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3 Examples of Change for the Better in Airlines

Beyond Philosophy

There have been many great stories in the past couple of months about airlines doing what was right by their Customers. Frontier Airlines Pilot Feeds His Passengers While Stranded on Runway. Southwest Airlines is a great Customer-centric airline with excellent employee engagement. I know that!

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Flying High and Well-Grounded: How Virgin and Southwest Practice Airline Employee Ambassadorship

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Both understand (in the case of Sir Richard at Virgin Group) and understood (in the case of Herb Kelleher at Southwest Airlines) the value of putting people and customers first, HR practice second. Among airlines, working in a supportive, trusting, fun, responsive and energetic culture isn’t confined to staff at Virgin.

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Amazing Business Radio: James Dodkins

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Putting Your Customer First By Putting Your Employees First. Shep Hyken sits down with James Dodkins to discuss James’s new book, 136 Ideas For Rockstar Employee Engagement , having an employee mission, and the real definition of customer experience. ? ?. What’s the importance of an employee mission?

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Employee Engagement: A Confluence of Passion and Purpose

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Image courtesy of Pixabay Why is it so difficult to understand what employee engagement is all about? It's great that there's an ongoing spotlight on employee engagement because it's still at an all-time low. It's great that there's an ongoing spotlight on employee engagement because it's still at an all-time low.

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Your Secret Weapon for Hiring the Best Talent in 2016

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Employee engagement is critical to your organization’s hiring efforts. As the Fortune article points out, the Generation Z, fun-workplace-seeking employees will comprise at least 20% of the workforce by 2019, just three short years from now. Employee Ambassadors Help Create a Positive Social Media Presence.

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Making Optimal Customer Experience A Focus of Your Company’s (And Your) Thinking and Doing: The Case for Foundation and Advanced CEM Training

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In most instances, the customers see no brand ‘personality’ or brand-to-brand differentiation, and their experience of the brand is one-dimensional, easily capable of replacement. Moreover, the customer has no personal investment in choosing, and staying with, one brand or supplier over another. Advanced Customer Experience Management.

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To Get Loyal Customers, Start with Loyal Employees

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I’ve also qualified for airline elite status after a busy travel year, and then watched the perks squandered when I didn’t fly as much in the next one. Engaged employees aren’t just satisfied with their working conditions and pay, they want to go above and beyond, to innovate and advance the company’s goals.