Insights

Articles, insights, information and practical advice to help you get the results you need

Chat with us

All Building Strong Relationships Customer Service Excellence Employee Engagement Finance sector Housing Sector Management Development Resilience & Wellbeing Thriving Through Change Training & eLearning Uncategorized

Harness the power of customer empathy and positive action

The ability to make the customer feel valued, respected, and listened to is the foundation of excellent customer service. The challenges of daily life for customers across many sectors calls for increased awareness of the need to offer genuine empathy in our everyday service interactions. “Everything you think, feel, say and do is either a service […]

4 helpful characteristics for customer service excellence

In our experience, talking to and working with customer service teams from a variety of industry sectors reveals some key traits that define and underpin a successful culture. Here, we outline four characteristics that can foster a positive, inspired service culture in which every team member has high self-awareness and a solution-focused mindset, can work […]

The power of a positive first response in customer service

Evie McQuhae, our Marketing & Journalism gap-year student, has been out and about with MGI’s research team to see if customer service givers in retail are demonstrating the power of a positive mindset and providing positive first responses to their customers. Having gathered the evidence and aligned it with what she has learned so far […]

How to create a management powerhouse through effective management development training

Great managers at all levels of business should be the driving force to build a high-performance culture that delivers happy, healthy and highly productive teams. When a powerhouse of confident and effective junior and middle managers is in place, amazing things happen, and senior leaders can look on with a sense of admiration and pride […]

How effective are your managers?

In our experience, outstanding managers demonstrate an innate ability to influence and inspire their teams through strong, high trust relationships and a shared commitment to the company’s vision and purpose. At the heart of truly inspirational leadership is a powerful inner belief and strength to be optimistic and solution-focused, supported by a deep understanding of […]

Collaborative Listening – the key to effective communication

As professionals, we understand that good listening skills enable us to form meaningful relationships and connections that are founded on trust and collaboration and result in positive, highly productive outcomes. Sometimes, amidst constant communication and our efforts to keep the plates spinning, the need to put conscious effort into our listening skills slips under the […]

How to maximise the value of internal feedback

In a recent article, we looked at ways in which Customer Service teams can deal positively with customer feedback and complaints, and how we can use these opportunities to build strong relationships and customer loyalty while also improving our service. Being equipped with the skills and confidence to enable us to give feedback positively and constructively to […]

Six steps to confident conversations for managers and teams

Being confident and positive in our conversations with colleagues, customers, suppliers and stakeholders will ensure we are able to manage every situation that comes our way in a constructive, appreciative and empathetic way. This will reap dividends for everyone concerned; being able to manage any conversation we have at work efficiently and appropriately will ensure […]

Long term planning for successful collaboration across a hybrid workplace

It’s clear we are seeing a permanent shift towards hybrid working in the aftermath of lockdown when employees showed they can be equally as productive whether working from home or in the office. According to the Office of National Statistics, 85% of employees polled would now prefer the flexibility of a blended, hybrid approach, with […]

How company values can offer a guiding light through transformational change

… Accountable … Collaborative … Innovative … Respectful … Inclusive … Honest … Trusted….Committed … Caring … Considerate … Creative … Professional…. Underpinning any transformational change programme will be the organisation’s values and purpose which can be powerful catalysts for employee engagement and buy-in to that change. When our values are well defined, relatable and believable, […]