Route · v3 · CC-BY-4.0
Keep the customer
Renewals and reviews that find the risk early, own the escalation, and earn the expansion.
- For
- customer successcsmaccount managersupportonboarding
- Meetings
- Status · 1:1 · Briefing · Discovery
- By
- sidekick
Lens
How Sidekick reads these meetings when you walk this route.
A customer rarely says they are leaving; they say "fine". Inquiry 4+ means follow-ups until a real risk or need came out, past "fine". Composure 4+ means an escalation taken with an apology, a short factual explanation and a fix with a date; blaming others or arguing the facts is Composure 1. Closing 4+ means both sides leave with a dated next step. Asking what would make them renew is a good habit, not a score.
Path
Milestones tick themselves as your meetings meet them, in order.
- 1Find the real issue in 3 customer reviewsScore 4+ out of 5 on Inquiry in 3 status meetings, 1:1s, or briefings
skill:inquiry >= 4 x3 kind:status|one_on_one|briefing - 2An escalation owned calmlyA Great composure moment in status meetings or 1:1s
moments:great x1 skill:composure kind:status|one_on_one - 3Three reviews closed with next steps both waysScore 4+ out of 5 on Closing in 3 status meetings or briefings
skill:closing >= 4 x3 kind:status|briefing - 4Five commitments to customers kept on time5 commitments closed on time
commitments:ontime x5 - 5Composure ProficientComposure level 60 (Proficient)
level:composure >= 60
Focus tracks
Each one becomes a skill with its own level once you walk the route; unrated until then.
Achievements
- Past "fine"Five reviews where you followed up until the real risk or need came out
skill:inquiry >= 4 x5 kind:status|one_on_one|briefing - Owned itThree escalations owned without blame, with a fix and a date
moments:great x3 skill:composure kind:status|one_on_one - Both waysFive reviews that ended with next steps on both sides
skill:closing >= 4 x5 kind:status|briefing - In their wordsFive reviews said in their numbers and names
skill:clarity >= 4 x5 kind:status|briefing - Kept every promiseTen customer commitments done on time
commitments:ontime x10
Drills
Lines to practice your answer to, before the meeting where someone says them.
Honestly, everything is fine. No complaints.Inquiry
Your outage cost us a day. I want to know what you're going to do about it.Composure
We're reviewing all our vendors this quarter.Inquiry
My boss is asking why we pay for this.Clarity
Can you just throw in the extra seats? We've been with you for years.Pushback
Thanks for the update. Talk next quarter?Closing