How to motivate employees to be Customer Centric

Written by Harald Baumeister for Buljan&Partners

Many managers claim that their employees have the right environment to deliver excellent services to their customers. However, the customers see that a bit different. In an Experience Gap Analysis Study carried out by our partner Strativity between 2004 and 2011 with more than 50.000 participants, 76% of the employees said they often go “above and beyond” and exceed customer expectations, yet only 26% of the customers agreed.

The problem is that current methods to motivate employees are mainly based on productivity and sales improvement, but neither on the customer satisfaction nor on their needs.

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