This is a question I get all the time. In my view there is no one universal book on leadership that you must read. The book you will … Read more about What is a good book on leadership?
About Mike Hohnen
Leadership Coach, Facilitator & Professional Speaker
Leadership Coaching
As a coach, I work with both individuals and teams.
I am a great believer in this simple formula:
Potential – interference = performance
Workshops
I run workshops around themes or subjects such as:
- Service Design Thinking
- Service Profit Chain
- Strategy Development
- Scenario Planning / Future Search
- Performance Improvement
Keynote speaking
I give inspirational talks to large audiences on the subjects of:
- The Service Profit Chain
- Service Design Thinking
- Leadership and Organizational Development
It’s all about service
Customer service is probably one of the last frontiers of sustainable competitive advantage. It’s also one of the strongest ways to grow your profits. Depending on where you are in the organization, your perspective and challenges are different.
The frontline manager
Employee engagement is a challenge for most managers. This is a problem if we’re talking service, because we all know the difference between an engaged service employee … and a person who just happens to have a job.
Developing an engaged team
The HR manager
Not all managers understand how much HR can contribute to their bottom line. So we need to build a case for strategic HR as the key to profits and growth.
So what is the case for strategic HR?
The CEO and General Manager
One of the big challenges in the new service economy is delivering consistently outstanding end-to-end customer experiences. To do this you need a management team who understand what it takes to build a frontline that can deliver outstanding customer experiences every time.
The total customer experience challenge
Explore the core concept
The Service Profit Chain - Three key elements
1. Customer Loyalty and Satisfaction
2. Understanding Value
3. Dream Team Cycle
At a high level, the Service Profit Chain shows a casual relation between the different important aspects and works unfolding all eight steps of the chain. Read more
The service profit chain explained
The core idea behind the service profit chain is that a direct relationship exists between profit, growth, customer loyalty, customer satisfaction, value delivered, employee capability, satisfaction, loyalty, and productivity.
Here is a brief introduction to the concept of the Service Profit Chain in the form of a slide show.
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My thoughts lately

The courage to look at yourself
"The problem is that leaders think they're supposed to be courageous in facing the outside world, whereas what is so profoundly transformative is … Read more about The courage to look at yourself

How to fool your brain to change your beliefs
In the previous video blog, we looked at how what we believe shapes our approach to learning and development. So the obvious question is how can … Read more about How to fool your brain to change your beliefs
How your mindset contributes to the knowing-doing gap
Last week, we looked at the knowing-doing gap and some of the causes behind that. But your mindset is possibly the biggest hindrance in closing … Read more about How your mindset contributes to the knowing-doing gap