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“U.S. Employee Engagement Reaches Three-Year High.” Where Customer Experience and Value Delivery Are Concerned, Shouldn’t We Ask: ‘So What?’

Beyond Philosophy

A recent article by a major employee research and engagement consulting organization led with the above headline. They were reporting on results of their national workforce tracking poll, the highlight of which was that employee engagement had risen 1.2% Those question are: 1) Really? correlation.

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Connecting Satisfaction With Behavior: Does The Service-Profit Chain (or The Employee Engagement-Profit Chain) Still Work?

Beyond Philosophy

Going the next step, beyond employee satisfaction, does their engagement profitably drive customer behavior? First, what does employee engagement, which has been around for over twenty years, actually mean? You Also Might Like… Employee Engagement: Putting the Cart Before the Horse?

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14% of Zappos Staff Quits (Which is Just Fine for Employee Engagement)

PeopleMetrics

That number might seem shocking at first glance, but in terms of employee engagement strategy , it’s not so bad. Those familiar with online shopping or customer experience know Zappos is not a common company. They’re built on customer service, and they’re a common reference for customer-centric discussion.

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5 Facts to End the ROI Debate on Customer Experience

Beyond Philosophy

. < [link] > “The ‘moment of truth’ in customer service.” February 2006. The Value of Customer Experience, Quantified. www.mckinsey.com. 26 August 2014.

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CX Initiatives: What if Employees Are Not On Board?

Beyond Philosophy

Here is the reality: As demonstrated again and again, if all employees are not committed to, and supportive of, CX initiatives, the enterprise – in any industry, in any locale – will suffer. HR execs and consultants would say that what is needed is a higher level of employee engagement.

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Emotional Intelligence in Customer Experience Leadership

PeopleMetrics

It comes from psychologist Jonathan Haidt’s 2006 book, The Happiness Hypothesis , and it compares your emotional, automatic mental processes to an elephant—lumbering, inflexible, and massive. If you’re a customer experience leader, that duality is important to understand. Making Meaning Out of Customer Centricity.

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The ROI of Customer Experience

The Petrova Experience

” Driven by human-centered standards, these companies “ returned 1,026% for investors over ten years ending in June 30, 2006, compared to 122% for the S&P 500.”. That ROI figure firmly places customer experience in the need-to-have, rather than nice-to-have category.