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Where a CX function is located within a company is a frequent discussion topic among CXers. MORE
We hear all the time that hiring is destiny: You have to be very careful when looking for new team members—especially those who are on the front-line and Customer facing—that they’re empathetic, Customer-focused, and just plain nice. MORE
The Wall Street Journal has a daily column called “Best of the Web Today.” Its originator, James Taranto, created it as a bit of a light-hearted end-of-the-day quick-hit piece with a bit of political commentary thrown in as well. MORE
LinkedIn, Medium, tons of CX blogs and websites, including the Customer Experience Professionals Association (CXPA), Customer Think , and others, are all great sources of information for those looking to expand their knowledge and understanding of Customer Experience. MORE
This is part two of a four-part series of articles wherein I tie out the principles and values of Agile Project Management with Customer Experience. I introduced the concept here , and part one is here. Let’s jump right in to the second value, as articulated in the Agile Manifesto and associate a few Agile principles along the way: The software engineers who built the concept of Agile and Scrum articulated a prioritization of working software over that of comprehensive documentation. MORE
This is the third in a series of four articles about applying the concepts of Agile and Scrum to Customer Experience. I introduce the concept here , and parts one and two are here and here , respectively. In this installment, we’ll consider the value that considers Customer collaboration to be more important than contract negotiation. MORE
I was recently speaking with a friend who’s a Chief Customer Officer. She was in good spirits but nonetheless was lamenting a bit about her colleagues: “It’s like I feel I have to defend my existence sometimes,” she said. Oh, boy, have I been there. My career has included time within PMOs, BPM/BPI organizations, and of course CX. MORE
Have you ever had to say to a friend, “it’s not what you said, it’s how you said it”? I remember a client who used that to describe some of the interactions their managers would have with front-line employees as an example of the need for a professional communications course I offered at the time. MORE
I just got off the phone with a colleague and we were having a conversation about data. He brought up some good questions and points and so I figured I’d jot a few of them down here before they went right out of my head again. MORE
Let’s start today with a couple of anecdotal experiences: Anecdote 1: It seems every time I pay in cash (who does that?), this happens: The cashier, when returning my change lays the bills down in my palm, and then pours the coins over top of them. MORE
Does NPS make sense for you? Let’s try this thought experiment: Say you’re a plastic surgeon, specializing in a bespoke and specific sort of work that’s…um, shall we say, personal in nature. MORE
The turn in the narrative regarding Tony Hsieh’s death has been striking over the past few days as stories (like these in the Journal and Forbes ) began to come to light based on accounts from those who knew him better than the rest of us who had merely admired him from afar. MORE
One of the more curious—and least expected—experiences in my professional career is how I became a professor at the US Air Force Academy. I wasn’t formally trained as an educator but learned at the knee of some wonderful academicians and thought-leaders in the field. MORE
Dear Customer: Thank you for your recent feedback. We always enjoy taking the time to better understand where we fall short of expectations as it offers us the opportunity to do something we love to do: Improve how we serve our Customers. MORE
Recently I fielded a question about NPS survey data: How do you process it? How do you use it? I popped off a quick response, but I’d like to go a little deeper on the topic here. First of all, it’s not a specific NPS question. MORE
I used to work out at a gym that had a bothersome, but almost comedic tendency: Whenever a piece of equipment broke down, someone would diligently and swiftly mark it with an “Out of Order” sign. The particular machine would usually sit like that (broken, that is) for weeks on end. MORE
I wrote recently about an incident at a local grocery store that sparked some thought about how sometimes we provide excuses instead of offering solutions. Likewise, sometimes at my gym, I come across a piece of equipment that’s out of order for some reason or another. MORE
I’ve written about Customer Effort Score (CES) before and kind of chided the intractability of defining it specifically. MORE
The other day I spent about 45 minutes round-trip (short by standards…read on) and about $45 mailing Christmas cards. Happy Holidays to our family and friends who receive one from us! I use the word “mailing” deliberately because that’s all I was doing. MORE
Can I start a controversial article being completely un controversial? Thanks. Here goes: Good employee engagement is an absolute requirement in order to drive good CX. MORE
As a CX consultant and Fractional Chief Customer Officer, at times I’ve had clients and worked with companies in highly-regulated industries; from healthcare to insurance as well as others. MORE
One of my Five Principles of Good CX is Communication. You can screw a lot of things up with your Customers and they’ll still forgive you, but if you’re keeping information from them or leaving them in the dark, there’s really little excuse. MORE
This is the final installment of four articles tying the concepts, values, and principles of Agile and Scrum to the Customer Experience discipline. I introduced the series here , and parts one, two, and three are here , here , and here. In this article, I’ll dive into the concept of embracing change. Specifically, the Manifesto highlights this aspect of Agile project management as preferring to respond to change rather than following a plan. MORE
I have covered my experience using Twitter to solve a support problem in a previous article. For many CX (and definitely Customer support ) professionals, the channel is ‘the thing’. We often talk about switching channels, being multi-channel, being omni -channel. MORE
I came across the following article I wrote in an earlier part of my consulting career (I was much thinner then). Without knowing it at the time, I foreshadowed a lot of reflection that I use now as an executive CX consultant and Fractional CCO. MORE
This is the first in a four-part series of articles about Agile/Scrum and how we as CX practitioners and leaders can integrate the approach and theories of Agile Project Management in our work. I’m framing the series by way of highlighting Agile’s four values as enumerated in the Agile Manifesto and also integrating what are called the twelve principles advanced by the same group that invented it. You can find the introduction article to this series here. MORE
This spring and summer have been rough on travel. My partner and I actually had a hotel cancel our reservation after the world ended. MORE
The world of work out there these days is simply weird. With unemployment clearly and dramatically impacted by the choices made in response to the whole Covid-19 mess, and yet the economy going gangbusters, it’s hard to understand if things are good or bad sometimes. MORE
Executive escalations can be a real life-saver for an organization. Whether it’s a high-profile Customer or just someone whose experience has gone completely off the rails, sometimes escalating dramatically can truly save the day for CX. MORE
I’ve done some work with some folks in the software as a service (SaaS) space and have lots of colleagues and friends who are also working there. Whenever I talk with them about Customer Experience, I always chuckle when the conversation turns to the Voice of the Customer. MORE
One of my favorite Process Engineering tools is the Five Whys. The basic principle is to consider a problem or imperfection, ask why it’s the way it is, and then ask why that explanation is so. MORE
Zeisler Consulting
MAY 25, 2021
One of the more curious—and least expected—experiences in my professional career is how I became a professor at the US Air Force Academy. I wasn’t formally trained as an educator but learned at the knee of some wonderful academicians and thought-leaders in the field.
Zeisler Consulting
JUNE 10, 2021
This is the final installment of four articles tying the concepts, values, and principles of Agile and Scrum to the Customer Experience discipline. I introduced the series here , and parts one, two, and three are here , here , and here. In this article, I’ll dive into the concept of embracing change. Specifically, the Manifesto highlights this aspect of Agile project management as preferring to respond to change rather than following a plan.
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Zeisler Consulting
MAY 18, 2021
As a CX consultant and Fractional Chief Customer Officer, at times I’ve had clients and worked with companies in highly-regulated industries; from healthcare to insurance as well as others.
Zeisler Consulting
JUNE 8, 2021
This is the third in a series of four articles about applying the concepts of Agile and Scrum to Customer Experience. I introduce the concept here , and parts one and two are here and here , respectively. In this installment, we’ll consider the value that considers Customer collaboration to be more important than contract negotiation.
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Zeisler Consulting
MAY 11, 2021
Does NPS make sense for you? Let’s try this thought experiment: Say you’re a plastic surgeon, specializing in a bespoke and specific sort of work that’s…um, shall we say, personal in nature.
Zeisler Consulting
JUNE 3, 2021
This is part two of a four-part series of articles wherein I tie out the principles and values of Agile Project Management with Customer Experience. I introduced the concept here , and part one is here. Let’s jump right in to the second value, as articulated in the Agile Manifesto and associate a few Agile principles along the way: The software engineers who built the concept of Agile and Scrum articulated a prioritization of working software over that of comprehensive documentation.
Zeisler Consulting
APRIL 20, 2021
LinkedIn, Medium, tons of CX blogs and websites, including the Customer Experience Professionals Association (CXPA), Customer Think , and others, are all great sources of information for those looking to expand their knowledge and understanding of Customer Experience.
Zeisler Consulting
APRIL 6, 2021
I’ve done some work with some folks in the software as a service (SaaS) space and have lots of colleagues and friends who are also working there. Whenever I talk with them about Customer Experience, I always chuckle when the conversation turns to the Voice of the Customer.
Zeisler Consulting
MAY 27, 2021
This is the first in a four-part series of articles about Agile/Scrum and how we as CX practitioners and leaders can integrate the approach and theories of Agile Project Management in our work. I’m framing the series by way of highlighting Agile’s four values as enumerated in the Agile Manifesto and also integrating what are called the twelve principles advanced by the same group that invented it. You can find the introduction article to this series here.
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Zeisler Consulting
MARCH 30, 2021
Where a CX function is located within a company is a frequent discussion topic among CXers.
Zeisler Consulting
MARCH 23, 2021
I just got off the phone with a colleague and we were having a conversation about data. He brought up some good questions and points and so I figured I’d jot a few of them down here before they went right out of my head again.
Zeisler Consulting
MARCH 11, 2021
I used to work out at a gym that had a bothersome, but almost comedic tendency: Whenever a piece of equipment broke down, someone would diligently and swiftly mark it with an “Out of Order” sign. The particular machine would usually sit like that (broken, that is) for weeks on end.
Zeisler Consulting
FEBRUARY 22, 2021
One of my favorite Process Engineering tools is the Five Whys. The basic principle is to consider a problem or imperfection, ask why it’s the way it is, and then ask why that explanation is so.
Speaker: Esther Kieft, Delivery Manager (Group Technology) at Domino's Pizza Enterprises
It is well known that empathy is a key ingredient in creating lovable products, yet not all products offer the best customer experience. From meeting stringent deadlines to insufficient resources being available to carry out customer research, there is a range of reasons why customer empathy could be missing in product development. Join Esther Kieft, as she breaks down using empathy at a distance to evaluate the problems that customers are experiencing during this global health crisis.
Zeisler Consulting
FEBRUARY 18, 2021
Executive escalations can be a real life-saver for an organization. Whether it’s a high-profile Customer or just someone whose experience has gone completely off the rails, sometimes escalating dramatically can truly save the day for CX.
Zeisler Consulting
FEBRUARY 11, 2021
I came across the following article I wrote in an earlier part of my consulting career (I was much thinner then). Without knowing it at the time, I foreshadowed a lot of reflection that I use now as an executive CX consultant and Fractional CCO.
Zeisler Consulting
FEBRUARY 1, 2021
I have covered my experience using Twitter to solve a support problem in a previous article. For many CX (and definitely Customer support ) professionals, the channel is ‘the thing’. We often talk about switching channels, being multi-channel, being omni -channel.
Zeisler Consulting
JANUARY 28, 2021
Dear Customer: Thank you for your recent feedback. We always enjoy taking the time to better understand where we fall short of expectations as it offers us the opportunity to do something we love to do: Improve how we serve our Customers.
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Zeisler Consulting
MAY 4, 2021
I was recently speaking with a friend who’s a Chief Customer Officer. She was in good spirits but nonetheless was lamenting a bit about her colleagues: “It’s like I feel I have to defend my existence sometimes,” she said. Oh, boy, have I been there. My career has included time within PMOs, BPM/BPI organizations, and of course CX.
Zeisler Consulting
JANUARY 25, 2021
Can I start a controversial article being completely un controversial? Thanks. Here goes: Good employee engagement is an absolute requirement in order to drive good CX.
Zeisler Consulting
JANUARY 21, 2021
Recently I fielded a question about NPS survey data: How do you process it? How do you use it? I popped off a quick response, but I’d like to go a little deeper on the topic here. First of all, it’s not a specific NPS question.
Zeisler Consulting
JANUARY 18, 2021
Have you ever had to say to a friend, “it’s not what you said, it’s how you said it”? I remember a client who used that to describe some of the interactions their managers would have with front-line employees as an example of the need for a professional communications course I offered at the time.
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Zeisler Consulting
JANUARY 14, 2021
We hear all the time that hiring is destiny: You have to be very careful when looking for new team members—especially those who are on the front-line and Customer facing—that they’re empathetic, Customer-focused, and just plain nice.
Zeisler Consulting
JANUARY 11, 2021
I wrote recently about an incident at a local grocery store that sparked some thought about how sometimes we provide excuses instead of offering solutions. Likewise, sometimes at my gym, I come across a piece of equipment that’s out of order for some reason or another.
Zeisler Consulting
JANUARY 7, 2021
I’ve written about Customer Effort Score (CES) before and kind of chided the intractability of defining it specifically.
Zeisler Consulting
DECEMBER 17, 2020
The other day I spent about 45 minutes round-trip (short by standards…read on) and about $45 mailing Christmas cards. Happy Holidays to our family and friends who receive one from us! I use the word “mailing” deliberately because that’s all I was doing.
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Zeisler Consulting
DECEMBER 14, 2020
The Wall Street Journal has a daily column called “Best of the Web Today.” Its originator, James Taranto, created it as a bit of a light-hearted end-of-the-day quick-hit piece with a bit of political commentary thrown in as well.
Zeisler Consulting
DECEMBER 9, 2020
The turn in the narrative regarding Tony Hsieh’s death has been striking over the past few days as stories (like these in the Journal and Forbes ) began to come to light based on accounts from those who knew him better than the rest of us who had merely admired him from afar.
Zeisler Consulting
DECEMBER 7, 2020
One of my Five Principles of Good CX is Communication. You can screw a lot of things up with your Customers and they’ll still forgive you, but if you’re keeping information from them or leaving them in the dark, there’s really little excuse.
Zeisler Consulting
APRIL 13, 2021
Let’s start today with a couple of anecdotal experiences: Anecdote 1: It seems every time I pay in cash (who does that?), this happens: The cashier, when returning my change lays the bills down in my palm, and then pours the coins over top of them.
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Zeisler Consulting
NOVEMBER 30, 2020
This spring and summer have been rough on travel. My partner and I actually had a hotel cancel our reservation after the world ended.
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