Tag Archive of: cx strategy

Nine tips for driving impact through Closing the Loop

Welcome back to the CX Leadership Talk podcast. In this episode, your host Nienke Bloem digs deep into the topic of 'Closing the Loop' in customer experience management. Drawing from her recent experiences, Nienke shares 9 insightful suggestions to boost your closing the loop program, from co-creation sessions and individual feedback research to risk management and reporting on customer feedback improvements.

Through engaging and practical tips, Nienke emphasizes the importance of investing in the outer and inner loops to enhance customer experiences. This episode provides a comprehensive exploration of the challenges, strategies, and practical actions related to the closing the loop process in customer experience management. Here are 3 key takeaways from this episode:

  1. Co-create for impact: Organizing a world cafe setting to engage all stakeholders in improving the closing the loop process can lead to insightful discussions and impactful solutions.
  2. Growth hacking approach: Implementing 'Friction Fridays' where teams come together to solve specific issues can lead to continuous improvements and boost team morale.
  3. Customer-centric reporting: Reporting on the progress of closing the loop, including NPS and customer feedback improvements, can provide a transparent view of the organization's commitment to acting on customer feedback.

Tune in to gather wisdom from Nienke's solo episode and discover how to improve and finetune your initiatives for closing the loop to new heights.

Timestamped overview

00:00 CX Leadership podcast: "Closing the Loop Program"

05:53 Improving customer experiences, energizing with practicality.

06:33 Host World Cafe event for deeper process review.

10:10 Clarifying ownership and strategy in customer feedback.

15:28 Identify and address risks with strategic solutions.

17:21 Address big issues every other Friday strategically.

20:49 Send biannual surveys, track improvements, and communicate.

22:45 "9 tips for enhancing customer experience management."

The outline above offers a comprehensive overview of this episode's content.

 

In the podcast Nienke mentions the World Cafe setting, more on that here.

Want to grow as a CX Leader? Contact Nienke Bloem. She is a CX expert and can provide you with the guidance and support you need to succeed in CX leadership. More on Nienke's education portfolio: https://www.nienkebloem.nl/en/cx-educatie/

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Strategy 50: Let's put a dent in the universe

One of my heroes, Steve Jobs, said, "We are here to make a dent in the universe, why are we here in the first place." And I totally agree, that's why the last strategy (number 50!) is: let's make a dent in the universe. And enjoy the ride!

The last chapter and therefore the last video about my book 'CX is a pilgrimage'. I hope that by now you have boosted your leadership (and your life) and that my strategies have inspired you to make every day better and more exciting.

Thank you for traveling with me, I am extremely grateful for that!

I read aloud a chapter every week. Enjoy listening to my book 'CX is a pilgrimage'. I do hope that I'll inspire you to spice up your journey as a business leader, a CX leader, or maybe even as a leader in your personal life.

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Strategy 49: Celebrate success

Do you celebrate your successes? I think you should. In fact, strategy 49 is "Celebrate success. Let your achievements kick in.

My parents taught me to celebrate all you can celebrate. And they were right. So, this video is about celebrations and why they should be part of your business too.

I read aloud a chapter every week. Enjoy listening to my book 'CX is a pilgrimage'. I do hope that I'll inspire you to spice up your journey as a business leader, a CX leader, or maybe even as a leader in your personal life.

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Crafting CX careers: Trends, traits and triumphs with Jo van Riemsdijk, CX Recruitment Specialist

Welcome to CX Leadership Talks, where we explore the world of Customer Experience leadership with top industry experts. In today's episode, host Nienke Bloem engages in a captivating conversation with Jo van Riemsdijk. Together, they navigate through the intricate world of customer experience management from the perspective of Jo as THE recruiter in CX in the UK.

In this episode

Jo shares valuable insights on the challenges and trends in recruiting for customer experience roles, reflecting on the changing requirements and skill sets sought after by organizations today as opposed to in the past. We explore the complexities of navigating senior leadership buy-in, what she calls "managing upwards," the shifting paradigms of the customer experience industry, and the increasing demand for digital expertise and change leadership.

About Jo van Riemsdijk

She is THE Customer Experience Recruitment Specialist recruiting at all levels right up to Board level. With Kate Baird, she founded CX Talent Ltd, which is an Independent Customer Experience Recruitment Consultancy. They match the RIGHT people with the RIGHT jobs in Customer Experience, Digital Experience and Service Design roles. At all levels from Chief Customer Officer, Customer Experience Director, Digital Experience Director, to middle management roles across all industry sectors, covering a wide range of CX disciplines such as strategy, insight, design, digital, service, engagement, loyalty, and success. She is the perfect guest on the show, as she sees what her clients are looking for and sees where matches are truly made. She offers a consultative approach and always acts transparently and with integrity. Always passionate about matching the right people with the right jobs and helping businesses achieve customer satisfaction and profitability.

Click here for the Website of CX Talent Ltd.

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Want to grow as a CX Leader? Contact Nienke Bloem via her website www.nienkebloem.com. She is a CX expert and can provide you with the guidance and support you need to succeed in CX leadership.

Time stamped overview

00:00 UK-based recruitment business serving international clients.

05:37 Research led to identifying customer experience gap.

09:30 Employers seek diverse skill sets for directors.

12:01 Customer experience manager roles and salary impact.

15:53 Increasing demand for digital design roles seen.

19:01 Key to finding ideal challenge: "Remember what you bring to the party."

23:18 Developers want to create communities and entice employees.

26:42 Transition from vendor neutrality to consultancy education.

27:47 Stay informed about AI and organizational processes.

33:00 Cracking the leadership paradigm for greater value.

35:50 Creating ideal business culture by emphasizing values.

38:03 Tight client brief, thorough candidate assessment process.

41:04 Recommend recruiting for right person, seek professional help.

44:24 Prepare, engage, focus, share stories, manage upwards.

Jo's recommendations

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Strategy 48: Pass your knowledge on

Strategy 48 is "Pass your knowledge on. And the reason for this is simple: your experience is valuable to others. And the more experience you have, the more knowledge, wisdom and stories you have to share.

Don't think that no one is waiting for your story. Silence that saboteur in you. Straight away. Are you still in doubt? Then it's high time to watch this video!

I read aloud a chapter every week. Enjoy listening to my book 'CX is a pilgrimage'. I do hope that I'll inspire you to spice up your journey as a business leader, a CX leader, or maybe even as a leader in your personal life.

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Strategy 45: Be aware of boar

Strategy 45: Be aware of boar. What do wild boar have to do with CX Management and Leadership? Honestly? If there is a connection - no guarantees - you'll find it out in this video.

And if there's not, well, you have watched a fun story anyway, about um... boar!

I read aloud a chapter every week. Enjoy listening to my book. I do hope that I'll inspire you to spice up your journey as a business leader, a CX leader, or maybe even as a leader in your personal life.

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Avoid these 5 mistakes in your CX Storytelling journey

Welcome to the CX Leadership Talks, the podcast that delves deep into the world of customer experience leadership. In this episode, Nienke Bloem shares her personal experience and insights into crafting a compelling CX story.

What is a CX story?

With an attractive CX story you show the why, how and what of the CX transformation you want to realize. A good CX story keeps your audience listening attentively and wanting to know more. It is this story that you can tell time and time again, that really helps the audience understand what your CX mission is and what they have to work on and why this is important.

In this episode, Nienke takes us back to her early days at KPN, where she was tasked with presenting the top 80 leaders with a CX transformation plan in just 100 days. She discusses the importance of storytelling in CX, and reveals the five most common mistakes made in CX stories. From being too functional and boring to lacking a strong call to action, she breaks down the flaws she's witnessed and provides valuable tips for elevating your CX narrative. So grab your notebook and get ready to enhance your CX leadership skills with Nienke's expert advice.

Timestamped overview

00:00 Focused on strategy and storytelling for 100 days.

03:24 Crafting a compelling CX story is crucial.

08:58 Creating brand delivery, customer culture, call-to-action.

12:37 Presentation should have emotion, be memorable. Avoid being too functional or too general.

13:56 Ensure memorable and tailored presentation for success.

18:35 Importance of clear and specific calls to action

21:47 Get the audience, share the podium, lead.

The outline above offers a comprehensive overview of this episode's content and provides an insight into Nienke's personal experiences.

More on her education portfolio: https://www.nienkebloem.nl/en/cx-educatie/

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Strategy 42: Your "Why," or what are you here for?

Strategy 42 is "Your 'Why', or what are you here for?" When you're a leader, Simon Sinek's golden circle is a great tool to define in your own words the purpose of your role within the organization. Relevant questions are "What is your assignment?" and "When are you a success?

Perhaps you should ask yourself a different question. Find out which question it is in this video.

I read aloud a chapter every week. Enjoy listening to my book. I do hope that I'll inspire you to spice up your journey as a business leader, a CX leader, or maybe even as a leader in your personal life.

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Why most Customer Experience stories suck

Most Customer Experience Stories, well ehm... make me want to walk AWAY.

Yes, that is the truth and I need to say it this harsh. Because at the start of a new year – okay it is almost March, but still – you have the opportunity to realize that your CX story might suck too and that you have a chance to change it. Too many CX leaders think that they have a solid story, and most of them are wrong. So, let's see if you are part of that group, or... Hopefully not.

Five issues

The five issues I mostly see – and I have mentored so many CX leaders on their CX Stories, that I know my trade – is that CX stories are:

  • Too functional and boring – there is no emotion anywhere in the presentation, maybe it is even too corporate.
  • Too general – it could be any organization's CX Story or is not memorable.
  • Lacking you as a leader – there is no way people can connect with you as the presenter.
  • Too analytical – you talk about trends and larger numbers, but the true customer is absent.
  • An open door – everybody in the audience agrees, but has either no clue what to do next, or is not engaged in a call to action.

How to create a good CX Story

First. What is a CX Story? It is a term that I use when it comes to your transformational customer change story. A good CX story contains at least these four elements:

  1. Personal story (what engages the audience with you as a leader?)
  2. Sense of urgency (where are we now, what is our BHAG or goal and why should we change?)
  3. CX Strategy (what is the path you envision for change, what is your change plan?)
  4. Call to action (what is it that you want your audience to DO?)

A great CX Story is a story that you can share in ten minutes, half an hour or even elaborate in a deep dive of an hour. But that ten minute one is your fundament. Your team can use it, and you will repeat it time and time again. In the end, it becomes the CX Mantra that everybody will know and understand.

Game changer

A good CX Story IS a game changer. Being able to share an incredible CX Story, will make you the King (or Queen) of CX Transformation. Trust me.

Do you want to spice up your CX Story – including your CX Strategy? It is something that you can do yourself, with a little of my help (and a big save on money for consultants). For Dutch CX leaders: in April a new CX Leadership Masterminds starts, where you and a select group of other CX leaders build and deliver your own CX Story and shape it to perfection. Please let me know in a response to this blog (or in the CX Greetz that it comes with) what mistake of the five you recognize. And maybe I can give you some personal tips what to do next!

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Strategy 41: When they Zig, you Zag

When they Zig, you Zag. That is what Strategy 41 is all about. Or to put this in my own words: 'Do something different to stand out from the crowd'. Whether in your change program or in personal life, take some time to zoom out and see the broader picture. And more important: think of where you can stand out.

Curious of the how to and why? Watch this video!

I read aloud a chapter every week. Enjoy listening to my book. I do hope that I'll inspire you to spice up your journey as a business leader, a CX leader, or maybe even as a leader in your personal life.

Subscribe to my YouTube channel and you'll be notified if another chapter appears!

Would you rather read my book? You can find it online on Amazon or - in the Netherlands and Belgium - in any bookstore online.

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