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Cultural Transformation

The Power of Great Service Culture

Why Does It Matter?

As AI reshapes industries, service culture becomes a key differentiator. Organisations that foster real human connections—between employees, customers, and the business—unlock higher motivation, loyalty, and performance in their service teams.

Frontline staff face irregular hours, low pay, and record-high levels of customer abuse. In 2023, UK hotel groups saw 105% attrition, with restaurants close behind at 92%, highlighting the urgent need for change.

Top-down initiatives often feel mechanical and fail to resonate with frontline teams. Without the right investment in service culture, businesses risk disengagement, high turnover, and declining performance.

What We Offer

Hear The Voice Of The Customer

The customer’s voice guides every step; clarity on their needs and the brand’s direction ensures a valuable, aligned service experience.

Have The Hard Conversations Early

Align Marketing, People, and ops with central leadership, vision, and incentives to ensure brand, culture, and operations all pull together.

Build With Your People

Build authentic service culture by engaging frontline teams, operations, and roles across demographics to ensure it’s genuinely real and impactful.

Activate From Day One

Create powerful, connecting experiences to spark culture change. Engage your people, listen to their stories, and empower them as champions.

Keep It Simple

Keep it simple for busy service teams: focus on critical behaviours, ensuring communication, training, and reinforcement are clear and impactful.

Measure To Manifest!

Measure what matters. Track core service culture metrics to identify progress, reward success, and address where growth has stalled.

The Science Of What We Do

The Impact

97%
of Culture Builders feel energised and excited about the journey to develop the service culture.
94%
of Culture Builders felt like their views on the direction needed for the service culture were taken seriously and listened to.
97%
of Culture Builders felt personally accountable for contributing to Novotel’s service culture.

Client Success Stories

Service Culture FAQs

Other questions you may

How long does it take to see real change in our service culture?

Cultural transformation isn’t instant, but with the right approach, you’ll start seeing shifts within 3 to 6 months. Quick wins—like improved customer interactions and more engaged employees—can happen within weeks. However, sustained, long-term change requires consistent reinforcement over 12-24 months, ensuring service culture becomes deeply embedded rather than a short-lived initiative

How do we ensure employees actually adopt and sustain these behaviours?

Most culture initiatives fail because they push change rather than co-create it. Our approach ensures buy-in at all levels by:

Engaging employees early—they help shape the change, making them more invested.

Using behavioural science to nudge desired actions naturally.

Empowering leaders to model and reinforce new behaviours.

Providing ongoing reinforcement—we don’t just launch a programme and leave.

Sustained adoption happens when employees own the culture, not just follow a script.

What’s the ROI of investing in service culture?

The numbers speak for themselves. Organisations with a strong service culture see:

25%+ higher customer satisfaction scores.

20-30% lower employee turnover, saving on recruitment costs.

15-40% increase in revenue growth due to customer loyalty.

Beyond financial ROI, companies with engaged, service-driven employees also experience fewer complaints, stronger brand reputation, and higher leadership trust. Simply put, a thriving service culture protects and grows your business.

We’d love to hear from you. Get in touch today!

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