Let’s see some true service leadership
We often talk about the UK as a 'Service Nation', but what do we mean by this? For me, it is a way of encapsulating the world we want to see - one where the true value of service across…
Combining artificial and human intelligence to power growth
Just two weeks ago, the Prime Minister held a roundtable meeting with leading CEOs in AI, including Google DeepMind, and Anthropic. It follows establishment of the new Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, and the implications of AI being discussed…
Webinar: Head to Head with Baroness Bennett (Green Party Peer)
In our Head to Head series, our CEO, Jo Causon, interviews a business leader to discuss the challenges their organisation is facing. Jo’s recent guest was Baroness Bennett, Green Party Peer. Listen to Jo and Natalie discuss leadership, sustainability, and…
Webinar: Head to Head with Liz Jackson (BCMS)
In our Head to Head series, our CEO, Jo Causon, interviews a business leader to discuss the challenges their organisation is facing. Jo’s recent guest was Liz Jackson, Sales and Marketing Director at BCMS. Listen to Jo and Liz discuss…
The service agenda can help create more cohesion in a polarised world
It’s a theme I’ve discussed a number of times in my blog – but we are becoming more polarised than ever before. Financially, emotionally, politically, it seems that the experience of different groups in society is moving further apart. Perhaps…
AI presents an opportunity, but must be deployed responsibly
AI has been hitting the headlines again this week, as the titans of Silicon Valley seemingly battle for dominance in the rapidly developing technological field. Love it or hate it, AI is here to stay; but its use across our…
An omni-channel approach gives customers the choice they want
At the start of the new financial year, and on the cusp of another technological revolution – this time driven by even greater advances in AI - organisations are seeking more personal, efficient, and cost-effective ways to serve their customers,…
Coming together to define our Service Nation
It was a pleasure to welcome so many of you to our Annual Conference this week, and I hope you came away from the day feeling as inspired and motivated as I did. The conference’s theme – centred around shaping…
The customer experience is the conscience of an organisation
Reports this week of energy companies and the banking sector amassing large profits as the cost-of-living crisis continues for many have been met with ire from consumers and commentators alike. This raises an interesting question around how organisations balance short-term…
Appropriate use cases for AI in the customer experience
Another week on, and the world continues to be fraught with ongoing trust issues in Institutions and general uncertainty, with inflation running at a 30-year high. There seems to be an innumerable catalogue of challenges that we are tasked to…