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5 #Leadership Books You Must Read in 2019

CX Journey

The Truth About Employee Engagement by Patrick Lencioni Similar to Patrick Lencioni's other books, this one is also a fable. I believe the latest edition was updated in 2004. Crave: You Can Enhance Employee Motivation in 10 Minutes by Friday by Gregg Lederman This is Gregg Lederman's third book.

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2014 Customer Champions: Lifting Sights, Visions, and Standards

Think Customers

Since its inception in 2004, the 1to1 Media Customer Champions has grown into a one-of-a-kind awards program that honors and spotlights the individuals responsible for game-changing customer-focused strategies-- a truly unique event that honors the leaders who create innovative change in their organizations. 1to1Media.com/weblog.

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How to Create a Successful Customer Loyalty Program

Michelli Experience

Having worked with Starbucks since 2004, as I began my journey to my first of two books about them ( The Starbucks Experience and later Leading the Starbucks Way ), friends and colleagues are quick to contact me whenever Starbucks makes the news. That goes for both good and bad news!

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Make the Experience Faster and More Personal

Michelli Experience

I have been involved with Starbucks since 2004, beginning with initial research I conducted for my first of two books about them (The Starbucks Experience). Recently, for example, Starbucks has loosened up the employee (referred to as partner) dress code – expanding the acceptable clothing color pallet beyond black, khaki, and white.

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Is the Chief Experience Officer a Worthwhile Addition to the C-Suite?

Retently

Miscommunications, low employee engagement, and the lack of a customer-centric company culture can also get in the way and make things worse. This is why the Chief Experience Officer is responsible for interacting with frontline employees (like call center operatives and field technicians).

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Customer Experience Professionals: Why We Do What We Do

ijgolding

BM: Generally, the customer engagements I’m proudest of are those where the value of becoming more customer-centric has been amply demonstrated and I’ve “converted” sceptics within the company. With the help of our good friend and CX colleague, Bruce Temkin , here are three questions he posed to us to which we responded below.

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Is the Chief Customer Officer a Worthwhile Addition to the C-Suite?

Retently

Miscommunications, low employee engagement, and the lack of a customer-centric company culture can also get in the way and make things worse. This is why the Chief Customer Officer is responsible for interacting with frontline employees (like call center operatives and field technicians).