MRI Benchmark Accreditation Course - for Partners
Includes all of the Modules, Presentations and Exercises
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Course Summary:
Module 1 – The Why and What of Customer Culture
Module 2 – The How - Best Practices in Building a Customer-Centric Culture
Module 3 – Building the Business Case and Getting Support
Module 4 – Taking Action to Move Forward
Module 5 – Customer Culture Project and Online Examination
Your Instructor
Dr Linden Brown has worked as a management consultant, academic and an entrepreneur in start-up organizations. For more than 20 years he has worked with multi-national firms in North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific to develop their market-focus capabilities and business strategies. He has had Visiting Professor appointments at several universities including INSEAD (France), Cranfield (England) and the University of Technology, Sydney (Australia). Linden has published 14 books on management, marketing and strategy.
Sean Crichton-Browne has wide business experience in how companies develop a focus around customers that helps them to grow and prosper. He has deep knowledge and experience in sales and sales management and has owned and managed his own solutions company for more than 25 years in Sydney. Sean works with MarketCulture clients and accredited partners to identify their needs and what solutions are relevant to satisfying those needs. He has particular knowledge and experience in the service and technology industries.
Chris L Brown is the co-author of the award winning book, The Customer Culture Imperative. He specializes in working with companies to create customer-obsessed cultures and is currently CEO of MarketCulture. His previous post as Marketing Director for Hewlett-Packard, South Pacific Region provides him the firsthand knowledge of the challenges facing leaders trying to create a stronger external focus. Chris’s finance background and roles in marketing enable him to evaluate the profit-impact of culture initiatives and business strategies. He also served as Executive Vice President for Programming in Silicon Valley for the American Marketing Association. Chris is currently a Doctoral Candidate at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California.
Course Curriculum
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StartThe Goal of Module 1 (0:21)
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StartWhere did the idea for a customer culture come from and why does it matter? (1:55)
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StartSession 1A: What is a Customer Culture? (0:52)
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StartSession 1B: Key Idea - What's best for the customer is best for the business. (5:39)
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StartArticle: Product centric versus customer centric – does it matter?
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StartSession 2A: Why is a customer culture so important today? (3:22)
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StartSession 2B: Why is a customer culture important for leaders to develop their teams? (1:24)
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StartSession 2C: Why is a customer culture important to all employees ? (1:16)
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StartSession 2D: How will your company benefit from having a customer culture? (1:28)
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StartIn-company interaction exercise
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StartCustomer Culture Quiz
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StartThe Goal of Module 2 (0:26)
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StartSession 1A: The high-level link between customer culture and business performance Session (1:10)
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StartSession 1B: Which specific behaviors drive business outcomes (1:37)
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StartSession 2A: Why the 8 disciplines model was developed (2:46)
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StartInstructions for the 8 Disciplines
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StartCustomer Insight Discipline (6:06)
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StartCustomer Insight Practices Review and Discussion Exercise
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StartCustomer Foresight Discipline (6:24)
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StartCustomer Foresight Review and Discussion Exercise
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StartCompetitor Insight Discipline (7:55)
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StartCompetitor Insight Review and Discussion Exercise
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StartCompetitor Foresight Discipline (4:55)
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StartCompetitor Foresight Review and Discussion Exercise
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StartPeripheral Vision Discipline (6:20)
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StartPeripheral Vision Review and Discussion Exercise
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StartEmpowerment Discipline (3:39)
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StartEmpowerment Review and Discussion Exercise
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StartCollaboration Discipline (3:32)
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StartCollaboration Review and Discussion Exercise
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StartStrategic Alignment Discipline (6:45)
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StartStrategic Alignment Review and Discussion Exercise
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StartIn-company interaction exercise
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Start8 Disciplines Quiz
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StartModule 1 Presentation Slides - used in live session (2:14)