1,2,3,4,5,6,7 & 8 Reasons to { must } WOW !!!!! [ Delight ] Internal Customers
I was thinking about what to write on my 100th Blog today. ( in 10 months , First Blog on 11th Oct 2010 & this one was planned for Independence Day i.e. 15th Aug ).
I had to sent one project report to someone who wud depend on the same and would work on the same further. Therefore today morning I started working on the same. While working I thought I shud do the work in such a fashion that the other guy need not have to do anything better and just take the process further. That will make me feel happy , make me dependable and saves his time (i.e project execution time)
This made me thinking of Customer Experience of Internal Customers. Most of my 99 blogs were on customer { external } experience and how to WOW!!!! our customers. Most people in the organisation thinks that I am not in direct touch with the final customer how can I WOW !!! my customer??? They think I am sitting at the corner of the office in of accounts or purchase department. I even don't see my customers. WOW !!! is not for me.
As an accountant if I make a mistake on tallying accounts or adjusting customer payment to his account I am impacting customer experience. As a purchase manager if I am not buying right quality products , right time I am impacting customer experience. Everyone therefore can influence ( is influencing ) customer {external} experience.
However my point here is about impacting internal customers. Internal customers i.e person who is dependent on our work to take it forward.
- Auditors are dependent on Accountants work
- Production Team is dependent on Purchase Team
- Sales Team is dependent on Marketing Team
- Project Team is dependent on Finance Team
- Sales Team is dependent on Logistics Team
- Everyone dependent on IT Team & even Security
Personnel
- & PM is dependent on PMO !!!
{ One can add many more dependencies }
Even within the department person is dependent on other person's work. If we wish to WOW !!! our customer, WOW!! person dependent on your work by giving not only best of you but more than what is expected. { going out of the way to make his work easier , faster and even beautiful }
Advantage:
1 - You r happy { doing something great plus you also will get dependable work from colleague on whose work u r dependent }
2 - Fellow Employee is Happy
3 - Every one in the org Happy
4 - Customer { External } Happy
5 - Time of rework or recheck saved
6 - Culture of WOW !!!! percolates
7 - Everyone work to WOW !!! daily , on every assignments
Bottomline :
Blue Ocean creation for the company.
{ unbeatable competitive advantage }