Integrity Solutions

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

In the past, customer service centers were viewed as cost centers or expenses. Today, the organizations that are delivering a superior customer experience are proving just how outdated that perspective is. But great customer experiences don’t just happen.

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Stella Connect

APRIL 17, 2018

If you’re in a contact center performance management role, you’ve probably invested a lot of time and energy in your customer service training and customer service coaching programs. You’re determined to build a team of brand experts who can connect with customers, resolve issues, and drive sales with ease.

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Peter Lavers

DECEMBER 11, 2017

In our new guest blogger Jason Grills ’ first instalment of this blog , he shared four great customer service training ideas that will refresh your support service and take it to a higher level. 7 Customer – Support Confrontation. Here are the remaining four! #5 5 True or False Quiz. 8 Positive Behaviour Promotion.

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Peter Lavers

DECEMBER 8, 2017

They continuously invest a large amount in improving customer service by training employees. It’s not always about the knowledge and education – sometimes, it’s more about team building and motivation training. 3 Fake Customer Communication. However, not all of them use these funds effectively. Jason Grills.

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Kayako

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

When you think about businesses that are known for providing extraordinary customer service like Zappos, Amazon or Chick-Fil-A, they share a common trait. They’re obsessed with their customers. How do you build a customer-oriented culture? Make everyone interact with customers. Reward great customer service.

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CSM Magazine

MARCH 4, 2020

If you want your employees to be providing your customers with the best customer service possible, then you need to define for them exactly what that entails. As we will come onto, putting customer service at the heart of your employee training is vital if you want it to sink in and stick with your employees.

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TechSee

JUNE 16, 2022

Paul is a Transformational, hands-on, customer service department leader with extensive experience using performance metrics, lean process improvements, and positive leadership in building effective, efficient, and happy customer service departments. Jeff is truly obsessed with customer service.

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ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

The Right Culture : This is where it starts. Leadership defines the customer service and CX vision for everyone to follow. Good People: The people on the inside of the organization create the experience for the customers on the outside. As with any good recipe, feel free to spice it up a little!

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Micah Solomon

OCTOBER 23, 2018

The author, Micah Solomon, is an author, consultant, influencer, keynote speaker, and trainer in customer service, customer experience, customer service culture, and hospitality. It’s the bedrock upon which a properly designed and focused customer experience should rest. This is a non-negotiable.

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Up Your Service

JANUARY 22, 2018

The most common question we hear when launching service excellence training programs inside large organizations is: “Do leaders really need to attend these workshops?”. This raises a different and more important question for senior leaders: Do you seek to achieve service improvement in specific departments of the organization?

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ShepHyken

AUGUST 7, 2019

He informed them that the customer was no longer the first priority. Culture had replaced the customer as the top priority. Hsieh said, “Get the culture right, and we’ll deliver the customer experience we want our customers to have.”. The focus on culture is really a focus on people.

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ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

After you hire good people and properly train them to do their jobs, don’t get in their way! Leadership must be approachable. This idea was really, really good, but he couldn’t get leadership to respond. The point is that leadership and management must create opportunities that allow employees to engage with them.

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Micah Solomon

OCTOBER 10, 2018

The author, Micah Solomon, is an author, consultant, influencer, keynote speaker, and trainer in customer service, customer experience, customer service culture, and hospitality. The standard level of customer service at most modern companies is reactive. [Originally published in Forbes.com.

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CSM Magazine

MARCH 31, 2020

Delivering the best possible customer service starts with establishing a culture that puts employees and customers first. Building a strong company culture takes time, work, and long-term commitment from all levels of a company, beginning at the top. Hire for character, then focus on training.

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ShepHyken

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Culture Clash: Why Customer Experience Improvements Fail by John Aves (MyCustomer.com) To successfully change your CX, you must create the right culture and climate to effect the change. Without leadership from the top, it is difficult to champion a clear path for improvements, set the tone, and role model new behaviors.

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Bill Quiseng

JANUARY 10, 2022

Whether it’s the turmoil of the pandemic, Skimpflation, or The Great Resignation, businesses will invigorate the New Normal with the “People First” culture. No longer are people taking second or third seats to profits or work.

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Blake Morgan

JANUARY 20, 2022

These 30 top blogs cover a wide variety of CX-related topics, from creating a customer-centric culture to refining the contact center or delivering personalized experiences. With more than 30 years of experience in all areas of CX, Annette uses her blog, CX Journey, to help transform business culture to become customer-centric.

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Experience Investigators by 360Connext

JANUARY 28, 2020

Your mission, if you choose to accept it, is to begin at the beginning, build your case, and create a coalition of customer-focused leaders. First, understand the true costs of NOT investing in customer experience. Related: How to Improve Customer Service Training with Simple Metrics. Then do it all over again.

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ShepHyken

DECEMBER 1, 2021

So, how can you keep good employees, and keep them not only engaged with their jobs but also engaged with their customers? They also work for the company and the customer. Meet my friend, leadership expert Tim Durkin – he has an answer. The best employees don’t just work for a paycheck. Is there a way to keep good people? .

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Up Your Service

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

And I’m super strong in helping organizations improve the service that they create and build a culture of continuously Uplifting Service. What if we took your passion for developing and Certifying Coaches all over the world and connected it with our expertise in certifying Uplifting Service leaders ?

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Customer Bliss

JULY 3, 2018

There was an urgency around changing the culture within the agency to become a culture of yes. Greg sat in on every hearing and listened to what was said, which gave him an idea of where his responsibilities in impacting the culture would come into play. Allow them more freedom to give the customers a voice.

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Customers That Stick

OCTOBER 23, 2014

I’d like to take a moment to tell Customers That Stick™ readers about the 25 th annual Compete Through Service Symposium ( online brochure ) put on by the Center for Services Leadership at Arizona State University’s W.P. Topics include: How to drive a culture of service innovation into a traditional product company.

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ShepHyken

APRIL 1, 2020

Quite often, if a company is considered a customer service laggard, it is because of its leadership and management. One of the most important ways a leader can foster a customer-focused culture is by modeling that behavior—in other words, by treating employees how they want the customer treated.

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Storyminers

JULY 6, 2020

Aimee has over 20 years of experience improving service delivery and transforming CX through people development and process improvement initiatives. Her areas of expertise include market research, program management, marketing, instructional design, and training. Bill Quiseng. Bruce Temkin.

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ShepHyken

AUGUST 19, 2019

If live chat and chatbots are part of your customer service strategy, read this article. Creating Company Culture to Strengthen Customer Service Agent Support by Cassandra Vincent. Nevadas) There are ways to strengthen customer service agent support resulting in quality work and reducing churn.

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Michel Falcon Experience

JANUARY 16, 2020

This company’s leadership team has made a conscious decision that is negatively impacting their customer experience. What they should be doing is allocating a higher labour budget to afford more call center agents to ensure 80% of calls are answered within 20 seconds or less (this is a common call center service level agreement).

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Storyminers

JULY 6, 2020

Aimee has over 20 years of experience improving service delivery and transforming CX through people development and process improvement initiatives. Her areas of expertise include market research, program management, marketing, instructional design, and training. Bill Quiseng. Bruce Temkin.

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ShepHyken

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Leadership expert Tim Durkin shared with us that our employees want to be needed, noticed, and known. Shep Hyken is a customer service expert, keynote speaker, and New York Times, bestselling business author. For information on The Customer Focus customer service training programs, go to www.thecustomerfocus.com.

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ShepHyken

DECEMBER 28, 2016

Leadership may decide to purposely change their mindset – and even their company culture – from being customer-focused to bottom line focused. First and foremost, if the company has a culture and vision in place, every move they make should always bring up the question, “Is this in keeping with our vision?”

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ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Accepting responsibility (and blame) for something that happened under your watch is also powerful leadership behavior. Instead, emulate the leadership behavior of Eisenhower and Truman. Shep Hyken is a customer service expert, keynote speaker, and New York Times bestselling business author. Follow on Twitter: @Hyken.

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Integrity Solutions

OCTOBER 27, 2021

After all, you can’t consistently deliver at such a high level- at every customer touch point- if only certain people are responsible for making sure it happens. In fact, exceptional customer service is more than a functional role; it’s a purpose, rooted in a culture and an understanding of what it means to be truly customer-focused.

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ShepHyken

MARCH 25, 2019

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. How Blending Brand And Culture Can Impact The Customer Experience by Chris Cancialosi. Forbes) Customer experience is a memory. Human-Centered Customer Support by HubSpot & HelpScout.

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Kayako

APRIL 15, 2019

His articles have been read in hundreds of publications, and he is the author of Moments of Magic®, The Loyal Customer, The Cult of the Customer, The Amazement Revolution, Amaze Every Customer Every Time and Be Amazing or Go Home. Many businesses look to hire cheap resources and train them to fit certain customer centric roles.

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ShepHyken

MARCH 31, 2021

If you’re not working directly with customers, one of the best ways to learn what’s really happening on the front line is to spend a shift with a customer support agent or go out for some sales calls. There you have it, three ways you can get to know your customers even better. Follow on Twitter: @Hyken.

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Customers That Stick

OCTOBER 2, 2014

Her work in customer experience, employee engagement, leadership, teamwork, transforms how people think, act, and interact. Kate, what was your first job and what did you learn about customer service in it? . Dealing with the public is great training for customer service. Tough question.

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ShepHyken

AUGUST 2, 2021

(Forbes) Customer experience encompasses far more than your products, customer service, technologies, processes, and culture. But it’s also the latest, even seemingly insignificant interaction you had with a customer. Go to The Customer Focus to learn more about our customer service training programs.

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ShepHyken

AUGUST 29, 2018

Dodkins is the author of 136 Ideas for Rockstar Employee Engagement, and he knows a thing or two (or 136) about how employee morale and fulfillment impact the customer experience. Like rock stars connect with their audiences, leadership must connect with their employees. And, this isn’t just for the leadership.

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