Artificial intelligence is the future of customer service and the CX world is excited to grab the opportunity by the...
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Check out Part 1 - Job Boards & Recruiters & Part 2 - Networking & Other Job Search Methods. Using...
Agents as the Organization’s Ears and VoiceCall center representatives play the vital role of being the ears of the organization....
Continuing on from our previous post (How to Land the Perfect Job - Part 1), let's stay focused on the...
Six Sigma as we discussed in our earlier post is not intended to as a quick fix but is rather...
While this post is not specifically customer service or operations-related, it is something you've probably experienced or will experience at...
Six Sigma's goal is process improvement and variation reduction. By improving processes and reducing defects, customer satisfaction is naturally improved.Minimizing defects...
All the world over, businesses are changing their modes of operation. More specifically in how they handle their customers. This...
In the early days of my career I was responsible for setting up an operation in a different city. It...
Dealing with customers that want to cancel is hard. I know - I'm personally in the midst of trying to...
Customer service is an integral part of our job and should not be seen as an extension of it. A...
1. Be a Leader AND A Manager: Leaders share and communicate a common vision (of some future state); they gain agreement...
As an IT professional, it is incumbent upon you to continue developing your skills and knowledge as that is the...
What is it? In its simplest form, a helpdesk is a group of people assigned to assist customers in solving their problems. ...
A very important point to remember at all times is that you need to have a more aggressive Internal SLA...
Diagram of a matrix organisation (Photo credit: Wikipedia)With large projects having all the required resources to hand is sometimes a...
DMAICThere is a great quote somewhere that goes something like - "If you cannot measure it, you cannot manage it!"...
OK, to start with it's not a desk that helps people! A help desk is a team of individuals (generally...
Jobs, Jobs, JobsI’ve mentioned LinkedIn a couple of times now (Using LinkedIn to Find a Job, Using LinkedIn Effectively) and...
As a manager, it is a key requirement to ensure that your team is appropriately trained on the minutiae of...
Continuing our discussion about ITIL Service Strategy, lets start talking about Sourcing. Sourcing is about analysing how to most effectively...
The Service Portfolio describes the commitments and investments made by a service provider to its customers across all market spaces....
In a similar fashion to interviewing and hiring people - the hardest and most expensive exercise is getting the right...
What is MindMapping?Stated simply, mindmapping is a technique that uses graphics and text tied together in an effort to increase...
Service Provider Types Although most aspects of service management apply for all types, it is important to differentiate between them. The...
Competition is extremely fierce in the world of business, only a handful survive, and some can barely keep up with...
"Measurement is the first step that leads to control and eventually to improvement. If you can't measure something, you can't...
Businesses are busy and unfortunately, that means that amongst other things they don't have the time to meet all applicants...
English: A business ideally is continually seeking feedback from customers: are the products helpful? are their needs being met? Constructive...
I think you all know that I'm a big fan of ITIL but sometimes I think it does get overly...