Building Leadership Capabilities in the Employee Experience Era

December 15, 2025 | By: Dave Murray

How today’s top organizational challenge becomes your greatest competitive advantage According to recent research from Blanchard Companies, the #1 business challenge organizations face today is building leadership capabilities, surpassing concerns such as supporting agility (36%), boosting performance (31%), improving retention (23%), and managing the workforce impact of AI (21%). This confirms a truth many organizations… Read Full Article

Are You Getting Enough Customer Complaints? Plus Much More…

December 09, 2025 | By: John DiJulius

KLM Provides Excellent CX to Non-KLM Passengers KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is the national airline of the Netherlands and is renowned for its excellent customer experience. However, you have to fly KLM to experience it. That is why, for one week, KLM decided to help out all travelers, including those who don’t fly with KLM…. Read Full Article

A CX Unicorn: World-Class Hospitality Law Firm, Plus Much More…

November 07, 2025 | By: John DiJulius

One of the Most Important New Books to Come Out Having three young adult sons and seeing how different and complicated their lives are compared to my life at the same age, I am really excited about this new book. My favorite podcaster, Scott Galloway, has just released a timely new book,Notes on Being a… Read Full Article

Rolling Out New Customer Experience Training in a Hybrid Work World

August 29, 2025 | By: Dave Murray

Rolling out new Customer Service content to an entire organization has never been simple—and today’s hybrid workplaces make it even more complex. With employees splitting time between remote work and the office, the challenge is no longer “What do we share?” but also “How do we reach everyone effectively?” One organization, PSECU (Pennsylvania State Employees… Read Full Article

Making Every Moment Matter: How KeyBank Transformed Culture and Client Experience and Continues to Break Records

May 30, 2025 | By: Dave Murray

Overview KeyBank’s “Moments Matter” initiative exemplifies a holistic and sustainable cultural transformation that has significantly improved employee engagement and client loyalty. Spearheaded by Victor Aranda and championed by executive leadership, this initiative aligns organizational behavior with strategic goals through a thoughtful and multi-dimensional approach. Challenge In a competitive banking landscape, KeyBank sought to differentiate itself… Read Full Article

What all World-Class Customer Experience Brands Have in Common

October 01, 2024 | By: John DiJulius

Most companies have multiple statements—a mission, purpose, and core values. The problem with having numerous statements is that employees can’t keep track of them or remember them. The one statement that all world-class customer experience organizations have in common is they all have a customer experience action statement that they make sure every one of… Read Full Article

6 Steps To Crafting A Signature Brand Experience That Delights Your Customers

November 06, 2023 | By: Cal DiJulius

Creating a signature brand experience isn’t just about what you do; it’s about how you make your customers feel. It’s the difference between a one-time transaction and a lifelong memory. At the DiJulius Group, we’ve honed a methodology that empowers brands to leave an indelible mark on their customers’ hearts and minds. Think of one… Read Full Article

Why Every Business Needs A Customer Service Consulting Firm

June 23, 2023 | By: John DiJulius

Is the goal of your business to be the best experience anybody could have in a day? If so, expert guidance can help you make that happen, again and again. While there are many variables at play across a wide range of industries, the reason every business needs a customer service consulting firm comes down… Read Full Article

How to Train Great Customer Service Skills in the Next Generation

June 12, 2023 | By: John DiJulius

Great customer service skills is something we all want our next generation of employees to have. But when your employee disappoints your Customer, whose fault is that? Typically, the blame is placed on the employee for using poor judgment or being indifferent to the Customer. However, ninety-nine percent of the time blame should be placed… Read Full Article

Increase Customer Loyalty by Doing This When You Train Team Members

April 11, 2023 | By: John DiJulius

“We are a customer-first organization” “Treat customers the way you want to be treated” “Exceed customer’s expectations” “Going above and beyond is our standard” “We deliver genuine hospitality” Leaders love to throw around platitudes when it comes to customer experience, and all of these are great mantras. By themselves, however, they are just platitudes and… Read Full Article