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May 15, 2024

What it Takes to Make it to Executive Leadership

Struggling to adapt to changes in your CS Leadership Role? Feel like you’re always dealing with problems outside of your control? Join Madelyn DePrey, Global VP of Customer Success at Aircall, as she shares her expertise on r...

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May 1, 2024

How to "Manage Up"

Managing up isn't what you think... Do you ever feel like your boss just doesn't "get it"? It's time to get on the same page and rebuild your working relationship from the ground up. This episode breaks down a new …

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April 17, 2024

The Loyalty Trap: Are You Fooling Yourself?

Are your "best customers" actually as loyal as you think? Or could it just be a matter of convenience? Join me as I talk to the brilliant Ali Cudby and she shares her insightful take on the different levels of …

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April 10, 2024

The Psychology of Customer Onboarding

Is your onboarding process falling flat? Are you struggling with low adoption rates despite your best efforts? It's time to rethink your approach and consider the psychology behind effective onboarding. Dive into the reason w...

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March 27, 2024

How to Improve Employee Morale (When You Can't Give Them A Raise!)

Is it possible to motivate your team without paying them more? In a time when workloads are doubling and raises are scarce – How can you keep your team motivated - even EXCITED - to give it their all? Money …

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March 21, 2024

Why your SMART goals aren't working

Learn about the effectiveness of SMART goals in customer success and explore alternative goal-setting strategies that align with human psychology and brain science, including practical tips on setting and achieving goals that...

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March 13, 2024

It's a Trap! (a.k.a. "My CEO LOVES Customer Success")

Are You Falling for This Common Misconception About Your CEO's Support for Customer Success? Many customer success leaders believe their CEOs fully support customer success just because they say they do. But what if this beli...

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March 6, 2024

What Your Customers Aren't Telling You

Bob London and I discuss the power of Radically Authentic Discovery in customer success, emphasizing deep listening and strategic questioning to uncover true customer insights and drive engagement. Bob shares practical tips a...

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Feb. 28, 2024

Why you're not getting buy-in from the C-Suite

Are you struggling to get your ideas across to the C-suite in your Customer Success role? Do you feel like they just don't see the urgency or importance of your CS initiatives and customer feedback, despite your best efforts?...

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Feb. 7, 2024

Dealing with Imposter Syndrome

If you're feeling the weight of imposter syndrome in your leadership role, constantly battling with thoughts that you're not good enough, welcome to the club! The pressure to appear perfect, handle everything on your own, and...

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Jan. 31, 2024

The Peak of Mount Stupid - The Dunning-Kruger Effect

Why You Know Less Than You Think: Cognitive Biases in Customer Success Join me as we explore the Dunning-Kruger effect, a cognitive bias that can impact customer success. Discover how overestimating abilities and misunderstan...

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Jan. 24, 2024

Giving Negative Feedback Without Destroying Morale

Do you avoid giving negative feedback because you don't want to upset your employees? Do you ever worry they won't like you? You’ll learn why it’s so hard to give negative feedback, what the consequences are for avoiding it, ...

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Jan. 17, 2024

Let's Talk Failure - and why you need it!

Failure happens to all of us. In this episode, we'll delve into the often-feared concept of failure and discover its hidden potential for growth and learning. We'll explore the essential role of mindset, how to differentiate ...

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Jan. 10, 2024

Episode 01 | The Helper Personality

Are you afraid to say no because you feel that you will come off as self-important or "not a team player"? Do you say yes to everything that people throw at you and believe you'll find a way to get …

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Jan. 10, 2024

Episode 02 | The Human Problem with Customer Success

Wouldn't it be nice if customers would just do what we tell them to do so they can get what they say they want? Unfortunately, humans don't work that way. For better and worse, we're much more complicated. Dive into …

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Jan. 10, 2024

Episode 03 | It's Just Easier If I Do It

Do you feel completely overburdened with work - but can't begin to imagine how to show someone else how to do it? Worried it won't get done correctly and you will be blamed? Learn how to stop choosing short term …

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Jan. 10, 2024

Episode 05 | The Essential Mindset Shifts of Successful Leadership

Want to know a secret? Setting your CS strategy is the easy part! What often prevents MOST CS leaders from achieving the results and recognition they hope for is their mindset. We'll dive into what the heck mindset is, how …

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Jan. 10, 2024

Episode 04 | The Mental Blocks Around the Customer Journey

Have you struggled to find best practices on the customer journey? Or perhaps your CEO says you have one already - but when you look it's all about the pre-sales cycle... It turns out there are a few small - …

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Dec. 17, 2023

Welcome to Psychology of Customer Success by Rachel Provan

Humans don't think or behave like computers. You can't just run a command and get them to do what you want them to do. So why are you still basing your CS strategy based solely on logic? I'm Rachel Provan, …

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