• The Future Of Customer Experience With Greg Melia
    Oct 3 2024

    The second part of my conversation wth Greg Melia this time with a focus on the future, what are Greg and the CXPA doing to ensure the long-term health of customer experience.


    The CXPA


    Greg on Linkedin


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    Thanks to my talented colleague Emily Tolmer for the cover art. Thanks to my friends at Moon Island for the music.


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    26 mins
  • Bright Spots Analysis - Step By Step
    Sep 26 2024


    My LinkedIn Learning lesson on Bright Spots Analysis


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    Thanks to my talented colleague Emily Tolmer for the cover art. Thanks to my friends at Moon Island for the music.


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    8 mins
  • The State Of Customer Experience - As Profession & Business Discipline
    Sep 19 2024

    Greg and I talk about the current state of the CX profession, the balance required by companies to ensure that CX is sustainable over the long-term, and what the CXPA is doing to shepherd the profession through a period of uncertainty.


    The CXPA


    Greg on Linkedin



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    Thanks to my talented colleague Emily Tolmer for the cover art. Thanks to my friends at Moon Island for the music.


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    25 mins
  • Analysis Paralysis Is Not The Only Decision-Making Problem CX Pros Face
    Sep 12 2024

    Bezos 70% Rule


    Extinct by Instinct


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    Thanks to my talented colleague Emily Tolmer for the cover art. Thanks to my friends at Moon Island for the music.


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    6 mins
  • Voice Of Customer Shows You The Path - Customer Research Helps You Walk It
    Sep 5 2024

    In this episode, Lily Vitale and I talk about the difference between Voice Of Customer programs and trust customer research efforts, why they are complimentary, not synonmous, and how Lily thinks about using different research methods, and working with stakeholders to ensure that insights from research turn into improvements in experiences.



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    29 mins
  • Great CX Is Rare Because Its Hard.
    Aug 29 2024

    The Obstacle is the way.


    The hard thing about hard things


    I can tell you the secret, but you won't want to hear it.

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    Thanks to my talented colleague Emily Tolmer for the cover art. Thanks to my friends at Moon Island for the music.


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    5 mins
  • Humanity Is At The Heart Of Great Customer Experiences
    Aug 22 2024

    Beth Karawan on LinkedIn


    Some of Beth's writings:

    Are Boy Scouts Masters of Change Management?

    Brand Management: What’s Customer Experience Got to Do with it?

    Silver bullet post


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    Thanks to my talented colleague Emily Tolmer for the cover art. Thanks to my friends at Moon Island for the music.


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    30 mins
  • Your Current Company Culture Is A Design Constrain
    Aug 15 2024


    The only thing that is slower to change than culture is nature.


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    Thanks to my talented colleague Emily Tolmer for the cover art. Thanks to my friends at Moon Island for the music.


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    7 mins