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Future-Proofing Customer Success: 5 Habits That Compound Your Impact
The beauty of atomic habits is that they don’t require a complete overhaul—just a commitment and motivation to show up daily, deliberately. Moreover, these can be translated into multiple practical habits for Customer Success professionals.
Guy Galon
May 33 min read


From CSM to CS Leadership: 5 Signs You’re Ready to Take the Leap”
Career growth in Customer Success isn't about doing more of the same. It’s about evolving your mindset—from execution to influence, from personal success to team and organizational impact.
Guy Galon
Apr 202 min read


Sales and Customer Success: Moving gradually from Siloed Operations to Successful Collaboration
Sales and Customer Success - The collaboration between the teams is a key success factor, but can it be achieved quickly?
Guy Galon
Mar 93 min read


Why Customer Success Managers Must Learn to Improvise
Mastering the art of improvisation can lead to stronger customer relationships, improved retention, and long-term success.
Guy Galon
Feb 223 min read


Renewals Are an Ongoing Sales Motion, Not a One-Time Event
A successful renewal is the result of continuous engagement, not a last-minute contract discussion.
Guy Galon
Feb 23 min read


How Customer Success Teams Influence Cost Reduction
Customer Success teams can proactively influence cost reduction, with inputs to pricing strategy and driving operational efficiency.
Guy Galon
Jan 123 min read


Strong Finish to 2024
Five steps to finish this year strongly. Focus on the remaining plans and leverage customer sentiment to promote upsells and early renewals.
Guy Galon
Nov 23, 20242 min read


CIO or CSM?
CSMs and CIOs have different roles and one common objective. They both link technology-driven metrics to business outcome-driven metricsץ
Guy Galon
Oct 13, 20246 min read


Happily Ever after?
The German Football Association moved its 70-year sponsorship deal with Adidas to partner with Nike. And there are learnings for all of us
Guy Galon
Sep 1, 20242 min read


Strategic Mindset for Everyone
A Strategic Mindset is for Everyone. It will improve your performance and align your added value with the organization's goals.
Guy Galon
Jul 28, 20246 min read


CSMs can unlock new doors
CSMs can leverage their multi-disciplined transferable skills and pivot to new domains. Pre-sales and marketing are new doors to be unlocked
Guy Galon
Jul 22, 20241 min read


Intuitive Bet or Calculated decision?
Mastering your decision-making process is a great skill set to improve on your way to becoming an outstanding professional.
Guy Galon
Jul 9, 20244 min read


Gradually saying YES
You probably heard about “learning to say no diplomatically,” Now, it's time to learn the art of saying yes gradually.
Guy Galon
Jun 29, 20243 min read


Difficult Discussion - opportunity for professional growth
Mastering difficult discussions is a worthy challenge for CSM. It improves one's negotiation and leadership skills in unfavorable situations
Guy Galon
May 25, 20242 min read


Making friends
Soft skills are a great asset but are used differently when engaging customers and friends in our professional and private lives.
Guy Galon
May 2, 20241 min read


Proactive Empathy
Listening-> Respecting-> Being compassionate -> Being responsive.
This is “proactive empathy” in action.
Guy Galon
May 2, 20242 min read


Small Wins
How CSMs know that they are on the right path? What are the positive indications (“wins”) to look for?
Guy Galon
May 2, 20241 min read


Underperforming Teams
Customers may not act professionally. However, CSMs are capable of identifying these circumstances and diligently resolving them.
Guy Galon
May 2, 20242 min read


One Story
Customer management is a "Never Ending Story." Optimistically speaking, it will not end as customers and vendors live happily ever after.
Guy Galon
May 2, 20241 min read


Five Story Types
A successful CSM is also a good storyteller. It is an essential part of building trust with customers. Read more about the five-story types
Guy Galon
May 2, 20242 min read
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