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Trade In Old Thinking For New

Beyond Philosophy

Since 2002, I have worked with all types of industries. For years I have said emotions account for over half of the Customer Experience’s outcome, whether that is a conscious or subconscious influence. What are the easy things I say have already been done? What is this “next level of Customer Experience?”. Well, I will tell you.

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7 Questions That Reveal Whether Your Company is Committed to CX

Beyond Philosophy

When I started Beyond Philosophy back in 2002, I could ascertain whether a company was customer-focused or not right away. Ensure that you take that into account when you make these decisions. I wondered how I did that. Are you too focused on sales revenue?

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The Truths All Bosses Know About Being the Boss

Beyond Philosophy

I had it all: a big expense account, a big budget, and a big salary. Since 2002, I have learned some truths about starting my own business. See the stories here , then write your own (use #BetheBoss in the post). I was a senior executive with 3,500 people reporting to me globally. I quit, of course! No, I didn’t break down.

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We All Hate Losing – Here’s Why

Beyond Philosophy

As described by Professor Daniel Kahneman of Princeton’s Woodrow Wilson School (and winner of the 2002 Nobel Memorial Prize for Economics), we have a tendency to evaluate things in terms of gains and losses. And unless you recognize its power, you may make critical mistakes with your customer experience.

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Troublesome Trends & Predictions for 2018

Beyond Philosophy

Having worked in Customer Experience since 2002, I may be too much of a purist. Yes, there are a few Blockbuster stores still operating as of April 2017, although mostly in Alaska, and one has a funny Twitter Account! ). I am apprehensive about my industry. My concerns only grow as we roll into 2018.

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Getting Company Culture and Operations Right, and Keeping Them Right: What It Really Means to Be Stakeholder-Centric This Labor Day

Beyond Philosophy

In part, he authors built on ambassadorial ideas expressed in two editions of The Customer Comes Second (1992 and 2002), by Hal Rosenbluth and Diane Peters. These books emphasized the important linkage between customer experience and employee experience; and they are all strongly recommended. when making decisions.

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Embrace New Ways of Thinking in 2016

Beyond Philosophy

This is gratifying for me because when I wrote about emotions for Building Great Customer Experiences back in 2002, everybody acted like I was mad. Thirteen years is a long time to be considered a madman! However, the Customer Experience movement has advanced.