Or, why sometimes a bit of reflection is a good thing I’ve developed a new habit of late, heading to one of several local coffee shops in my town when I need to write, and to do so in a…
Buy High Sell Low
Despite the fact that the Mahoney family motto is “Princeps Emere, Humilis Vende”, I am often reminded that humility and the related attributes of kindness, patience, and acceptance are the real secrets to personal and professional growth. Being humble does…
Culture Eat Process
Yes, yes. I know the quote mis-attributed to Drucker1 reads “strategy”, and not “process”. In my experiences across three (four?) industries, so many organizations talk (and certainly write on their websites) about culture, but default to enabling, measuring, and rewarding…
I Don’t Know Anything
I don’t know anything. There’s a song line, I think perhaps from U2, or Rod Stewart, or Crosby, Still and Nash, that goes something like “I wish I knew now what I knew then”. I may have made that up,…
Three CX Lessons
“That’s it! I’m never going back there again!” I’m sure many of us have had these thoughts run through our heads so loudly we worry they may actually leak out of our ears. In this case, my wife was almost…
Homecoming 2022
or, How I learned to Stop Worrying and Love Good CX As I’ve grown older (but not up, and Mr. Buffet likes to say), I find myself saying many of the things I swore to myself I’d never say. More…
Ubiquitous, Mobile Interfaces Are
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The Ideal Experience, They Deliver
As is our family tradition, the Mahoney clan retreats to a lovely resort each winter just before the turn of the new year. It’s a boisterous, quiet, exciting, relaxing time, and easily one of my cherished times of the year,…
The Bane of My Existence, RFPs Are
138 pages. That’s the length of the last RFP response I worked on. Seriously. RFPs are simply one of the worst customer experiences anyone might possible encounter. They are often complex documents, requiring assemble of resources from all across an…
Got Married, the Last of Us Did
Ahh, siblings. Love them, tolerate them, avoid them, you can’t always help but be related to them. Lucky for me, my brothers and I have grown closer over the years, and this year was a great year for The Brothers…