by Annette Franz | Jun 9, 2021 | coaching, employee experience, employee feedback, exit interviews, feedback, leadership, stay interviews, Uncategorized
A critical component of a great employee experience is feedback – both from peers and from management. The iterative, continuous improvement that happens as a result of that feedback is important to an employee’s development, productivity, and engagement....
by Annette Franz | Apr 14, 2021 | customer experience, employee experience, Uncategorized
I’ve had a lot of conversations in recent weeks about how the employee experience drives the customer experience, but the part that stands out from these conversations is the common thread: that the customer experience only happens via, or is only shaped by, the...
by Annette Franz | Feb 17, 2021 | automation, customer effort, customer experience, employee effort, employee experience, employee productivity, Uncategorized
Back in late 2015, I wrote an article titled Work Harder or Smarter? in which I offered up some ways to help employees work more efficiently – ultimately, to work smarter. The last item on the list was automation. Fast forward five plus years, and automation is...
by Annette Franz | Feb 10, 2021 | culture, customer experience, customer-centric culture, employee experience, leadership, Uncategorized
I’ve written about inside out thinking and behavior a few times, but today’s focus on inside out is a little different. I often receive requests to train employees on how to deliver a great customer experience. Awesome. I love where they’re headed...
by Annette Franz | Dec 2, 2020 | candidate experience, employee expectations, employee experience, Uncategorized
Do you consider the candidate experience to be part of the employee experience? If not, you should. The employee experience begins well before the employee gets her badge and goes through orientation. The employee experience lifecycle is a long one, running through...
by Annette Franz | Nov 18, 2020 | appreciation, customer experience, employee experience, gratitude, thank you, Uncategorized
Here in the United States, we’ll be celebrating Thanksgiving next week. We may not all have a bountiful harvest to celebrate this year (perhaps some do), but we have a lot of other things to be thankful for. In case you missed it, I’ve written over the years about how...
