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NEXUSGUARD and its future towards
Developing POSITIVE Customer Journey
Presented By: Adeolu Adetunji
What is Customer Service ?
• Customer service is the provision of service to customer before
and after purchase. The perception of success of such interactions
is dependent on employee "who can adjust themselves to the
personality of the guest”
• Customer satisfaction is a measure of how products or services
meet or surpass customer expectation
Excellence Customer Experience
Criminal
Surprising
Desired
Experience
Basic
Unbelievable
Our GOAL in NXG is to keep striving until we are at the very top
Emotional Level
Functional Level
Customer Service Improvement
• Making sure customers are happy with our
services and products
• Listening to customers’ request
• Earning customers’ trust by creating quality in
products and services rather than price.
Customer Journey and RED
• RESPECTFUL :
• Nurture my relationship
• Take time to know and understand my needs
• Recognise and reward my loyalty
• EASY TO DEAL WITH :
• Make service easily accessible for me
• Make it responsive, fast and flexible
• Keep it simple for me
• DEPENDABLE :
• Deliver the right solution at the very first time and always
• Keep promises
• Always there for me
Service Profit Chain
• Design of work place, Design of job
• Concept of service
• Needs of target customers
• Retention, Positive word of mouth
3 Cs Perspective
Competitors
Company
Customers• Customers – what percentage of
customer are we capturing?
• Company(Nexusguard) – what
are we going to do differently to
stay ahead?
• Competitors – who are our
competitors and what are they doing
differently?
Customer Empathy Map
Putting yourself in customer’s shoe, What does he …
Effective Communication
Effective communication: This is a sharing of understanding
of what is said, meant and the feeling that are present.
Customer Communication Cycle
1
Receiving
2
Understanding
3
Helping
4
Keeping
Be ready
Welcome
Check for satisfaction
Follow-up
Listen
Ask questions
Offer information and option
Get agreement
5 Levels of Listening
Ignore/
Pretend
Selective
Focused
Active
Empathetic
Excellent Listener
Hearing the thought, concerns, and assumption
Which created the controversy you are in
Good Listener
Hearing both what the candidate does and doesn’t say
VS
Example
Real life work case 1 ….
Communication Style
Sensor Intuitor
FeelerThinker
Fast
Moderate
People orientedTask oriented
• Influencer
• Supportive
• Listener
• Team player
• Detail
• Budget
• Timeline
• Target
Iceberg Model
Culture
Value
Frame of Reference
BEHAVIUOR
Essential Steps to Success
Intelligence Quotient (IQ)
Emotional Intelligence (EQ)
Social Intelligence
BarOn Model of EQ
Intrapersonal
Emotional self-awareness
Assertiveness
Independent
Self-regards
Self-actualization
Interpersonal
Empathy
Social Responsibility
Interpersonal Relationship
Stress Management
Stress Tolerance
Impulse Control
Adaptability
Problem solving
Reality Testing
Flexibility
Flexibility and Adaptability
(Theory of Balcony)
Why do opinion differ when you heard the same story?
Reality
facts
Interpretation and opinions
Decision and conclusions
Actions
inference
Values and standards
Mind sets
LEFH Hand and RIGHT Hand Column
Right Hand Column
What I said
Left Hand Column
What I really thought inside of me but didn't say
She does have some good skills No, she’s actually not fit!
Example
Real life work case 2: …
LEFH Hand Column Detox
Core Layer
Bottom line truth
(what my truth really is)
Cosmetic Layer
Right Hand Column
(what I shared with others)
Reactive Layer
(what I think is the truth)
“that’s a stupid idea”
“that’s interesting…”
“I have a different point of view.
I disagree…”
Handling Difficult Conversation
Agree
Bargain
Control
Delay
Ignore your own need while satisfying the need of others
(when you know you are wrong)
Negotiate for the win-win resolution for the conflicting idea
(the issue is important)
Insist that the other party do what you want
(when you’re sure you’re right)
Put the issue for a later discussion
(when the issue is not critical)
Transactional Analysis
Transactional analysis is a way to understand people’s communication behaviours
based on the thought and feeling
People operated in three egos, namely
Parent : Frown, you must, encouraging
Adult : Thoughtful, possibly, factual
Child : laughing, cannot, shouting
Strokes
Strokes are any kind of attention you can get from or give to another person
Three types of stokes are
Positive : These stokes makes people feel good (example, compliments)
Negative : These strokes put people down (Humiliation)
Zero : These makes people feel noting (zero attention)
Diffusing a Difficult Situation
Strokes are any kind of attention you can get from or give to another person
Four ways this can be done are:
Smile : Give a sincere hello
Anticipate : Anticipate the customer’s complaint and give a concerned comment
Apologise/take responsibility : Empathise with customer on behalf of NXG for their situation and take
the blame
Action : Solve the problem promptly
What defines A Great Customer Experience?
Functional need: This is when we create value for the customers by delivering service
that meet the expectation
Emotional needs: This is when the customers expectation is exceeded and making a
great difference in the services delivered
Examples of emotional needs are
• Make customer happy about the solution
• Ask their opinion if they feel satisfied with the solution provided
• Be respectful and polite
Identifying our Stakeholders
Stakeholders have power and interest to influence our KPI, so it is of paramount
importance to identify and manage them.
Potential BLOCKER
We manage their concerns
Important ALLY
We manage these people closely
Indifference BYSTANDER
Monitoring these kind of people is
enough
Positive SUPPORTER
We keep them informed
P
o
w
e
r
I n t e r e s t
Communicating with our Stakeholders
After Identifying our stakeholders, we need to develop methods/ ways to communicate with them
1. Being aware of our own communication style and
2. Being aware of our stakeholders’ communication style
3. Enable continuous dialogue and improvement based on the
known communication styles
Thank you

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Nexusguard

  • 1. NEXUSGUARD and its future towards Developing POSITIVE Customer Journey Presented By: Adeolu Adetunji
  • 2. What is Customer Service ? • Customer service is the provision of service to customer before and after purchase. The perception of success of such interactions is dependent on employee "who can adjust themselves to the personality of the guest” • Customer satisfaction is a measure of how products or services meet or surpass customer expectation
  • 3. Excellence Customer Experience Criminal Surprising Desired Experience Basic Unbelievable Our GOAL in NXG is to keep striving until we are at the very top Emotional Level Functional Level
  • 4. Customer Service Improvement • Making sure customers are happy with our services and products • Listening to customers’ request • Earning customers’ trust by creating quality in products and services rather than price.
  • 5. Customer Journey and RED • RESPECTFUL : • Nurture my relationship • Take time to know and understand my needs • Recognise and reward my loyalty • EASY TO DEAL WITH : • Make service easily accessible for me • Make it responsive, fast and flexible • Keep it simple for me • DEPENDABLE : • Deliver the right solution at the very first time and always • Keep promises • Always there for me
  • 6. Service Profit Chain • Design of work place, Design of job • Concept of service • Needs of target customers • Retention, Positive word of mouth
  • 7. 3 Cs Perspective Competitors Company Customers• Customers – what percentage of customer are we capturing? • Company(Nexusguard) – what are we going to do differently to stay ahead? • Competitors – who are our competitors and what are they doing differently?
  • 8. Customer Empathy Map Putting yourself in customer’s shoe, What does he …
  • 9. Effective Communication Effective communication: This is a sharing of understanding of what is said, meant and the feeling that are present.
  • 10. Customer Communication Cycle 1 Receiving 2 Understanding 3 Helping 4 Keeping Be ready Welcome Check for satisfaction Follow-up Listen Ask questions Offer information and option Get agreement
  • 11. 5 Levels of Listening Ignore/ Pretend Selective Focused Active Empathetic Excellent Listener Hearing the thought, concerns, and assumption Which created the controversy you are in Good Listener Hearing both what the candidate does and doesn’t say VS
  • 12. Example Real life work case 1 ….
  • 13. Communication Style Sensor Intuitor FeelerThinker Fast Moderate People orientedTask oriented • Influencer • Supportive • Listener • Team player • Detail • Budget • Timeline • Target
  • 15. Essential Steps to Success Intelligence Quotient (IQ) Emotional Intelligence (EQ) Social Intelligence
  • 16. BarOn Model of EQ Intrapersonal Emotional self-awareness Assertiveness Independent Self-regards Self-actualization Interpersonal Empathy Social Responsibility Interpersonal Relationship Stress Management Stress Tolerance Impulse Control Adaptability Problem solving Reality Testing Flexibility
  • 18. Why do opinion differ when you heard the same story? Reality facts Interpretation and opinions Decision and conclusions Actions inference Values and standards Mind sets
  • 19. LEFH Hand and RIGHT Hand Column Right Hand Column What I said Left Hand Column What I really thought inside of me but didn't say She does have some good skills No, she’s actually not fit!
  • 20. Example Real life work case 2: …
  • 21. LEFH Hand Column Detox Core Layer Bottom line truth (what my truth really is) Cosmetic Layer Right Hand Column (what I shared with others) Reactive Layer (what I think is the truth) “that’s a stupid idea” “that’s interesting…” “I have a different point of view. I disagree…”
  • 22. Handling Difficult Conversation Agree Bargain Control Delay Ignore your own need while satisfying the need of others (when you know you are wrong) Negotiate for the win-win resolution for the conflicting idea (the issue is important) Insist that the other party do what you want (when you’re sure you’re right) Put the issue for a later discussion (when the issue is not critical)
  • 23. Transactional Analysis Transactional analysis is a way to understand people’s communication behaviours based on the thought and feeling People operated in three egos, namely Parent : Frown, you must, encouraging Adult : Thoughtful, possibly, factual Child : laughing, cannot, shouting
  • 24. Strokes Strokes are any kind of attention you can get from or give to another person Three types of stokes are Positive : These stokes makes people feel good (example, compliments) Negative : These strokes put people down (Humiliation) Zero : These makes people feel noting (zero attention)
  • 25. Diffusing a Difficult Situation Strokes are any kind of attention you can get from or give to another person Four ways this can be done are: Smile : Give a sincere hello Anticipate : Anticipate the customer’s complaint and give a concerned comment Apologise/take responsibility : Empathise with customer on behalf of NXG for their situation and take the blame Action : Solve the problem promptly
  • 26. What defines A Great Customer Experience? Functional need: This is when we create value for the customers by delivering service that meet the expectation Emotional needs: This is when the customers expectation is exceeded and making a great difference in the services delivered Examples of emotional needs are • Make customer happy about the solution • Ask their opinion if they feel satisfied with the solution provided • Be respectful and polite
  • 27. Identifying our Stakeholders Stakeholders have power and interest to influence our KPI, so it is of paramount importance to identify and manage them. Potential BLOCKER We manage their concerns Important ALLY We manage these people closely Indifference BYSTANDER Monitoring these kind of people is enough Positive SUPPORTER We keep them informed P o w e r I n t e r e s t
  • 28. Communicating with our Stakeholders After Identifying our stakeholders, we need to develop methods/ ways to communicate with them 1. Being aware of our own communication style and 2. Being aware of our stakeholders’ communication style 3. Enable continuous dialogue and improvement based on the known communication styles