Russel Lolacher

APRIL 24, 2023

In this episode of Relationships at Work, Russel chats with author, consultant and former WD-40 CEO Garry Ridge on how learning moments for leadership are integral to the success of culture change. The ingredients in properly changing a culture. What is your best or worst employee experience you can share with us, Garry?

Culture 52

Culture Leadership Employee Engagement Consulting 52

Happy or Not

JUNE 13, 2023

How does employee engagement affect performance? Employee engagement directly impacts performance, influencing an organization’s success and profitability. How does employee engagement affect performance?

Employee Engagement 36

Employee Engagement Engagement Culture Customer Satisfaction 36

SurveyGizmo

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

The Competitive Advantage of Engaged Employees. More and more companies are recognizing the human and business benefits of prioritizing employee engagement. Employee engagement is more important than ever before. ” Supporting an Innovative, People-first Culture.

Employee Engagement 81

Employee Engagement Interaction Feedback Net Promoter Score 81

ECXO

JUNE 11, 2023

With their 1998 Harvard Business Review article “Welcome to the Experience Economy” (and 1999 book), Joe Pine II and James Gilmore introduced the term Customer Experience as the next competitive battleground. The company uses a catchy one-liner which is not consistent with what their customers (and their employees) experience.

Customer Experience 122

Customer Experience Customer Centricity Competitive Advantage Government 122

ShepHyken

JULY 3, 2023

Top Takeaways: A simple and convenient customer experience can be a competitive advantage for brands and companies, whether it’s B2B or B2C. There must also be a process behind delivering an amazing customer experience. Use the data and feedback to improve the experience. How does customer adoption create loyalty?

Loyalty 62

Loyalty Competitive Advantage B2C Leadership 62

SurveySensum

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Despite this, her job satisfaction plummeted due to a lack of recognition and support, resulting in a negative employee experience. This scenario underscores the critical link between employee satisfaction and overall organizational success. But the sad part is, that only 23% of employees feel truly engaged at work.

Culture 52

Culture Customer Satisfaction Loyalty Innovation 52

Vonage

OCTOBER 2, 2017

Over the last 10 years we have had the pleasure of working with many global organisations, across many sectors; retail, financial services, telecoms, technology, hospitality, professional services on the design and implementation of their Branded Customer Experience * (BCE) programmes.

Tips 133

Tips Brands Customer Experience Competitive Advantage 133

Playvox

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

QM, sometimes referred to as quality assurance (QA), includes more than just scoring interactions and is made up of a variety of processes and systems aimed to help improve and engage agents – with the desired outcome of delivering outstanding customer experience (CX). But why stop there? Understand customer sentiment.

Customer Centricity 83

Customer Centricity Contact Center Management Customer Satisfaction 83

Horizon CX

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Zappos: Customer Service Excellence as a Competitive Advantage Alignment with Strategic Goals: Zappos, an online shoe and clothing retailer, aligns its CX strategy with its strategic goals by prioritizing exceptional customer service.

Customer Centricity 130

Customer Centricity Customer Journeys Automotive Fashion 130

ReviewTrackers

JULY 12, 2018

An MIT Sloan Management Review article details how some of today’s most successful brands are implementing “employee branding” programs to accompany employees — including members of the C-suite and leadership team — on their digital journeys and help them communicate on social media. This is where employee branding comes in.

Brands 175

Brands Company Social Media Competitive Advantage 175

Playvox

APRIL 5, 2022

The foundation of contact center success is attracting and retaining skilled and motivated employees while giving them opportunities to grow with the company. After all, the employee experience drives the customer experience. You’ll then enjoy a sustainable competitive advantage. ENJOYING THIS ARTICLE?

Contact Center 77

Contact Center Net Promoter Score Effort Score Metrics 77

Playvox

JANUARY 25, 2024

Are you taking the right steps to evolve toward workforce engagement management? The two work together like salt and pepper to help modern contact centers provide outstanding omnichannel customer experience and elevate agent engagement and the employee experience (EX). What is Workforce Optimization?

Contact Center 77

Contact Center Omni-Channel Net Promoter Score Effort Score 77

Forcivity Salesforce

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

The customer experience (CX) and employee experience (EX) have never been more important. Independently, each leads to valuable relationships — with customers and employees (CX) and employees and management (EX). Employees are looking to be empowered and want to feel like they’re adding value. Technology.

Customer Experience 59

Customer Experience Employee Engagement Competitive Advantage Employee Experience 59

ReviewTrackers

JUNE 22, 2020

An MIT Sloan Management Review article details how some of today’s most successful brands are implementing “employee branding” programs to accompany employees — including members of the C-suite and leadership team — on their digital journeys and help them communicate on social media. This is where employee branding comes in.

Brands 114

Brands Company Social Media Competitive Advantage 114

CX Journey

OCTOBER 5, 2017

Companies will not become complacent if they develop a customer-focused and customer-centric culture. But when the customer is at the center of the business, at the center of all decisions that are made, in your entire company's DNA, then you'll never be complacent about customer experience. Weak signals become strong signals.

Innovation 128

Innovation Competitive Advantage Metrics Culture 128

Russel Lolacher

MARCH 2, 2022

Annette Franz , and that new book is Built to Win: Designing a Customer-Centric Culture that Drives Value for Your Business. And it’s a culture that is deliberately designed to be this way. The two principles are: Culture is the foundation. Remember, culture is core values plus behaviours. It’s strategic. It’s proactive.

Customer Centricity 59

Customer Centricity Omni-Channel Culture Leadership 59

Think Customers

MAY 13, 2022

The thoughtful use of digital technologies can bring great competitive advantages: better customer experience, improved employee experience, and long-term bottom-line benefits. There’s no denying the integral role a strong digital strategy plays in a brand’s success.

Strategy 52

Strategy Brands Omni-Channel Competitive Advantage 52

Qualtrics

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Successfully building a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workforce gives your company a competitive advantage and enables you to better attract and retain the best talent. Workforce DEI can also benefit an organization’s bottom line by creating a competitive advantage in many ways. Increases employee engagement.

Strategy 39

Strategy Competitive Advantage How To Tips 39

SurveySparrow

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

When that happens, employee surveys become a much-needed exercise. . Employee engagement is one of the most important things. According to a survey, about 90% of leaders believe employee engagement has some impact on the success of a business. 5 Employee Surveys You Should Be Conducting Regularly.

Survey 59

Survey Employee Engagement Employee Experience Culture 59

Qualtrics

JUNE 17, 2020

It not only creates a sense of belonging for your people, but also gives your company a competitive advantage. Through social norms and behaviors, a culture of workplace inclusion ensures all employees are given equal opportunity – and feel welcome – to participate and contribute. Increased employee engagement.

Competitive Advantage 39

Competitive Advantage Culture Leadership Employee Experience 39

ECXO

APRIL 26, 2023

The partnership is critical to creating a seamless and consistent customer and employee experience across all touchpoints. This creates competitive advantage in the market. Consistent brand experience – a partnership between the two roles helps to ensure a consistent brand experience across all touchpoints.

Chief Customer Officer 52

Chief Customer Officer Net Promoter Score Competitive Advantage ROI 52

Qualtrics

JULY 20, 2021

“If the last decade was about moving to the cloud, this decade is about transforming and improving the employee experience. It’s hard to find many constants in today’s business world, but if there’s anything we’ve learned over the past year, it’s that the employee experience is more important than ever before.

Competitive Advantage 26

Competitive Advantage Employee Experience Financial Video 26

Qualtrics

AUGUST 26, 2021

Foster a culture of inclusion at your organization with these actionable steps. An inclusive culture is one where employees from all backgrounds are valued, respected, and have equal access to opportunity. Read more: HR Leader’s Guide: How to apply DEI to your employee experience program.

How To 49

How To Culture Competitive Advantage Groups 49

North Highland

JULY 17, 2019

In the previous installment of our managed services series, we explored the role individualized strategies play in winning the war on talent and keeping star candidates engaged. How can you cultivate a culture of curiosity, where high-performing teams focus less on the legacy models of the past and more on continuous evolution?

Competitive Advantage 58

Competitive Advantage Culture Strategy Employee Experience 58

SurveyGizmo

JULY 23, 2018

  With nearly 90 percent of organizations projected by Gartner to compete solely on the basis of experience by 2020, factors that negatively impact experience must remain a top business priority. One experience cannot be truly successful without the success of the other. But with incivility, that's culture.

How To 63

How To Healthcare Culture Employee Experience 63

ECXO

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Article originally posted at: [link] How AI and GenAI Are Shaking the Status Quo in Customer Experience (CX) As you know, the potential for artificial intelligence and generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) to transform every part of customer experience, and everything surrounding us, is electrifying. He holds an MBA at J.L.

Customer Experience 65

Customer Experience Chatbots Self Service Touchpoint 65

Playvox

OCTOBER 20, 2023

For businesses and contact centers, measuring customer sentiment analysis (and acting upon the results) becomes a must have, offering a competitive advantage and many benefits. Improve agent retention – Sentiment analysis provides a way to track agent engagement and reduce employee churn.

Analysis 82

Analysis Contact Center Effort Score How To 82

Qualtrics

MAY 15, 2019

In the latest installment of our Employee Experience Visionaries series, we hear from Geoff Ho , PhD, Director of Organization Development Research at Rogers Communications about: How his team uses “experience” and “operational” data to tackle employee engagement, performance, & turnover. Over to Geoff!

Innovation 39

Innovation Communication Employee Experience Competitive Advantage 39

Russel Lolacher

JANUARY 30, 2023

In this episode of Relationships at Work, Russel chats with author, keynote speaker and i4CP CEO Kevin Oakes on research-backed actions leadership can take to culture change their organization for the better. He’s the author of Culture Renovation: A Blueprint for Action 18 Leadership Actions to Build an Unshakable Company.

Culture 105

Culture Leadership Analysis Groups 105

Qualtrics

MARCH 22, 2021

Getting DEI right is critical for your employee experience. Here's how to start taking action to close experience gaps and improve DEI within your organization. . Workforce DEI can also benefit an organization’s bottom line by creating a competitive advantage.

Technology 29

Technology How To Employee Experience Employee Engagement 29

Beyond Philosophy

MAY 3, 2018

After all, when there are fewer places to work, fewer places where specific industry skills are valued, then why should the company create better wages and work cultures for employees? Reducing competition can have a similar effect on Customer Experience. How big is too big to care about Customer Experience?

Wireless 113

Wireless Competitive Advantage Consulting Airlines 113

Qualtrics

APRIL 25, 2019

These demographics are set to be more culturally diverse than anything seen before, and they are motivated by values, purpose, and experience. Successfully building a diverse and inclusive workforce is therefore going to be a bigger competitive advantage, enabling organizations to better attract and retain the best talent.

Roadmap 40

Roadmap Competitive Advantage Culture Measurement 40

Up Your Service

SEPTEMBER 22, 2018

Topics included disruptive technology, uberization of the workforce, data analytics, supply chains, employee culture, customer experience, and much more. Service innovation in a commoditized world is a source competitive advantage. Employee engagement is an investment for all, not some.

Trends 74

Trends Measurement Competitive Advantage Metrics 74

Daniel Group

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Unlocking Success in the B2B Industry: The Power of Culture, CX, and EX Customer Experience doesn’t belong to a single department. While it is a strategy, providing great customer experience must become part of the DNA of the organization. This means that getting every employee involved is critical to CX success.

Culture 52

Culture B2B Industry Competitive Advantage 52

Feedbackly

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

Customer experience is a term that has been added to the public lexicon steadily over the past 15 years, and is more quickly becoming a staple for new and established companies looking for ways to gain a competitive advantage in their respective markets. The consequences of a bad mobile experience are dire.

Customer Experience 56

Customer Experience Social Media Feedback Customers 56

Qualtrics

JUNE 4, 2020

There's a difference between hearing something and truly listening Geoff Ho, Director, Research & Advisory, People & Culture, Rogers Communications. Give every employee a voice. These demographics are set to be more culturally diverse than anything seen before, and they are motivated by values, purpose, and experience.

Competitive Advantage 26

Competitive Advantage Groups Feedback Contact Center 26

Storyminers

JULY 6, 2020

She leads the XM Institute’s research into CX and EX best practices and the broader organizational capabilities required for building loyalty by improving customer and employee experiences. The upheaval that digital engagement and collaboration is having on business leadership and organizational communication. Adrian Swinscoe.

Customer Experience 147

Customer Experience Customer Service Social Media Consulting 147