Category: Employee Experience

A behavioural scientist’s plea for building better EX strategy

It’s all about experiences these days. At the heart of the movement is the ability for businesses to manage experience in order to be successful, or as Qualtrics puts it: “Better people experiences. Better business outcomes.” It wasn’t always like...

6 ways to create an environment for employees to thrive

What does it mean to thrive in 2023? With the year being defined by substantial inflation and the looming presence of economic downturn, numerous teams have undertaken a singular objective: streamline costs while still maximising expansion opportunities.  It goes without saying that...

What is your onboarding process saying about your employee experience? 

The employee experience begins at the first point of contact. A good onboarding process can be defined through the 3 top things CX leaders are looking for: timely feedback, simple process, and time invested in preparation of interviews and the onboarding programme. If done right, employee onboarding brings unforeseen...

Focusing on employees’ experience will help telecoms better serve their customers 

Being able to provide the same service to all in the face of rapid technological development is the major challenges that telecoms providers are currently facing up to – and the best way to help their customers is to prepare their employees. Capita have recognised that differing key industries take on different approaches to their consumers. And...

People are your business: the new age of employee experience

In June 2023, I attended Qualtrics’ X4 event in London. It was an exciting day of product demos, panel discussions, keynote speeches, and even ended on an entertainment slot by Irish comedian Dara O’Briain! In amongst the busy day, I interviewed...

The best leaders excel at relationships: 6 traits of new leadership

Relationships aren’t transactional, but in business, it’s easy to fixate on the numbers, the deals, and the deadlines. However, when you prioritise building and nurturing meaningful relationships with customers, colleagues, partners, and other stakeholders, youcan unlock a more powerful path to success. Along the way, you’ll also find greater personal and...

Finding the balance with hybrid working

Businesses are still struggling to find the equilibrium with remote and hybrid working; ensuring that productivity and efficiency levels are high. Even though we have all been remote working at home for the past couple of years it is still new territory to navigate.  The shift...

Which changes need to be enacted to protect the wellbeing of call centre agents?

Call centres are at the heart of many large organisations. But its employees are under an increasing level of pressure to meet the rising demands of customers.  How can customer service agents ensure they are looking after their mental health? What...

How to see substantial and impactful growth without neglecting your employee’s wellbeing

Facilitating growth is a key priority for UK digital agencies – strategic and creative agencies focused on user experience, mobile, social, data gathering and analytics. And it will continue to be so as the ongoing macroeconomic climate proves difficult for scale-ups.  For...

Beyond human-centred design: CX for a troubled planet

The term Customer Experience was coined in 1994 by Lewis Carbone. Since then, it has grown from relative obscurity to a fully fledged discipline. It is now taught at postgraduate level in universities, with recognised professional certifications and global governing bodies.  However the rising awareness...