Great Scene: Al Pacino On Cultural Change

May 30, 2008 Leave a comment

My discussion with Tony Hsieh about the Zappos culture made me think about a scene from “Any Given Sunday” where Al Pacino addresses the football team that he’s coaching. Pacino’s speech is about how winning takes every player to focus on every element of every play; as a team.

My take: Pacino captures the essence of culture’s role in delivering great customer experience. Any CEO trying to fix her/his firm’s customer experience problem should think about Pacino’s words:

Either we heal as a team or we’re going to crumble; inch by inch, play by play, until we’re finished.

The bottom line: Customer experience is made up of millions of inches, delivered one inch at a time.

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About Bruce Temkin, CCXP
I'm an experience (XM) management catalyst; helping organizations improve results by engaging the hearts and minds of their employees, customers, and partners. I enjoy researching and speaking about these topics. I lead the Qualtrics XM Institute, which is the world's best job. We're igniting a global community of XM Professionals who are inspired and empowered to radically improve the human experience. To achieve this goal, my team focuses on thought leadership, training, and community building. My work is driven by a set of fundamental beliefs: 1) Everything starts and ends with human beings, so you need to understand how people think, feel, and behave; 2) XM is a discipline that needs to be woven throughout an organization's entire operating fabric; and 3) Building the XM discipline requires a combination of culture, competency, and technology.

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