There is only one sustainable competitive advantage in business- a company culture. All else can be developed, copied, or bought.  Look at industry leaders like USAA, Amazon, and Netflix. It is their cultures that have allowed them to continually innovate in ways that drive passionate, rabid delight in their customers.

Deeply embedded in these firms’ cultures is the fundamental and pervasive belief that the customer must be front and center within the organization. And those organizations that successfully accomplish this consistently lead their markets.

While most organizations perform some degree of customer listening, it is rarely comprehensive or utilized properly for informing decisions. Becoming customer centric is not simply a set of activities or roles but developing and utilizing a true capability that extends throughout an organization. It guides and frames the attitudes and mindset of every employee and starts squarely with senior leadership. If the C-Suite is not authentically committed, you will not be successful. It’s that simple. The Mier Practice seeks to partner with firms that want to start, accelerate, or refine their journey of customer centricity and unlock the sustainable growth that lies ahead.