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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 21, 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


One Page Strategy
One Page Strategy can align management, colleagues, and teams. It helps communicate objectives clearly and keeps everyone focused.
Guy Galon
Jun 7, 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


CS Projects under scrutiny
Customer Success projects will be scrutinized in 2024, and CS Leaders should be able to justify their plans and budgets.
Guy Galon
May 9, 20241 min read


Internal Success
Applying a customer Success mindset to internal teams in the organization
Guy Galon
May 2, 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


Player Coach
Player-Coach model. Is this a successful model? To what extent is this the reality of customer success leaders?
Guy Galon
May 2, 20241 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 1, 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 1, 20242 min read


Workload
Are we constantly feeling a “𝒇𝒆𝒂𝒓 𝒐𝒇 𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒐𝒖𝒕?” while chasing a “finish line” that doesn’t get closer?
Guy Galon
May 1, 20242 min read


Product Leading the charge
The product team can lead specific customer engagements and promote successful customer outcomes not instead of CS but in full collaboration
Guy Galon
May 1, 20242 min read


Predicting stakeholder change
If only we could predict stakeholder change in advance. Read more about the predictive signs and your playbook to manage this situation
Guy Galon
Apr 11, 20246 min read


The Multi Faceted CSM
Read my framework, which simplifies the recruiting process and helps CS leaders develop multiple team competencies.
Guy Galon
Apr 11, 20244 min read


Permanent Beta
A permanent beta approach driven by customer feedback should allow organizations to develop and test new capabilities quickly.
Guy Galon
Apr 11, 20244 min read


CS Kick Off
An internal kick-is the perfect opportunity for the CS team to align with the company strategy, team's objectives, and plans for coming year
Guy Galon
Apr 11, 20245 min read
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