There’s no need to overcomplicate things. It always starts with relationships -- genuine, authentic relationships. Apply the same great customer service skills you use with your customers to the people within your organization.
When others come to you for assistance, stay positive and upbeat, stay away from “no,” and aim to respond with “let me see what I can do for you” instead. That way, when it’s time to improve the customer experience, you’ve laid the necessary groundwork for effective collaboration.
The next time you need to approach engineering to fix a bug, or work with marketing to improve their messaging, or get approval from finance to purchase a new piece of customer engagement technology, you’ll be glad you did the relational work up front.
Jeremy Watkin is a proven visionary leader, seasoned manager, and lifelong learner experienced in building both customer service teams and customer experience programs.
Thanks for including me in this, Sean!
ReplyDeleteMy pleasure Jeremy! Thanks for contributing!
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