Learning to live with Covid
By Jo Causon, CEO, The Institute of Customer Service One of the things we are learning from the last 15 months is that it was easier to enter the Covid lockdown than it is to come out of it. This…
Hardwiring diversity & inclusion will help businesses to thrive
By Jo Causon, CEO, The Institute of Customer Service June has seen many people and organisations across the world celebrate Pride month - with activities ranging from the launch of new, Pride-themed products to raise money for LGBTQI+ charities to…
The G7 summit can help propel the green recovery
By Jo Causon, CEO, The Institute of Customer Service As some of the world’s most powerful leaders meet for last weekend’s G7 summit in Cornwall, all eyes are on how the UK and its closest partners look to repair the…
Upskilling your workforce will aid retention and speed economic recovery
By Jo Causon, CEO, The Institute of Customer Service As I have said time and again throughout the past year, I truly believe that the millions of hard-working employees within our organisations will be the bedrock of our nation’s economic…
Our service workers are the bedrock of our economy – we must protect them
By Jo Causon, CEO, The Institute of Customer Service It has been nearly a year since we at the Institute launched our Service with Respect campaign; calling for the Government and businesses to do more to protect our customer-facing staff…
Rail shake-up offers lessons to put all organisations on the right track
By Jo Causon, CEO, The Institute of Customer Service The announcement of the government’s plan for a new state-owned body, Great British Railways (GBR), that will manage many aspects of rail travel was the result of a long-running review, but…
As we continue our road out of lockdown, we must maintain our focus on service
By Jo Causon, CEO, The Institute of Customer Service As our road out of lockdown continues, it’s been heartening to see streets and premises across the country once again bustling with customers. As the nation reawakens from our enforced hibernation,…
Balancing innovation with function
By Jo Causon, CEO, The Institute of Customer Service It feels like the past week has seen a step change in the national psyche. The UK economy is predicted to grow at its fastest rate in more than 70 years,…
Making the ‘future of work’ work for all
By Jo Causon, CEO, The Institute of Customer Service As the vaccine rollout continues and hospitality and retail venues open their doors, there is a sense of optimism in the air that things are steadily returning to something resembling normality…
True commitment to the green agenda cannot be faked
By Jo Causon, CEO, The Institute of Customer Service As people across the world gathered last week for events and activities to mark Earth Day, it is easy to see just how firmly environmental issues have entered the mainstream. This…