Empathy is essential in customer service, but it isn’t always enough. Your organization must embody the empowered behavior that being empathetic can require. One approach that’s good on paper but ...

When service becomes automated, empathy becomes the differentiator. Customers will stay loyal to companies that show up with ...

Assume good intentions. Hanlon’s Razor reminds us that most missteps stem from error, not malice. This can help us defuse tension in customer interactions. Pause before reacting. A brief moment of ...

Crisis Text Line agreed to start a "mission aligned" for-profit sister company, but the mission alignment quickly got out of whack. Credit: Vicky Leta / Mashable When Crisis Text Line gave its ...

“Empathy is seeing with the eyes of another, listening with the ears of another, and feeling with the heart of another.” Those are the words of Alfred Adler, the renowned Austrian psychotherapist. In ...

What would it mean for your brand and your bottom line if your employees could feel and act on what your customers are feeling? For example, say you’re running a mortgage loan department at a bank.

As a leader whose company serves other businesses, sometimes you find yourself in a tricky situation when trying to make a sale or close a deal. Your current or prospective customer doesn’t want to ...

I've known Celia Fleischaker, Verint's CMO, for several years now -- in fact, since she started prior to Verint as the CMO at PROS -- and my admiration for the quality of leader she is and even more ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Economic headwinds and changing customer expectations after the pandemic have caused many CEOs to scratch their heads about how to get ...

More businesses than ever are finding this the right time to invest in customer service training as we head into the post- (or, I should say, nearly post-) pandemic era. And they’re right to want to ...

You're frantically trying to resolve an issue with a recent online purchase. It's late, you're frustrated, and you need help now. You reach out to customer service, dreading the thought of navigating ...