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The Operational Excellence Show - Podcast

The Operational Excellence Show

Join Marianne Rutz and world-renowned leaders in the contact centre industry for the Operational Excellence Show. Dig deep into the industries hot topics and gain valuable advice, insights and wisdom.

Business Careers Career Management Learning Success Leadership
Update frequency
every 7 days
Average duration
32 minutes
Episodes
149
Years Active
2020 - 2024
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Episode 127 - OPEX - Queens fix each other's Crowns

Episode 127 - OPEX - Queens fix each other's Crowns

In early December I held our very first boutique planning workshop - “Fix your Crown”! 

A completely different approach to Planning for Success in 2023! 

We looked at

  • Our Financial Performance of 20…
00:22:49  |   Wed 21 Dec 2022
Episode 126 - OPEX - Leading Ladies - Harriet Waley Cohen

Episode 126 - OPEX - Leading Ladies - Harriet Waley Cohen

There is a lot of noise around Diversity, Inclusion, Equality and Belonging out there! And rightly so! Yet - very often women are invited to change! To look at themselves and “fix themselves” - where…
00:36:37  |   Wed 14 Dec 2022
Episode 125 - OPEX - Leading Gents - Growth in Real Estate & Business with Cesar Hasslemann

Episode 125 - OPEX - Leading Gents - Growth in Real Estate & Business with Cesar Hasslemann

Cesar Hassemann started his first business when he was just thirteen years old! - He built the small DJ Business up until at the age of 16 his friend and business partner got very ill - and died at t…
00:40:53  |   Wed 07 Dec 2022
Episode 124 - OPEX - Re-Visit - Through the Lens of a Scottish Whisky Business - with Karen Somerville

Episode 124 - OPEX - Re-Visit - Through the Lens of a Scottish Whisky Business - with Karen Somerville

The connection between contact centre operations and a family-run Scottish Whisky Business is certainly not that obvious. However - My guest Karen Somerville shares how she had to change and pivot in…

00:37:51  |   Wed 30 Nov 2022
Episode 123 - OPEX - Leading Ladies - Nikki Bradley - BEING your Brand

Episode 123 - OPEX - Leading Ladies - Nikki Bradley - BEING your Brand

Nikki is a brand strategist and authentic messaging experts who work with brilliant leaders of leaders…. So people like me coaches, consultants, experts, service based business owners… who are hiding…

00:40:20  |   Wed 23 Nov 2022
Episode 122 - OPEX - Leading Gents - Paul McCarthy CEO of Snapfix

Episode 122 - OPEX - Leading Gents - Paul McCarthy CEO of Snapfix

Today I'm welcoming Paul McCarthy, CEO of Snapfix and yes, it's Snapfix not  SnapChat, as you will hear me calling it! There is a story to this - which Paul will tell himself!  Snapfix is one of the …
00:30:50  |   Wed 16 Nov 2022
Episode 121 - OPEX - How to prepare for Peak 2022

Episode 121 - OPEX - How to prepare for Peak 2022

Peak Season is approaching and with that can come stress, anticipation but also success. This year perhaps brings an extra and great pressure, as the world is dealing with high inflation costs, a war…

00:14:33  |   Wed 09 Nov 2022
Episode 120 - Leading Ladies - Kristin Zhivago - Selling the Way Your Customers want to Buy!

Episode 120 - Leading Ladies - Kristin Zhivago - Selling the Way Your Customers want to Buy!

Sales…. Arghh - for so many heart centred service providers, Sales is a hot potato topic! We - I include myself - don’t want to sell! We want to serve!

Yet how can you truly serve if you don’t sell?

00:38:36  |   Wed 02 Nov 2022
Episode 119 - OPEX - Re-Visit - Talking the Mental Health Truth - with BJ Kennedy

Episode 119 - OPEX - Re-Visit - Talking the Mental Health Truth - with BJ Kennedy

We all know somebody, that knows somebody who suffered from burnout in our very busy and pressurised industry!

The 10th October is World Mental Health Day so in homage we decided to re-visit a popula…

00:44:02  |   Thu 27 Oct 2022
Episode 118 - OPEX - Leading Gents - Ryan Estes of Kitcaster, The Podcast Agency - Celebrating Good Conversation

Episode 118 - OPEX - Leading Gents - Ryan Estes of Kitcaster, The Podcast Agency - Celebrating Good Conversation

I love a good conversation! And talking to a fellow podcaster who made celebrating good conversations his bread and butter by creating a podcast agency was no different! Ryan and I share a passion - …

00:38:04  |   Wed 12 Oct 2022
Episode 117 - OPEX - Leading Gents - Sales Solves all Sins with Don Markland

Episode 117 - OPEX - Leading Gents - Sales Solves all Sins with Don Markland

In today’s episode - the fireworks are cracking! My guest Don Markland is an accomplished Sales Trainer - he ranks under the top 3 US online Sales Trainers. Forbes ranks him Number 1 Business Coach, …

00:39:05  |   Thu 06 Oct 2022
Episode 116 - OPEX - What 7 years On A Cancer Journey Have Taught Me, Personally and Professionally

Episode 116 - OPEX - What 7 years On A Cancer Journey Have Taught Me, Personally and Professionally

On the 29 September 2016, I got very very angry! I realised that my cancerversary will always be 3 days before my wedding anniversary! 

Fast forward 7 years - I’m reflecting on the journey. As a canc…

00:20:55  |   Thu 29 Sep 2022
Episode 115 - OPEX - Managing Wealth and Staying True to Oneself - Christine LaFrance O’Byrne

Episode 115 - OPEX - Managing Wealth and Staying True to Oneself - Christine LaFrance O’Byrne

We don’t speak about money and customer service! Nor do we focus on money and customer experience. Whether that’s a British or Swiss or even worldwide phenomenon is really by the by. My guest today t…

00:39:47  |   Wed 21 Sep 2022
Episode 114 - OPEX - Leading Gents - Perfect Marketing - is there any such thing? With David Baer

Episode 114 - OPEX - Leading Gents - Perfect Marketing - is there any such thing? With David Baer

My guest today is David Baer of Baer on Marketing! We all know how often marketing strategies and activities are out of sync with the actual customer experience post sales or service delivery! 

We d…

00:42:39  |   Wed 14 Sep 2022
Episode 113 - OPEX - Welcome to Customer Service Delivery Made Easy September 2022

Episode 113 - OPEX - Welcome to Customer Service Delivery Made Easy September 2022

Welcome to Customer Service Delivery made Easy! 

Inside Customer Service Delivery made Easy you will gain clarity where your operation is doing really well! And where it does need some work!

You will…

00:24:37  |   Thu 08 Sep 2022
Episode 112 - OPEX - Leading Gents - Andrew Wrobel - Engaging in Emerging Europe

Episode 112 - OPEX - Leading Gents - Andrew Wrobel - Engaging in Emerging Europe

My guest today is Andrew Wrobel, Founding Partner of Emerging Europe, a London based growth hub for Eastern European countries!

Andrew trained as a journalist, he specialises in location strategy and…

00:38:23  |   Wed 31 Aug 2022
Episode 111 - OpEx with Marianne Rutz - Leading Gents - From Cricket Champion to Mindset Business Coach with Jeremy Snape

Episode 111 - OpEx with Marianne Rutz - Leading Gents - From Cricket Champion to Mindset Business Coach with Jeremy Snape

My guest today is Jeremy Snape, former England Cricketer scoring for England, winning man of the match for England - but now running his own Business called Sporting Edge. Jeremy works with the world…

00:35:44  |   Wed 24 Aug 2022
Episode 110 - OPEX - Highlights of OPEX

Episode 110 - OPEX - Highlights of OPEX

In this episode we take a look back over the past 2 years & the many highlights of the OPEX show.

Observing & discussing various topics & re-visiting certain interviews & episodes that were popular w…

00:44:45  |   Wed 10 Aug 2022
Episode 109 - OPEX - Leading Ladies - Marie Cross

Episode 109 - OPEX - Leading Ladies - Marie Cross

First Impression Training is a people development organisation, specialising within the call and contact centre environment, wholly focused on creating positive and lasting change in the way a compan…

00:37:57  |   Wed 03 Aug 2022
Episode 108 - OPEX - Leading Ladies - Eleanor O’Rourke

Episode 108 - OPEX - Leading Ladies - Eleanor O’Rourke

This interview with the amazing Eleanor brought me massively outside my comfort zone!

I am very much a process driven leader, firmly believing in following due process moves the needle and gets stuff…

00:36:34  |   Wed 27 Jul 2022
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