The lifting of all Covid restrictions this week will have sparked a sigh of relief for organisations across the country. Yet the escalating cost of living crisis and the incredibly concerning and escalating situation in Ukraine suggest businesses and their…
It’s been another demanding year for organisations in an environment beset by the pandemic, economic uncertainty and, more latterly, intensifying supply chain issues and disruption. If anything, 2021 has been just as tough as 2020 was! Thinking back to this…
The end of the year is approaching, and what a rollercoaster it’s been. For customer service leaders and teams, it’s probably been as tough a year as any – and that’s coming on the back of 2020 when the pandemic…
It was National Customer Service Week (NCSW) at the beginning of October and, like every year, it was a great opportunity to celebrate and recognise the hard work, professionalism and dedication of customer service teams in organisations around the country…
By Jo Causon, CEO, The Institute of Customer Service So much has changed through the Covid-19 pandemic and we simply don’t yet know the full extent of the impacts on how we live and work. But certain trends are clear,…
I am becoming concerned that we are facing into a perfect storm and need to rethink our expectations and responsibilities as employers, customers, employees – to meet the challenge and find a new, more cohesive dynamic that enables us to…
By Jo Causon, CEO, The Institute of Customer Service On the face of it, it was encouraging that our July UK Customer Satisfaction Index (UKCSI) recorded a small rise in overall satisfaction levels. Many organisations have worked extremely hard through…
By Jo Causon, CEO, The Institute of Customer Service One of the things we are learning from the last 15 months is that it was easier to enter the Covid lockdown than it is to come out of it. This…
By Jo Causon, CEO, The Institute of Customer Service The announcement of the government’s plan for a new state-owned body, Great British Railways (GBR), that will manage many aspects of rail travel was the result of a long-running review, but…
By Jo Causon, CEO, The Institute of Customer Service We all know that trust between organisations and their customers is an essential ingredient for success. When customers trust businesses, they are likely to interact with them more frequently, spend more,…