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Who are the people in your lives that have helped you persevere when things looked their bleakest? What drove you down the career path you’re on and who were the ones that have influenced you the most? As you progress in the world of Customer Success, it’s helpful to take a moment and reflect on... Continue Reading →
This post originally appeared on The Success League blog. As you're checking your calendar to start the day, you see there is a two hour block for "QBR Prep" at 10:00 am. The room suddenly feels a lot warmer and beads of sweat appear on your forehead. You think to yourself "did someone mess with... Continue Reading →
You've done this. You've launched a new part of the customer journey, a training course, an onboarding email series, a best practice document or maybe a revised QBR process and you didn't seek out any customer input. Admit it. You've done it. I know I've done it before. Guess what? You have wronged the customer.... Continue Reading →
Sunday funday! I definitely love my Sundays but I also get some anxiety knowing how much I need to get done in the upcoming week. The best advice I received from one of my mentors, Paul Teshima, on how to be more productive and reduce my anxiety was to perform what he called “Sunday Night... Continue Reading →
To quote Ferris Bueller, "Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it." Most of the leadership podcasts and articles I've looked at lately stress the need to reflect on what you've done and be very mindful about you are going to do. Setting aside... Continue Reading →
I'm not someone who likes methodologies as I like to keep a clear perspective and be open to change. As someone who studied history, I preferred to use facts and evidence rather than theories and methodologies as the main guides in my decision making process. After spending over 15 years in Customer Success, I have... Continue Reading →
You’ve just been told that your company has signed its most important client to date. There may be many things running through your head: When do they want to start? Did sales promise them something that’s not possible? How will I handle this on top of everything else? While you definitely need to dive into... Continue Reading →
The post below was originally posted on the ServiceRocket blog and is part of the Helping Sells Radio podcast. There are many approaches to Customer Success. I had a great conversation with Sarah E. Brown and Bill Cushard from ServiceRocket on "hacking Customer Success". I recall some of the approaches I used in various CS leadership... Continue Reading →
Chad Horenfeldt
Enlightened Customers 