253: (Tip) Situational Awareness in Customer Service

Jeannie and Adam report live from the National Speakers Association’s Influence 2017 conference to discuss the power of situational awareness in customer service. Employees aren't really empowered without situational awareness Are your employees empowered to provide consistently great customer service, no matter what? Giving employees the freedom to act off-script is great, but without situational awareness, that power is not being utilized to its fullest. “You want to proactively anticipate CS issues and head them off.” -@Adam Toporek Being aware of situations that happen outside of the normal customer journey, or beyond the scope of their training, gives employees the power to solve problems proactively – before customers get angry or just leave you without a word! To consistently provide great customer service, reps must be aware of possible inconsistencies in the experience and surrounding context, then get ahead of them. “The best contact centers are run with very situationally aware employees.” -Jeannie Walters Today, Adam and Jeannie would like to tell you more about what situational awareness is, and how to integrate this principle into your customer service strategy. If you’d like your customer service team to be situationally aware, then listen in for tips you can use today! Related Content 360Connext® post, 3 Destructive Consistency Issues You Need to Overcome Now Customers That Stick® post, 3 Areas to Focus your Customer Experience in 2017 Episode 39: Does Employee Empowerment Work? Episode 249: How Customer Service Training Goes Wrong We're on C-Suite Radio! Check it out for more great podcasts Free Webinar On Demand Jeannie is a Certified Customer Experience Professional (CCXP) who has held highly engaging Customer Experience Mission workshops for larger audiences, and customized ones for clients with outstanding results. Sign up to learn how to start your own Customer Experience Mission for free! Make your mission statement meaningful both to customers and employees Ensure customer-facing employees meet and exceed expectations Turn ordinary processes into a conduit for your mission Steps for creating a mission your team will be proud to get behind Visit CXWebinar.com to sign up for free and check out more free webinars.   Take care of yourself and take care of your customers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices