In a previous article, “CX – It Takes a Village,” we addressed five common obstacles to CX success: lack of ownership, support, and resources; organizational siloes; CX not seen as transformational; a one size fits all approach; and lack of connection to business outcomes. Another common pitfall of CX programs occurs when companies devote most of …
A few years back, we launched a nationwide study of over 30,000 adults, employed full- or part-time, to better understand employee engagement. We gave participants a list of statements to explore what factors played the most significant role in their engagement at work. The study’s results added depth to our previous work that showed engaged …
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There are various reasons change programs fail. A few years ago, we asked 422 executives from companies of all sizes and industries about their change initiatives. The participants were asked to list the reasons they believed their initiatives failed. Surprisingly, 62% cited poor communication, 54% claimed insufficient leadership sponsorship, and 50% blamed organizational politics or …
If the past two years taught us anything, it’s reaffirmed what we already knew to be true — change is a constant, and resiliency is the path forward. The last few years have been particularly challenging for customer experience (CX) leaders. There is growing financial pressure on CX teams to provide ROI of initiatives and …
“The right customer is right, and many customers are taking advantage in ways that are very much not right. Running a business with such over-sweeping statements is not only unhealthy and unprofitable, it creates significant pressure on employees who are forced to chase such generalized clichés that are disconnected from their reality. As such, they …
The recent PWC report “Experience is everything: Here’s how to get it right” validates many of the principles leading global CX authority Lior Arussy has consistently expressed long before others spoke about them. Almost a decade ago we used to joke and say, “A fool with a tool is still a fool.” In most cases …
I am going to make this a short article. Because any truth that is too long and complex is suspiciously hiding something. A recent Wall street journal article At Ford, Quality Is Now Problem 1 described the major fall for a company that for two decades declared Quality Job #1. The new leader for quality …
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