Improving Customer Experience from the Backroom to the Frontlines Featuring Michael Hinshaw

Amazing Business Radio

Committing to Customer Centricity

Shep Hyken interviews Michael Hinshaw, founder and president of McorpCX and author of Smart Customers, Stupid Companies about his new book, Experience Rules! He talks about the importance of giving employees the tools, confidence, and commitment to shift to a customer-centric culture.

This episode of Amazing Business Radio with Shep Hyken answers the following questions and more:  

1. What are the challenges in creating a more customer-centric culture?
2. How can leaders support employees in executing customer-centric initiatives?
3. What is the key to successfully transforming work culture to better serve customers?
4. Why must employees in all roles understand how their actions impact the customer experience, regardless of direct customer contact?
5. Why must organizations facilitate conversations geared towards improving the customer experience across various departments?

Top Takeaways:  

• Customer satisfaction should be a company-wide goal, not just the responsibility of one department. All employees, from the warehouse staff to the legal department to leadership, have a role in delivering a positive customer experience. Everyone must understand their impact on the customer journey and be aligned with the company's mission and values to ensure consistent results.

• Break down silos and encourage collaboration to deliver amazing customer experiences. By allowing different departments to work together, companies can address issues and improve processes more effectively, ultimately improving customer experience.

• Every job is connected to the customer experience, and employees should be aware of how their performance affects the customer's perception of the company.

• Customer-centricity should not be just a poster on the wall but integrated into every aspect of the company's operations. It requires alignment with the company's values, lived out by every employee, and endorsed by strong leadership that ensures a commitment to customer service excellence.

• Providing employees with the knowledge, training, and understanding of their role in delivering great customer experiences is critical. It's not enough to expect employees to prioritize the customer without equipping them with the necessary tools and support to execute effectively.

• Plus, Michael Hinshaw shares insights for his latest book, Experience Rules! Tune in!

Quote: 

"Organizations need to have a discipline and a rigorous system to help them deliver better experiences consistently and systematically. This change needs to be top down, bottom up, and side to side to allow companies to make this part of their DNA."

About:  

Michael Hinshaw is the founder and president of customer experience consultancy McorpCX. He's also co-author of the best-selling book, Smart Customers, Stupid Companies, and his latest, Experience Rules!, which he wrote with Diane Magers.

Shep Hyken is a customer service and experience expert, New York Times bestselling author, award-winning keynote speaker, and host of Amazing Business Radio.  

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