One of the most important things they learned, however, was that improving Customer Experience starts with improving your Employee Experience and managing the pain of change for them. However, with a very tenured workforce, (employees with 30 to 40 years of experience not being unusual) they needed a strategy for evolving the customer experience that started from the inside-out. Three Important Considerations for Employees When Improving Customer Experience. MORE

Did you know that engaged employees are 44% more productive as compared to just satisfied workers! Engaged employees are your best assets to grow your business. They act as role models to other employees by setting a standard benchmark. What Is Employee Engagement? MORE

When I think about employee engagement, I relate it to a culture that includes things like trust, purpose, empowerment, development and recognition. Agent Engagement call center contact center continuous improvement employee engagementWe will most likely spend half of our waking life at work. If you put in the right amount of effort, you can create an environment where you and your staff look forward […]. MORE

You have employee experience superpowers and you may not even know it. And making that extra(ordinary) effort with your colleagues, your coworkers, your employees will only help foster a culture of community and connection (that’s a lot of C-words). Importance of Engagement. MORE

Employee experience & employee engagement are critical to defining the employee value proposition and essential for leadership to understand. The post Employee Experience vs Employee Engagement appeared first on CustomerCount. MORE

Customer Centric Employee Engagement Lynn Hunsaker. At USAA, which provides insurance solely to military families, customer-centricity is built by stepping into their customers’ boots – during new-hire orientation, employees strap-on a military helmet, 65 pound backpack and flk vest, to build empathy for customers. At Zappos, employees are encouraged to do differentiate themselves with customers by doing something a little unconventional and innovative. MORE

This week we feature an article by Linda Ginac who shares effective HR tech solutions that help companies focus on employee engagement. – Shep Hyken. One of the most effective business strategies for maintaining an edge on competition is focusing on employees and their level of engagement. Now more than ever, a high level of employee engagement is necessary to thrive, but improvements in this area are not always simple. MORE

Keeping employees happy and motivated can be a challenge in any workplace, and call centers are no exception. Some people think that employee engagement is too “fluffy” to be a top priority, but many studies sho w that happy employees are the most productive employees MORE

How engaged people are in their work depends on a myriad of factors from corporate culture to manager behavior, from daily tasks to what’s going on in their personal lives. MORE

By Jacqueline Santiago Every employer should know they are at risk of high employee turnover, which is why employee engagement is so important. You have to be fully committed by understanding the principles of employee engagement. Some of which are: C ulture L eadership P urpose A ction Tr ansparency C ommitment R ecognition The purpose is to have an engaged culture, which will make people stay, and go above and beyond what is expected. MORE

From collaboration platforms to virtual learning, discover how digital solutions can be used to help drive employee engagement during COVID-19. People and Culture MORE

Discover why employee engagement is a critical component of an effective ramping program. A surge in interest for e-commerce and delivery platforms is pushing tech companies to ramp in order to keep pace with demand. MORE

Employee engagement is a powerful force. An engaged workforce is associated with better customer retention, lower turnover, greater productivity and among publicly traded companies, even higher stock price. So what are the prerequisites for robust workforce engagement? MORE

Millennials and Gen Z employees are growing in influence of work organizations and cultures, especially call centers and customer service. According to a 2016 Bureau of Labor Statistics report, the median age of an American employee is 42.2 Agent Engagement agent engagement call center contact center culture managing generations motivating agents social media MORE

You’ve heard it before: happy employees make happy customers. But what are you doing – really doing – to support the employee experience (EX)? But focusing on better employee engagement can in turn lead to better customer engagement. Empowering Frontline Employees. MORE

It seems most organizations have a Customer Experience program and an increasing number have started Employee Engagement programs. Because the experience you give your Customers is the same experience you should give your employees. It’s not only good for employee engagement, but it can mean your Customers are more satisfied with you—and how much they spend with your brand. Combining the Customer and the Employee Experience. MORE

Customer Centric Employee Engagement Lynn Hunsaker. At USAA, which provides insurance solely to military families, customer-centricity is built by stepping into their customers’ boots – during new-hire orientation, employees strap-on a military helmet, 65 pound backpack and flk vest, to build empathy for customers. At Zappos, employees are encouraged to do differentiate themselves with customers by doing something a little unconventional and innovative. MORE

This video provides an overview of one of those competencies, Employee Engagement, where the goal is to align employees with the goals of the organization. Here Are Five I’s of Employee Engagement: […]. CCXP1 Customer-Centric Culture CCXP3 Organizational Adoption and Accountability Customer experience Employee Engagement MORE

When employees find themselves away from their regular office setting, they may feel disconcerted and demotivated. Harvard Business Review reports that being forced to work from home reduces employee motivation by 17 points. How can they drive remote employee engagement? MORE

Employee engagement continues to top the lists of management challenges—and with good reason. Contact centers have learned a lot about employee engagement in recent years, most significantly that the foundation […]. Agent Engagement agent feedback agent retention call center contact center continuous improvement employee engagement mentoring recognition transparency MORE

The mantra ‘happy employees equal happy customers’ has never been more true than right now. That means it’s critical to put extra emphasis and focus on the employee experience now, given what everyone is going through this year. MORE

We just published a Temkin Group report, Employee Engagement Competency & Maturity, 2018. Here’s the executive summary of this annual review of employee engagement activities, competencies, and maturity levels for large companies: To understand how companies are engaging their employees, we surveyed 178 large companies and compared their responses with similar studies we’ve conducted in previous years. MORE

Autocratic leadership, also known as authoritarian leadership is a type of leadership style that rarely views their employees as partners. Understanding Servant Leadership and Employee Engagement. Servant leaders display a deep interest in understanding the needs of employees. MORE

Keeping employees happy and motivated is an agenda item that is on everyone lips, but little action seems to be happening. As a result, Employee Engagement is slipping as well, which is a problem for Customer Experience. The New York Times ran an article, “ Why You Hate Work ” that explains that the way we are working isn’t working for today’s employees. To me, a great Customer Experience is only provided through employees that are engaged. MORE

What would Maslow have to say about employee engagement? Or would he reconstitute his hierarchy to apply to engagement so that the bottom of the pyramid might represent survival. Employee Engagement Gallup Hierarchy MaslowWould he say self-actualization is a noble but unattainable pipe dream? MORE

If leadership is wondering if employee engagement is good and necessary for their teams, I would have to emphatically say, "yes, it is!" I have noticed that at the smaller companies, the employees were happier and more engaged in the work environment, than some of the larger call centers. From experience, I have found that when management is more in tune to what their employees do on a daily basis, the employees will respect them and be more productive. MORE

What Is Employee Engagement? Employee engagement measures the passion and commitment of employees to deliver their best efforts and create solutions that will benefit them, the customer and the company. Engaged employees bring their best every day and are fully committed to supporting the vision, mission, and goals of the organization. What Employee Engagement Is Not? Employee engagement is also not employee satisfaction. MORE

In recent years, I have had the opportunity to help build structure around employee engagement both from the standpoint of a non-leader, as well as a leader, and in the last eight years I've been able to develop an effective approach to bridging the communications gap between front-line employees and leaders. This approach is simply called Employee Engagement Taskforce. Think about it, we as leaders are tasked with removing roadblocks for your employees. MORE

Agent Engagement call center contact center employee engagement VoE Voice of the Employee work environmentYou would expect to see a feature article about trends at the beginning of the year. We did that. But things shift quickly in this digital economy—and when it comes to customer expectations, the pace of change continues to accelerate and affect how businesses adapt and respond. In this series, we decided to take a […]. MORE

During a recent (Sept 2019) hotel stay, I noted the lobby plaques of previous employees of the month. Employee Engagement Assets Employee of the Month HotelThen I noted that the list stopped in July 2017. Uh oh! What message does this 2+ year gap send to current. MORE

Why should you care about Employee Engagement? Take a look… Video Script: Did you know that engaged employees are really, really valuable? The post The Employee Engagement Virtuous Cycle (Video) appeared first on Customer Experience Matters®. Employee EngagementBecause it fuels a virtuous cycle that drive customer experience and business success. MORE

Low employee engagement is a problem that many companies face. Especially in this day and age, with the unemployment being extremely low, it is already enough of a challenge to recruit new employees for your contact center. Employee Engagement MORE

As you probably know, Temkin Group spends a lot of time researching and writing about employee engagement. While our research typically focuses on the work environment that drives employee engagement, that’s only one part of the picture. To fully understand employee engagement, […]. CCXP1 Customer-Centric Culture Customer experience Employee Engagement MORE

In times of social distancing, where everyone is working remotely it's crucial to keep your employees engaged. In times like these, you may have an employee iceberg too! There's only 1 thing you can do to find out how your employees are doing and that's. MORE