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Customer intent is a treasure trove of actionable data hiding in plain sight

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“By looking at the CX lifecycle though granular intents, companies can 1) benchmark where they are strong/blemished, 2) identify where a human touch in a contact center helps/over-indexes the needs of a customer, and 3) solve for customers’ CX needs with surgical precision.”

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Zero-Based Budgeting Is Not a Wonder Diet for Companies

Harvard Business

Traditional ZBB implementations focus almost exclusively on simple SG&A , in part because SG&A benchmark data is far more readily attainable than are relevant data from the core functions of comparable companies. In another company, commercial discounts was essentially a black box for the finance chief and CEO.

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Show report: CX and EX inextricably linked, with empathy as the glue

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Despite all the innovative advances in travel, Bastian said in-flight wi-fi has been an abysmal experience for passengers. “We So often, we design something that works for HR or finance or technology and guess what? Five years in the works, free in-flight wi-fi is now available on 80% of Delta’s U.S. It doesn’t work for employees.” “How

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4 Ways Leaders Can Get More from Their Company’s Innovation Efforts

Harvard Business

One reason for the paltry performance is that while other business areas, like sales or finance, are considered to be core functions, innovation is often considered to be something that’s “nice to have” rather than essential. And there’s a fundamental conflict between innovation and optimizing an existing operation.

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What the Best Transformational Leaders Do

Harvard Business

Some companies that made the list were obvious choices; for example, the biggest online retailer now gets most of its profit from cloud services (Amazon). But others were surprising, given their states before embarking on transformation. How effectively has the company adapted its legacy business to change and disruption, giving it new life?

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Reflections on 2013; What's Important, What's Not? What's Ahead?

MishTalk

Total credit in the economy (total social financing) showed a 40 per cent rise in November over the prior month and is on course for growth this year of almost 20 per cent. For example, Meet "Baxter" the Robot Out to Get Your Minimum-Wage, No Benefits, Part-Time Job. Stay an extra day and golf or travel. The broad U.S.