by Annette Franz | Oct 14, 2020 | customer experience, decision making, employee experience, priorities, Uncategorized
Decisions, decisions, decisions. As customer experience professionals, we have decisions to make; we need to help our executives make decisions; and prioritization is an important part of our decision-making process. Tools to be more efficient and effective with our...
by Annette Franz | Oct 7, 2020 | brand, customer experience, customer understanding, data, employee experience, innovation, insights, Uncategorized
I originally published today’s post on Forbes. It appeared on their site on April 27, 2020. Is it time for a brand refresh? I know that’s probably not top of mind for you at this very moment, given the current crisis facing the world, but maybe it should be. Business...
by Annette Franz | Sep 30, 2020 | culture, customer experience, customer-centric, customer-centric culture, employee experience, Uncategorized
I originally published today’s post on Forbes. This is a modified version of the post that appeared on their site on February 18, 2020. Customer-centricity is an often misused term, but it actually has a pretty straightforward definition: put the customer at the...
by Annette Franz | Sep 16, 2020 | career, core values, culture, employee experience, Uncategorized, workplace
Culture fit is an interesting topic. Some revere it, while others revile it. (OK, maybe not that extreme… but wasn’t that fun to say/read?!) About a year ago, I wrote about hiring for culture fit because around that time I was seeing more and more revile...
by Annette Franz | Sep 2, 2020 | core values, culture, customer-centric culture, employee experience, leadership, Uncategorized, values, workplace
I recently read a Recruiterbox article that stated: “Culture can either immunize or infect a company. Good culture can revitalize and motivate. Negative culture increases employee absences and turnover while decreasing their overall productivity while at work....
by Annette Franz | Aug 26, 2020 | business, business outcomes, corporate social responsibility, customer experience, employee experience, purpose, shareholder, stakeholder, Uncategorized
Stakeholderism. Shareholderism. Two words we don’t talk about much in the CX world – at least not in the “-ism” format. I’ll come back to these concepts in a moment, as they are closely linked to what I’m writing about today. Last...
