3. “ To lead a symphony…” “… you must occasionally turn your back on the crowd.” — Unknown
4. 71% of employees in North America are not fully engaged in their work.
5. 71% of employees in North America are not fully engaged in their work. 19% actually consider themselves disengaged. — Blessing White, 2008 State of Employee Engagement study
6. 85% of engaged employees plan on staying with their employer one year or more.
7. 85% of engaged employees plan on staying with their employer one year or more. Only 27% of disengaged employees plan on staying a year or more. — Blessing White, 2008 State of Employee Engagement study
15. 85% of executives agree that customer experience… … will play a very / critically important role in gaining a competitive advantage over the next 3 years. — Stativity Global Experience Management Benchmark Study, May 2008
19. Not to mention… 83% of executives said there are no executives tasked with improving the customer experience. — Stativity Global Experience Management Benchmark Study, May 2008
20. “ Loyal employees in any company create loyal customers, who in turn create happy shareholders.”
21. “ Loyal employees in any company create loyal customers, who in turn create happy shareholders.” “ The process sounds easy, but it's not, and it has defeated some of the bigger organizations of the twentieth century.” — Sir Richard Branson
23. "We spend all our time on people.” “ The day we screw up this people t hing, this company is over.” — Jack Welch former CEO, GE
24. My motivation: I have an abhorrence for poor company interactions stemming from a disconnect between customer expectations, an employee's personal agenda and the company's mission.
25. My mission: Create intense customer and employee loyalty by teaching companies how to align expectations among these vitally important audiences. My motivation: I have an abhorrence for poor company interactions stemming from a disconnect between customer expectations, an employee's personal agenda and the company's mission.