I attended the SMPS Research Triangle event recently and had the pleasure of hearing Danielle Gray share tips and tricks for extracting data from technical professionals. There was plenty of laughter as Danielle described personas for the technical professionals she’s...
Leaders of professional services firms who are tasked with implementing CX programs are often looking for the best way to join the Client Experience movement without too much distraction from the day-to-day operation of their businesses. In some cases, CX leaders...
Give your clients a voice and you’ll never be surprised again. “We don’t need a Voice of Client (VoC) program at our firm. Our project managers talk to our clients all the time.” This was what Bill, the CEO of a mid-sized engineering firm told me about nine...
I heard a speaker say recently, “There is no reason for any firm to apologize for its need to make a profit.” He was right. Profitability is essential to the health of any business and necessary to enable the business to continue to grow and provide jobs for its...
It doesn’t have to. I recently had dinner with a client while at an industry event. He’s the young leader of a regional office for a larger firm. He shared his story: “Six hundred percent growth in just a couple years. Most of my peers would envy what we’ve...