this week’s blog, I discussed about the personal and business growth strategies needed to ensure your long-term success. 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…
Sustainable Growth: Balancing Expansion and Excellence
Growth is the heartbeat of any successful business, but sustainable growth—the kind that lasts—involves a delicate balance. Too often, companies chase rapid expansion at the expense of quality, customer satisfaction, or employee well-being. Sustainable growth means delivering value consistently while building a foundation that supports success. From my work with companies like The Ritz-Carlton Hotel…
The Loyalty Equation: How to Turn Transactions Into Advocacy (infographic)
In this week’s blog, I discussed about how you can more systematically increase customer loyalty. 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
Elevating Employee Wellbeing: The Key to Workplace Success
The shift to hybrid and remote work arrangements has revolutionized how we approach work-life balance. Many employees enjoy the flexibility of working from home, and as Gallup reports, 93% of remote-capable workers prefer to maintain some level of remote work in their schedule. But is flexibility enough to improve employee well-being? Research from Gallup and…
Tis the Season: Scaling-up for Consistently Memorable Holiday Experiences (Infographic)
In this week’s blog, I discussed about forging rapidly scaling memorable and consistent customer experiences. 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
Transforming Service into Experience: The Power of Personal Connection
Customer service is often defined by transactions that fulfill a stated need. However, customer experience goes far beyond need fulfillment. Loyalty-building experiences are created when businesses surprise customers with care that exceeds expectations. Here’s an example from Capital One that highlights how a business can transform a simple service interaction into an unforgettable experience. A…