THE EMPLOYEE
–CUSTOMER–PROFIT CHAIN
A compelling place to work A compelling place t
o shop
A compelling place to invest
Attitude about
the job
Attitude about the company
Employee behavior Employee retention
Service
Helpfulness Merchandise
Value
Customer Customer impression Customer retention
recommendations
Return on assets Operating margin Revenue growth
5 unit increase in employee
attitude drives a ...
1.3 unit increase in customer impression, which drives a ...
0.5% increase in revenue
Note: rectangles are survey information, ovals are hard data, shadedareas are the Sears
Total Performance Indicators.