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Without processes, it’s tough to run a business. Things fall through the cracks. So you create processes (or as you’ve probably seen, they create themselves).

But as you think for a minute about your customer processes, here’s the question you must ask yourself:

“Are our processes designed to empower good employees, or to control the damage of bad employees?”

Great customer service companies have processes. But, as a rule, those are typically designed to help their employees exceed customer expectations. They provide options and flexibility, they let  great employees be great.

So take a look at your customer interactions. If it’s possible for employees to use processes as a crutch (”I’m sorry, sir. Our system doesn’t allow us to do that), you’re probably not a great customer service company.

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Bill Cusick is founder of Customerspectives, a customer/prospect experience firm, and author of "All Customers Are Irrational" (AMACOM). He has helped Fortune 500 companies, as well as small and midsize companies, to improve profitability through better experience and communications.
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