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Connecting Satisfaction With Behavior: Does The Service-Profit Chain (or The Employee Engagement-Profit Chain) Still Work?

Beyond Philosophy

Going the next step, beyond employee satisfaction, does their engagement profitably drive customer behavior? First, what does employee engagement, which has been around for over twenty years, actually mean? You Also Might Like… Employee Engagement: Putting the Cart Before the Horse?

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New Data Show Lack of Leadership Commitment to Customer Centricity

PeopleMetrics

DISCLAIMER: The CX Feud is a game in which 150 customer experience professionals took our assessment about the presence, or absence, of customer centricity practices in their organizations. When it comes to customer experience activities and commitment, leaders appear to be: 1. Image Credits: Ascent Magazine Atos.

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When Employee Engagement Goes Wrong

CSM Magazine

Companies who truly want to build an engaged workforce must look at employee connection and involvement. We all have been part of an ’employee engagement’ initiative, whether an individual program or a full-fledged organizational imperative. Employees grew to despise the company. Recognition Gone Wrong.

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Like Just About All of Their Customers… I LOVE Wegmans!!!

Beyond Philosophy

For anyone who appreciates a truly customer-centric organization, one that is invested in its stellar reputation for ongoing trust and value creation, customer experience optimization and building employee ambassadorship, Wegmans is the company to emulate. Wegmans invests a tremendous amount in employee training.

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Moments of Truth: Exploring Jan Carlzon’s Enduring Vision

CSM Magazine

His leadership saw a shift toward customer-centric strategies, with an emphasis on empowering frontline employees. He advocated for the idea that each employee, regardless of position, has a role in influencing the customer’s perception of the company.

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How to Overcome Hospitality Industry Challenges by Empowering Employees

The Petrova Experience

To recover, and to get back to the business of delivering world-class experiences to guests of restaurants, hotels, lounges, airports, and other properties, we must rethink how we strengthen teams to encounter challenges and unite around commitments to customer-centric, employee-empowered hospitality experiences.

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Global Research Reveals 3 Ways to Make UK Agents More Impactful

CSM Magazine

Put Employee Engagement First When employees are disengaged and feel out of control, they are generally less productive and more likely to leave—the worst-case scenario in a tight labour market. What is interesting is that AI is considered to be the most effective as a tool to help agents rather than customers.