Over the last few years I have become a bit of a 'closet geek' when it comes to dictionary definitions! It is not often that you choose to pick up a dictionary (or search online these days) to discover the true meaning of a word, but I am becoming increasingly drawn to needing to know [...]
The month of September comes around every year. The kids go back to school. Millions go back to work after the summer holiday. Autumn starts to knock on the door. Christmas decorations are prominently displayed in stores all across the land. September is a month that signals change - some embrace it, while others despair [...]
I have been saying for a long time now that the reason organisations exist is to 'fulfill a purpose'. Sadly, many consciously and some unconsciously, believe that the reason their organisation exists is 'to make money'. I wholeheartedly disagree. The mantra that I impart on to anyone who will listen is as follows: No commercial [...]
I regularly find myself saying that many organisations are still grappling with understanding the fact that their Customers have always had an Experience with them! Some argue that Customer Experience has existed in the world of business for years and years. However, in the interactions I have had with businesses in multiple sectors all over [...]
I am the first to acknowledge that in life and in business things go wrong. Nothing is ever 100% perfect. We have always lived on a planet where recovery, apology and compromise have become a part of the way humans interact. Anyone who expects perfection will only end up disappointed - although I may come across [...]
More and more organisations are starting to consider how best to measure VOE - Voice of the Employee. Capturing 'employee perception' and aligning it to 'customer perception' is critical in building a robust customer centric measurement system. Increasingly, businesses are looking to deploy eNPS - the Employee Net Promoter Score - but is it the best [...]
I am often asked how I find so much to write about on the subject of Customer Experience. Happily and sadly too many organisations make it very easy. So many of us experience great things (less so) and awful things (too often) on a regular basis, that I am inundated with stories that bring to [...]
There are many things that have bugged me for many years when it comes to Customer Experiences that I have had as a consumer. Although I recognise I may not be your average 'customer', a lot of the things that bug me, also bug others. For example, it is very common for me to be [...]
Energy companies. We all have to interact with them. It is difficult to find a consumer who likes them. In my daily dealings with friends, colleagues and clients, all too often the name of an energy business will creep in to the conversation - almost always in a negative context. Why is it that an industry [...]
One of the most overused words in the English language is also one of the shortest. In the context of Customer Experience, it is extremely likely that this word is regularly used when an unsatisfactory experience is ‘endured’ by a customer. The word NO contains only two letters, yet its meaning can have serious ramifications [...]
