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Within the period the country had em- braced the new nor- mal, this bank had not quickly adapted to security process change. Security is a bank’s first port of call for customer re- assurance. The ques- tion therefore to or- ganizations big and small alike would be - given what was, what is and what most likely will be, has thought been given to adjusting the safety procedures at the entry point for customers? interaction but limits risk; or that the customer relationship officers shifted to the teller booths to be within the protection of the glass barriers like their colleagues was baffling. The officers’ lack of self-concern also pointed to a lack of psycho-education by the employer on their safety and that of the customer being of first concern. The resulting critical question to organizations big and small alike would be - given what was, what is and what most likely will be, has the safety of internal and external customers been considered with a view to maintaining decent but safe customer interactions? Corona has come to upset the proverbial apple cart and with that send scattering in all directions what customer convenience was, is and should be. What previously was deemed as customer comfort towards enhancing customer experience, has faced disruption like no other ever witnessed in eras past. The customer journey needs to be urgently remapped. Customer touch-points need to be urgently restructured. Customer experiences need to be urgently redesigned with the new ‘social distancing’ norm in place. How quickly will brands adapt to this Coronified change? How deftly will they embrace the new Coronified norm and run with it? How nimbly will they create journey maps from start to finish and re-engineer customer experiences to embrace the new Coronified customer state of mind? Only time will tell… and in the words of J. F. Kennedy “Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.” Carolyne Gathuru is the founder and director of strategy at LifeSkills Consulting. She has several years of experience in customer experience strategy development and training. You can commune with her on this or related issues via mail at: [email protected].