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Ian Golding

Ian Golding, CCXP
A highly influential freelance CX consultant, Ian advises leading companies on CX strategy, measurement, improvement and employee advocacy techniques and solutions. Ian has worked globally across multiple industries including retail, financial services, logistics, manufacturing, telecoms and pharmaceuticals deploying CX tools and methodologies. An internationally renowned speaker and blogger on the subject of CX, Ian was also the first to become a CCXP (Certified Customer Experience Professional) Authorised Resource & Training Provider.

Customer Happiness: the story of the Gulf Customer Experience Awards

2018 is the first calendar year in my career as a global customer experience specialist that I have looked forward more in hope than expectation.…

Customer or Hostage? The unfortunate story of the UK passenger rail industry

If you happen to live in the UK and regularly have to rely on public transport to commute to and from work, the heralding of…

The Customer Experience ‘7 Year Itch’! A frank and honest assessment of the CX profession

As we approach the end of another calendar year, it is always appropriate for bloggers, writers, thought leaders and professionals in general, to reflect...

Understanding the Employer Journey — The Employee Engagement Loop

Last week I had a fascinating conversation with a peer of mine – a fellow Customer Experience Professional. James Dodkins is as passionate about...

‘Welcome to our kitchen’! Would you have the courage to invite customers into the inner workings of your company?

Allow me to start this post by asking a question. What happens when two Customer Experience Professionals visit a restaurant together for the first...

Customer Centric Leadership: Are You Investing in the Organisational “Ecosystem” or Your Personal “Egosystem”?

In last month’s column, I asked the question, ‘Are you a Leader or a Follower?’ The question was a precursor to defining why Customer...

Customer Effort: How to Make Things Difficult for Customers, by Premier Inn

This is the not the first article I have written about the subject of Customer Effort. In 2014, I wrote a story that still...

Customer Experience 2017 Reality Check – Evolution or Revolution?

This post is part of the Customer Experience Professionals Association’s Blog Carnival celebrating customer experience. It’s part of a broader celebration of Customer Experience...

What does it really mean to be a Customer Experience Professional?

Last week I had the honour of being a judge at the 8th annual UK Customer Experience Awards. The fact that I have now...

WANTS and NEEDS – When it comes to customers do you really know the difference?

Last week, on more than one occasion, most of us would have heard someone saying, writing or shouting, words to the effect of ,”I...

Are You a Leader of a Follower? Why Customer Experience Needs Good, Strong Leadership

People regularly share stories with me that inspire my writing. This story is of a young lady...

Taking Ownership – key to the success of your approach to Customer Experience

As we head into the middle of September, as many people are reaching towards the back of their wardrobes to find their winter jumpers...

Is Your Organisation “Ready” to Become Customer Centric? The Customer Experience Readiness Scale

Have you ever wondered whether there is really any hope for your organisation? Have you ever turned...

Engaging your people with CX: Introducing the Customer Experience Game

  A perennial problem for any Customer Experience Professional around the world is to find an effective way to engage people with the significance of...

6 Things All Customer Centric Leaders Do

Looking back through my articles over the last few months, a great number have made the connection...

Whose job is it anyway? The importance of accountability in the world of Customer Experience

I absolutely love it when people share things with me that I have never come across before. It is why I am so adamant...

The 14 Leadership Principles that Drive Amazon

Over the last five years, a small number of organisations have featured multiple times in my writing. In the vast majority of cases, I...

The Customer Experience Reality Check! The case of Manchester Airport

Resignation. Sufferance. Tolerance. Three words from the English dictionary. Three words that you would not typically want to associate with the subject of Customer Experience....

Connecting People: The Key to Customer Centric Leadership

Over the last 22 years, I have worked in and with businesses of all shapes and sizes,...

Eurostar est Shambolique: It’s not just the airlines who need to get their act together

I have just returned from a wonderful four-day city break to Paris. Family time, glorious weather (in the main) and one of the world’s...

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