To kick off Customer Service Week 2016 (which starts Monday), let me pose a question that may sound like a no-brainer: Does practice make perfect in customer service? The answer, surprisingly, is "not ...

Sycamore Consult says businesses must embrace continuous learning in customer relations or risk falling behind. Its managing ...

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 ...

Exceptional customer service depends on more than smiling, empathetic employees (though they’re vitally important as well!). It also requires customer service standards and customer experience systems ...