Most senior Australian business leaders plan to join the ‘Great Resignation’

According to a new report released today by KellyOCG, over three quarters of Australian senior executives say they are planning to leave their organisations in the next two years, which is higher than the global average.  The second annual KellyOCG Global Workforce Report – Re:work, surveyed 1,000 senior business leaders across 12 countries to understand the …

Interview with contact centre executive and industry leader: Fiona Keough, CEO at Auscontact Association

For many organisations, their contact centre operations and the people who work in them were at the frontline of supporting customers during the COVID-19 crisis. Customer demands on communication channels and services dramatically increased at the same as people had to work from home.  The Auscontact Association played a critical role in supporting the industry …

John Holland gets onboard with Customer Experience (CX)

With $5 billion in annual revenue, John Holland builds and operates transport infrastructure across Australia, including Sydney Metro and Melbourne Metro trains. Director of Customer Experience Yvette Mihelic, explains how the concept of ‘customer experience’ became vital to the way the company operates. John Holland needs to cater for the requirements of two types of …

Contact Energy – Using CX as the Trojan Horse for digital transformation

At the beginning of 2020 New Zealand’s Contact Energy appointed Tighe Wall as Chief Digital Officer, to take charge of their digital transformation journey. CXFocus editor Mark Atterby, talks to Tighe about Contact Energy’s success in driving enterprise wide change and improving the end-to-end customer journey. Established some twenty years, Contact Energy has built an …

Finding the right balance between human and digital interactions

Digital Interactions are being considered as the first step towards digital transformation. Also, at present, utilising technology to boost customer experience has gained tremendous value, making it mandatory for brands to incorporate one or more ways of interacting with customers over digital channels.  Asking whether we can replace human interaction with digital ones may sound absurd …

Yarra Valley Water – Customer Experience Team of the Year 2020

Yarra Valley Water won “Customer Experience Team of the Year” at the Ashton Media Customer Experience Awards 2020. In this interview, Dr Anna Lorenzetto talks about Yarra Valley Water’s CX journey and the initiatives they took to understand their customer needs. Yarra Valley Water is the largest water utility in Melbourne. Providing water and sanitation …

CX Leadership Profile: Lisa Dowie, Chief Customer Officer for PEXA

PEXA is an online property settlement platform used by 150 financial institutions as well as more than 9,000 legal and conveyancing firms across Australia. Lisa Dowie, Chief Customer Officer for PEXA, explains how PEXA’s commitment to providing exceptional experiences for its members and employees has helped the organisation cope with the COVID-19 pandemic. A world …

Look after your people – Jo Kelly, Chief Customer Officer for Good2Give

Jo Kelly, Chief Customer Officer for Good2Give, explains how great employee experiences create great customer experiences. Good2Give is a digital platform that facilitates charitable giving between corporations and charities. Good2Give’s customers are segmented into three levels of corporate clients, donors, and charities. They help companies run their workplace giving programs, manage employee donations and provide …

Creating value for customers – Emma Cornwell Chief Customer Officer for MyHomeCare

Emma Cornwell, Chief Customer Officer for the myHomecare Group, is passionate about creating value and seamless communication channels for customers. Commencing her career in sales, in the automotive and publishing industries, Emma has worked for a number of organisations across a range of industries. She reflects, “Later I started a position at the NRMA, then …