by Annette Franz | Oct 25, 2023 | culture, culture change, employee experience, leadership, Uncategorized
“You wake up every morning and drag yourself into the office. You know there’s a reason you drag and don’t skip. The thought of being in your office makes your stomach turn, and you wake up every morning checking your temperature to determine if today might be a...
by Annette Franz | Jul 12, 2023 | culture, culture change, customer-centric, customer-centric culture, leadership, transformation, Uncategorized
I originally wrote this article for Forbes. It appeared on their site on April 26, 2023. Customer-centricity provides a competitive advantage for the business, both from an employee and a customer perspective. Who wouldn’t want to work for – or buy from – a company...
by Annette Franz | Sep 21, 2022 | board of directors, culture, culture change, customer-centric culture, Uncategorized
I originally wrote today’s post for CMSWire. It appeared on their site on June 21, 2022. Culture is such an important part of your business. It really is the foundation. It’s best defined as core values + behaviors, and it’s often referred to as how we do things...
by Annette Franz | May 4, 2022 | culture, customer-centric culture, employee experience, employee retention, people-centric, Uncategorized
Heard enough about the Great Resignation? Well, sadly, this has been a long time coming, and at this point, we should continue talking about it. Non-stop. You’ve heard me say this before. I’ve been talking about the importance of employees to the business and to...
by Annette Franz | Jan 12, 2022 | culture, culture change, customer-centric culture, Uncategorized
I recently read an article on Bloomberg Businessweek (about culture and how to sustain it – or whether it’s sustainable – in the wake of so many employees working from home) in which a Stanford researcher interviewed for the article stated: Culture...