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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. As a result, employees go home to their families every night feeling good about themselves and have a more meaningful life.

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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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Top 50 Customer Service Leaders – Best Customer Experience Influencers

Storyminers

He is currently focused on two areas: The impact of the digital customer experience disruption, the next wave of emergent customer engagement channels, and the value of unstructured VOC data in understanding customer behavior and demand generation. She has served clients as an independent consulting partner since 2004. Bill Quiseng.

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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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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 data reflects a growing recognition of the importance of CX leadership in driving business success and delivering exceptional customer experiences.

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Top 50 Customer Service Leaders – Best Customer Experience Influencers

Storyminers

He is currently focused on two areas: The impact of the digital customer experience disruption, the next wave of emergent customer engagement channels, and the value of unstructured VOC data in understanding customer behavior and demand generation. She has served clients as an independent consulting partner since 2004. Bill Quiseng.

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Customer Experience Professionals: Why We Do What We Do

ijgolding

KS: My foray into the CX discipline came about in 2004 quite by chance when, after years of serving in customer-facing roles, I received an offer I couldn’t refuse—to manage the Voice of the Customer program of a US-based B2B organization. . IG: Experience, experience, experience.