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

Beyond Philosophy

Namely, the connection between satisfaction and behavior, whether by customers or employees, has been challenged and largely refuted in study upon study. Going the next step, beyond employee satisfaction, does their engagement profitably drive customer behavior? Employee Engagement: The Domino Effect on Customers.

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“U.S. Employee Engagement Reaches Three-Year High.” Where Customer Experience and Value Delivery Are Concerned, Shouldn’t We Ask: ‘So What?’

Beyond Philosophy

A recent article by a major employee research and engagement consulting organization led with the above headline. They were reporting on results of their national workforce tracking poll, the highlight of which was that employee engagement had risen 1.2% Those question are: 1) Really? correlation.

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The Power of Women-Owned Call Center Partnerships

Outsource Consultants

As Women’s History Month comes to a close, Outsource Consultants wants to celebrate the incredible women leading the call center industry. Women have always been a driving force behind call center excellence, ( 71% of global employees are women ) — but this representation has not scaled as quickly at the ownership level.

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Do You Harness the Power of Habit in Your Marketing Yet?

Beyond Philosophy

In an article about habits for the New York Times in 2012, he writes, “ Over the past two decades, the science of habit formation has become a major field of research in neurology and psychology departments at hundreds of major medical centers and universities, as well as inside extremely well financed corporate labs.

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CX Initiatives: What if Employees Are Not On Board?

Beyond Philosophy

Here is the reality: As demonstrated again and again, if all employees are not committed to, and supportive of, CX initiatives, the enterprise – in any industry, in any locale – will suffer. HR execs and consultants would say that what is needed is a higher level of employee engagement.

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Amazing Business Radio: Diana Oreck

ShepHyken

Shep Hyken interviews award-winning training and development expert, international consultant and speaker, former VP of Ritz-Carlton Leadership and current Executive VP of Owner Experience at NetJets, Diana Oreck, about the traits that make for good customer service.

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5 Facts to End the ROI Debate on Customer Experience

Beyond Philosophy

According to the study, “the cumulative return of a $100 investment in the ACSI fund from April 2000 to April 2012 was $490, a gain of 390 percent. By comparison, the S&P 500 returned only $93, a 7-percent loss. < [link] > “The ‘moment of truth’ in customer service.” www.mckinsey.com. February 2006. 26 August 2014.