by Colin Shaw | Nov 3, 2015 | Customer Experience, Employee Experience, Experience Design, Expert's Insights, experts insights, Leadership, LinkedIn Influencer Series, Management
Let me set the scene. My career was plateauing. I had done well, but things had started to get a bit stale. Then, I had a meeting/interview with Neil Hobbs. Neil would have the biggest impact on my professional life. Neil had a reputation of being a tough boss. He set...
by Colin Shaw | Oct 5, 2015 | Customer Experience, Expert's Insights, experts insights, Leadership
In my experience everyone loves the idea of improving the Customer Experience (CX) until you ask him or her to change their business as usual. It is especially true when you are talking about your senior team. Unfortunately, you must have the engagement of the senior...
by Colin Shaw | Sep 17, 2015 | Blogs, Customer Satisfaction, Customer Service, Employee Experience, Expert's Insights, experts insights, Leadership, Management, Retail Customer Experience, Thought Leadership
When was the last time you got an email from your CEO suggesting that you need to be concerned about how your Customer feels? For the vast majority of you, my guess is your answer is never, unless of course you work at Starbucks. Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz sent a...
by Colin Shaw | Sep 8, 2015 | Blogs, Expert's Insights, experts insights, Leadership, Social Media, Thought Leadership
So you want to get followers on LinkedIn and elsewhere? Here is how I have just surpassed the 200,000 followers on LinkedIn. First and foremost I was selected by LinkedIn as one of the world’s top 150 business influencers. Why? Well, you need to ask...
by Shep Hyken | Sep 7, 2015 | Blogs, Digital Experience, Expert's Insights, experts insights, Leadership, Social Media
Social Media can level the playing field. It’s the equalizer between small and big businesses. Even solo entrepreneurial businesses can create a global presence using social media. With a strong website, optimized with the right words and phrases, a small business can...
by Colin Shaw | Aug 6, 2015 | Blogs, Employee Experience, Expert's Insights, experts insights, Leadership, Management, Thought Leadership
A definite link exists between Employee Engagement and Customer Experience. In spite of this, many organizations choose to keep their Employee Engagement programs and their Customer Engagement programs separate. However, linking the two areas is key to having success...