One Vital Question 08: Best Strategies for Cross-Departmental Collaboration

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We asked six Customer Success leaders: “What’s your best strategy for improving cross-departmental collaboration?”

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  • 00:00 Intro
  • 00:13 Understand what each part of the organization cares about
  • 01:01 Build relationships with your cross-functional partners
  • 01:34 Run regular team sessions sharing challenges and feedback from customers
  • 02:45 Get people together in person as frequently as possible
  • 03:40 Take a "help me help you" approach to cross-functional collaboration
  • 04:58 Encourage transparency and open dialogue
  • 05:30 Align every department around customer-centric goals
  • 06:18 Be intentional about opportunities to create connection
  • 07:22 Create a culture of empathy

Featured in this episode:

  • Lizzy Rosen / VP of Customer Success at Vendr
  • Jason Noble / Global VP of Customer Success at Vinli
  • Katie Bugas / Chief Customer Officer at Triptease
  • Mary Poppen / President, Chief Customer Officer at HRIZONS Employee Experienc
  • Karla Kannan / Senior Vice President, Customer Experience at BirchStreet Systems
  • Mary Migiano / Head of Customer Success at Compt

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