By Jo Causon, CEO, The Institute of Customer Service As we enter the first stages of Spring, and organisations across the country busily prepare for an initial easing of lockdown measures, it feels there is a sense of hope in…
"Having well-trained customer service operatives who have high emotional intelligence is really important" - says Institute's CEO, Jo Causon, CEO to The Guardian. Following requests and suggestions from our members, we have launched a series of training modules designed…
Listen to Jo Causon, Institute's CEO, in conversation with Jamie Thorpe, Head of Experience Management at Ipsos, discussing the relationship between Customer Experience (CX) and employee engagement and financial return.
By Jo Causon, CEO, The Institute of Customer Service Grim headlines earlier this week, reporting that Britain’s economy experienced the worst dip in 300 years last year as the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic took hold, will have made tough…
By Jo Causon, CEO, The Institute of Customer Service As we enter the new year, environmental and sustainability concerns have arguably never been higher on the agenda. The incoming Biden presidency, alongside the ambitious goals set out by governments across…
By Jo Causon, CEO, The Institute of Customer Service To begin my first column of 2021, I’d like to wish you all a very happy New Year. I hope you were able to enjoy some much-needed downtime over the Christmas…
By Jo Causon, CEO, The Institute of Customer Service A worrying report published last week by the Competition and Markets Authority suggests Britons receive some of the worst customer service in Europe; a fact it puts down to reduced competition…
By Jo Causon, CEO, The Institute of Customer Service Black Friday has fast become one of the busiest, and most profitable, trading periods of the year. Yet as we continue to navigate the Covid-19 pandemic, and the subsequent shifts in…
By Jo Causon, CEO, The Institute of Customer Service The ongoing impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic continue to create challenges across all sectors of our economy – and it is clear that businesses continue to face daily challenges to keep…
By Jo Causon, CEO, The Institute of Customer Service There is no escaping that the Covid-19 pandemic has dealt a huge blow to our economy, not least our service sector. The impact of mass closures and rising unemployment levels have…