The Experience Strategist
Experience Strategy Podcast with Stone Mantel
Modes Series, Episode 5: Turning around companies in crisis with Lisa Gable
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Modes Series, Episode 5: Turning around companies in crisis with Lisa Gable

Today we dive into Turnaround mode with Lisa Gable, former US Ambassador, UN Delegate, and the bestselling author of Turnaround: How to Change Course When Things Are Going South. Lisa has turned around businesses, teams, nonprofits, political campaigns, and government projects, finding solutions to the hairiest problems. Since experience strategies must create economic value, losing sight of the Job to be Done is one of the costliest strategic errors a company can make. In this episode, Lisa teaches experience strategists how to find focus, listen to stakeholders, and lead from the heart and head in order to bring value for both companies and their customers.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • Companies can get off-track and when they do they need people like Lisa Gable to help them create a new map for getting where they want to go

  • Turnaround mode has two parts: solving for the economic crisis and building the new opportunity

    • To address the crisis, companies need to take a hard look at legacy investments that may be meaningful, but don’t create value. 

    • To build a new opportunity, leaders need to move forward with speed, agility and heart.

  • Steps for managing an experience strategy turnaround

    • Assess your channels and experiences to figure out what you no longer need

    • Determine the Job to be Done to figure out what’s most important

    • Move forward courageously, while being cognizant of the power of communication

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The Experience Strategist
Experience Strategy Podcast with Stone Mantel
Have you ever had an experience as a customer that left you wondering, “What were they thinking?” The Experience Strategy Podcast has your answer!
We are endlessly curious about what makes great customer experiences and the strategies that successful (and unsuccessful) organizations leverage to create deep and meaningful relationships with their customers. In each episode we explore a notable customer experience through the customer’s perspective to unearth the powerful strategic lessons in these experiences for brands large and small.
Whether you are part of a vast experience strategy team, or you’re a small business owner interested in creating an experience strategy that drives customer loyalty and value, you'll find powerful, actionable CX and employee experience insights in every episode.
The Experience Strategy Podcast is hosted by Dave Norton and Aransas Savas. Dave is an Experience Strategist, the Founder of Stone Mantel, an insights consultancy, and Author. Aransas is a Coach and Experience Designer who has worked with leading consumer-facing brands, to create meaningfully motivating experiences for the last 20 years.
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