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As it appeared in the Daily Nation on June 12th , 2018 by Lucy Kiruthu How should we react when a meal is delayed, a flight is cancelled, a package is lost or an email enquiry is not responded to? Should we just ignore the incidence and forgive the business, request for an explanation and […]

As it appeared in the Daily Nation on June 5th , 2018 Lucy Kiruthu I am overly interested in creativity and innovation. Maybe because my first job was in product research and development. I recall coordinating the Dairy Fresh product development from all angles as we sought to commercialize the new product. I was especially […]

As it appeared in the Daily Nation on May 29th 2018 by Lucy Kiruthu We often hear people say, “that is how we do things around here”. Others may say that you have to do this or that because that is how it must be done. Most organizations seem to have a natural way of […]

As it appeared in the Daily Nation May 22nd, 2018 by Lucy Kiruthu We live in a changing world. Change is all around us. We change a few things without much hassle but most change is difficult. Many organizations and even individuals have consistently struggled with change. We do not want to change our way […]

As it appeared in the Daily Nation May 15th, 2018 Last week, Safaricom announced its results for the full year ending March 2018. The results included total revenues that were unheard of in Kenya’s corporate history. In 2008 when the company held its initial public offering, not many of us would have expected that it […]

As it appeared in the Daily Nation May 8th, 2018 Over the last two decades, the field of customer experience has attracted massive attention. Millions of dollars have been spent in training and retraining staff on the art and science of customer experience. Organizations have invested heavily on systems that support manage the customer experience […]

As it appeared in the Daily Nation May 1st, 2018 Today is Labour Day! Also referred to as the International Workers’ Day; it is the day that the achievements of workers in many countries are celebrated. With its origin in the labour union movement, the day focuses heavily on unionized workers and the many gains […]

As it appeared in the Daily Nation on April 24th, 2018 What do you value? What does your organization value? We value what we believe is important to us. At the individual level, some of us value our families others value their friends and others their jobs. Organizations on the other hand value different things. […]

As it appeared in the Daily Nation on April 17th, 2018 Last week, I had one easy afternoon.  After visiting college, I decided to spend time at the Thika Road mall observing the quality of retail experience. In total, I visited 12 retail outlets. The outlets visited stocked mainly clothes, toys, groceries, vegetables, textbooks and […]

My maiden SGR trip came sooner than expected. A client requested that I ride with the team on the SGR last week. In show of solidarity, I obliged. I did so reluctantly because I had always wanted my maiden SGR trip to be part of a well thought out holiday experience. When I tweeted about […]