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When Sludge Becomes CX Strategy: Bureaucratic Harm as a Leadership Communication Issue?
Sludge is more than a nuisance. It's a communication choice made by leadership. Sometimes it isn't intentional. Sometimes it is.

Stephanie Thum, Ph.D., CCXP
Jul 42 min read
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Building CX-Savvy Agencies: Notes from the GovLoop CX Community of Practice Webinar
While government agencies aren’t profit-driven, their leaders are still often held to business standards that mirror those in the private sector. That's why CX matters to everyone.

Stephanie Thum, Ph.D., CCXP
Apr 183 min read
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Reality Check: The White House’s New CX Memo Spotlights Bad CX, But Isn’t the Regulatory Crackdown Some Hoped For
The White House's New Time is Money Memo Spotlights Bad CX But Isn't the Regulatory Crackdown Some Hoped For

Stephanie Thum, Ph.D., CCXP
Aug 13, 20243 min read
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When great government CX pep talks come in the form of a celebrity blog post
Sometimes the biggest inspirations come in the form of blog posts. Earlier this month, Melinda French Gates posted an article on the Bill...

Stephanie Thum, Ph.D., CCXP
Oct 23, 20222 min read
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U.S. Federal Government CX: A Roundup of Stuff to Know, Beyond the New Presidential EO
President Biden’s new executive order (EO) on customer experience lit up the social streams like nothing I’ve seen in quite some time....

Stephanie Thum, Ph.D., CCXP
Dec 17, 20213 min read
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Book review: Why the most important customer experience book of 2022 is a book about sludge.
When you make customers jump through hoops, negative things are bound to happen. One of those negative things is customers eventually...

Stephanie Thum, Ph.D., CCXP
Dec 13, 20214 min read
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Customer Apologies, Language, and Sludge: 3 New Scholarly Articles for Your CX Reading List
Podcasts, blogs, reports, and books are great for staying sharp on the fundamentals and trends in customer experience management (CX). On...

Stephanie Thum, Ph.D., CCXP
Oct 4, 20212 min read
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Government CX is Maturing: Highlights from the White House's Refreshed CX Accountability Framework
The White House's updated CX accountability framework adds equity and updates the definition of CX in the U.S. federal government. Here...

Stephanie Thum, Ph.D., CCXP
Sep 3, 20213 min read
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Dictionary of U.S. Government CX Terms and Acronyms is a "Best CX Book of 2021"
Surprise! I never expected in a million years that my little Dictionary of U.S. Federal Government Customer Experience Terms, Phrases,...

Stephanie Thum, Ph.D., CCXP
Jul 1, 20211 min read
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PegaWorld iNspire: 5 Customer Experience Session Replays You Really Shouldn’t Miss
This blog post is sponsored by Pegasystems. Peace out, PegaWorld 2021! Your virtual event gave us colorful branding, lively...

Stephanie Thum, Ph.D., CCXP
May 10, 20213 min read
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