Acknowledge, Apologise, Address – the 3 A’s of dealing with mistakes!

I have sometimes been accused of intentionally looking for the bad things that organisations do to customers. Whilst it is true to say that I often describe experiences that are a long way from meeting customer expectation, I never actively seek out the negative. If I am guilty of anything, it is of reporting the [...]

Don’t be afraid to talk to customers! My number 1 Customer Experience leadership tip!

It never ceases to amaze me how often I hear stories describing senior leaders lack of desire to speak to, meet or have any direct interaction with customers. Despite the fact that they are leading large teams of customer facing people, an irrational fear of coming face to face with the paying customer is more common than you might think. [...]

What do you do with complaints? How increasing complaints in your service could increase your sales

Complaints. All of our companies receive them. We have all at some point made one ourselves. If you caught a glimpse of the recent Channel 4 TV series called 'The Complainers' recently, you will have seen that there are a group of people who positively thrive in actively looking for ways to make complaints about [...]

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